What is a Transformative Agreement?
“Transformative agreement” is an umbrella term describing those agreements negotiated between institutions (libraries, national and regional consortia) and publishers in which former subscription expenditures are repurposed to support open access publishing of the negotiating institutions’ authors, thus transforming the business model underlying scholarly journal publishing, gradually and definitively shifting from one based on toll access (subscription) to one in which publishers are remunerated a fair price for their open access publishing services.
These agreements are a significant departure from the previous standard in subscription license agreements, as they bring the two transactional sides of subscription-based journals, reading access (subscription fees paid by libraries) and open access publishing (“hybrid” APCs predominantly paid by authors), under one centrally negotiated agreement. The dual aim of the negotiations is to bring institutional investments in scholarly journal publishing under oversight and control, with an eye to cost reduction, and to drive a transition of scholarly journal publishing to open access. Source: ESAC
ESAC is an open community of information professionals dedicated to putting the vision of open access to research into practice.
We are part of research libraries and library consortia who negotiate transformative agreements and central open access publishing agreements with scholarly publishers, bringing the cost of scholarly communication under control and making it easy for scholars to publish their peer-reviewed articles open access in the journals of their choice—without having to pay APCs.
We share resources and knowledge to empower libraries and library consortia on their path to re-orienting their financial streams, processes, and workflows around open access publishing instead of paywalls, so that the research conducted in our institutions can freely be shared with scholars everywhere.
What is SANLiC?.
SANLiC assists member institutions and client libraries to acquire better value for money digital collections than they could individually. Working on a non-profit, cost recovery basis, it primarily harnesses collective buying power to negotiate and secure electronic license agreements for digital content
The Publishers listed below have negotiated Transformative Agreements with SANLiC. These are available to Rhodes University students and staff.
These APCS and Tokens for each of the Agreements are managed by the Research Office.
Founded in 1876 and chartered by the U.S. Congress, we are one of the world’s largest scientific organizations with membership of over 151,000 in 140 countries. Our mission is to advance the broader chemistry enterprise and its practitioners for the benefit of Earth and its people. Our vision is to improve people’s lives through the transforming power of chemistry.
ACM, the world's largest educational and scientific computing society, delivers resources that advance computing as a science and a profession. ACM provides the computing field's premier Digital Library and serves its members and the computing profession with leading-edge publications, conferences, and career resources.
Cambridge University Press & Assessment helps millions of people worldwide unlock their potential. Our qualifications, assessments, academic publications and original research spread knowledge, spark curiosity and aid understanding around the world.
Cambridge University Press Author Hub
Author Hub allows you to:
View your publications with us all in one place
Buy print books online using your author discount
Access publishing and marketing guides and resources
Download royalty statements
View sales information for your book(s)
Contact the editorial team
View marketing information for your book(s)
Download marketing tools
Keep up-to-date with news and developments
Choose the right home for your research across our journals, books, teaching cases and open access options. Follow our guides and find the resources to help you submit, publish and promote your work
Follow our guide to publishing your paper in an Emerald journal and find resources to support you. Our journal publishing infographic will help you understand each step, from submission to publication.
Emerald Open Research is a new and pioneering way to rapidly publish a range of research outputs, from original research articles to case studies and data notes. Research will be freely available to read, download and reuse, reaching a truly global audience. Emerald Open Research also offers open peer review, controlled by the author and an open data policy.
Initially Emerald Open Research will offer six gateways publishing research on the following themes aligned to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals:
Sustainable Food Systems
Quality Education for All
Sustainable Cities
Responsible Management
Healthier Lives
Fairer Society
Non- SANLiC Transformative Deal for RU Individual subscription to Journal of General Virology (Microbiology Society)
Microbiology Society 2023 Publish and Read Package gives unlimited publishing for authors in any Microbiology Society Journals without incurring any publishing charges. (License will be signed in 2023) RU will pay for the subscription to the Journal of General Virology R xx.
Unlimited publishing for RU authors without additional publishing charges in the following journals:
o Microbiology (OA from 2023)
o Journal of General Virology
o Journal of Medical Microbiology
o Microbial Genomics (OA)
o Access Microbiology (OA)
o International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology
Oxford University Press Southern Africa is an educational publisher with 100 years of experience in South Africa, publishing for schools and higher education.
