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SCELC Springer 2023-24 Read & Publish Open Access Agreement

Agreement Terms

Model

Capped Read & Publish Agreement

 
Term 2023 to 2024  
Fees ~ Library cost neutral  
Participants Current SCELC Springer Package Subscribers 68 Institutions
Publish Benefits Corresponding Author Article APCs in Hybrid Journals covered in full  
APC Fees Covered

550 Article Cap (2023): 101% of estimated hybrid publishing

Maximum value:
$2,031,700
APC Value $3694 per article (2023)  
Growth 3% in number of waivers and contracted APC value  
Eligible Journals
(OA Publishing) 

Hybrid titles in Springer All+, Academic Journals on Nature.com, Adis & Palgrave (Excludes Nature-branded and Scientific American titles as well as Springer Fully OA journals) (Also excludes 180 third-party titles from Pleiades Publishing)

2047 titles
(2024-04)
Eligible Authors Corresponding faculty, lecturer, staff, and student authors at subscribing institutions  
Eligible Article Types Original Papers, Review Papers, Brief Communications, Continuing Education  
License options Closed, Open CC-BY, Open CC-BY-NC  
Publishing History SCELCs annual output: ~542 Articles Institutional Publishing History
Read Benefits Access to closed articles 1997 to present  
Journals Included  Springer All+, Academic Journals on Nature.com, Palgrave and Adis 2366 (in 2023)
Post Cancellation 
Access Rights
Included for all content published during the Term  
Workflow Automated, Author-driven Overview Slides (PDF)
Identification Selected institution OR Institutional email  
Approval Automatic based on Author Identification  
Reporting Monthly to SCELC, quarterly to Libraries See Reports tab
License [Available to subscribers on the Consortia Manager Agreement page] CM Agreement
Additional Info

Springer Nature SCELC Agreement Author Information Page 

Springer Nature SCELC Agreement Guide for Institutions [Some edits needed]