We recognise the power of education to uplift and equip individuals and communities to better their lives. We therefore strive to develop and deliver high quality and affordable educational materials and support, based on the demands of learners, students, teachers and lecturers in Southern Africa.
We are South Africa’s number one dictionary and literacy publisher, and produce a wide range of quality curriculum-compliant educational material for use in the classroom and at home. Using local experts and authors, we have published more than 2,700 books in 11 languages. Through award-winning service and world-class logistics, we reach millions of learners, students, teachers and lecturers each year.
Our books and services are well-researched, relevant and engaging as part of our commitment to advancing teaching and learning in South Africa.
Chemistry is at the centre of everything you can see, smell, touch and taste.
Whether studying the chemistry of life, or developing the advanced science behind modern technology, chemical scientists use their expertise to improve our health, our environment and our daily lives.
Collaboration is essential. We connect scientists with each other and society as a whole, so they can do their best work and make discoveries and innovation happen.
We publish new research. We develop, recognise and celebrate professional capabilities. We bring people together to spark new ideas and new partnerships. We support teachers to inspire future generations of scientists. And we speak up to influence the people making decisions that affect us all.
We are a catalyst for the chemistry that enriches our world.
SAGE is a global academic publisher of books, journals, and a growing suite of library products and services.
Driven by the belief that social and behavioral science has the power to improve society, we focus on publishing impactful research, enabling robust research methodology, and producing high quality educational resources that support instructors to prepare the citizens, policymakers, educators and researchers of the future. We publish more than 1,000 journals and 600 new books globally each year, as well as library resources that include archives, data, case studies, video, and technologies for discovery, access, and engagement. SAGE’s founder, Sara Miller McCune, has transferred control of the company to an independent trust, guaranteeing its independence indefinitely.
Our mission is building bridges to knowledge — supporting the development of ideas through the research process to scholarship that is certified, taught, and applied.
SAGE is the world’s leading independent academic publisher and is committed to global dissemination of research. As a professional publisher of books, electronic media, and more than 1000 journals, we offer the opportunity for your research to reach an international community of scholars, practitioners, researchers, and students who span a wide range of subject areas.
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5 year agreement 2020-2024
SANLiC acts as the South African representative for SCOAP3 and as such is responsible for collecting the funds needed to finance South Africa’s share of the cost of this form of open access publishing.
RU has a subscription to Physical Review C and D at discounted pricing plus Universities with Physics Depts pay EUR XXX per year plus the standard SANLiC service fee membership to this Agreement. As a result, Authors will not pay any fees to publish in the below SCOAP3 journals.
Acta Physica Polonica B
Advances in High Energy Physics
Chinese Physics – articles in High Energy Physics only
European Physical Journal C
Journal of High Energy Physics
Nuclear Physics B
Physical Letters B
Physical Review C – articles in High Energy Physics only
Physical Review D – articles in High Energy Physics only
Physical Letters B
Physical Review Letters – articles in High Energy Physics only
Progress of Theoretical and Experimental Physics – articles in High Energy Physics only
Springer has one of the strongest STM and HSS eBook collections and archives, as well as a comprehensive range of hybrid and open access journals and books under the SpringerOpen imprint.
Springer is part of Springer Nature, a global publisher that serves and supports the research community. Springer Nature aims to advance discovery by publishing robust and insightful science, supporting the development of new areas of research and making ideas and knowledge accessible around the world.
As part of Springer Nature, Springer sits alongside other trusted brands like Nature Research, BMC and Palgrave Macmillan.
We’re a global leader in research and education. From a print shop in New York City to a global and digital presence, we’ve spent more than 200 years developing and fueling the world’s knowledge ecosystem. Today, our high-impact content, platforms, and services help researchers, learners, institutions, and corporations achieve their goals in an ever-changing world.
Helping researchers share their work with the world
By removing the barriers to published research, open access makes research findings available to everyone – driving forward the pace and strength of global innovation and invention.
Open access articles are freely available to read, download and share. There are a number of ways you can make your research open access with us – for details watch our video about our open access options.