Current packages

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Note that the "Cost per download" included in the information for each package on this page is calculated for the most recent complete calendar year that usage statistics for the publisher are available. The calculation is done by dividing the total cost of the package (including VAT) by the "Reporting Period Total" of the "Number of Successful Full-Text Article Requests by Month and Journal" in the COUNTER JR1 report. A second calculation is given for each package which is for the same metric minus the article requests on the archive portion of a package and minus the Gold Open Access (GOA) article requests (neither of which are or should be part of the subscription cost). For more information on COUNTER usage reports see the Project COUNTER Code of Practice.

Q. American Association for Cancer Research

Type of deal	E-only
Duration	2019
Type of licence	Licence between the publisher and the University
No. of titles	8 (Cancer discovery, Cancer research, Clinical cancer research, Cancer epidemiology biomarkers & prevention, Molecular cancer research, Molecular cancer therapeutics, Cancer prevention research, Cancer immunology research)
Cost per download	£0.84
Cancellations	N/A
Substitutions	N/A
Print at DDP	N/A
Open Access offsetting arrangements	No
Post-cancellation access	Perpetual access to journal content subscribed to
Backfile provision	AACR currently provides open, free electronic access to back issues of AACR journals, starting 12 months after publication of a journal issue
Dark archive

Q. American Chemical Society

Type of deal	Jisc; e-only; ACS Web Editions. Open Access Benefit Program
Duration	2019-2021
Type of licence	Jisc sub-licence
No. of titles	58
Cost per download	£0.55 £0.69 excluding archive and gold open access
Cancellations	N/A
Substitutions	N/A
Print at DDP	N/A
Open Access offsetting arrangements	The ACS OA Benefit Program provides open access credits redeemable against open access author publishing charges (APCs). The number of open access credits is based upon subscription spend. At the start of each calendar year, ACS will issue the Consortia Open access credits. For individual account level, each account will be issued credits based on the value of their current year’s subscription to ACS Web Editions journals, divided by ACS’s standard APC rate of $4000.
Post-cancellation access	Post-cancellation access to all material published during the term of the licence and all preceding licences by one or more of the following options: i) continuing online access to archival copies of the same Licensed Material on the Publisher's server; ii) supplying archival copies of the same Licensed Material to the Institution in an electronic medium mutually agreed between the parties
Backfile provision	Current year’s content plus back file to 1996 where applicable Legacy Archive 1879-1995 purchased by Jisc
Dark archive	Portico

Q. American Institute of Physics

Type of deal	E-only; AIP Select
Duration	2017-2019
Type of licence	Licence between the publisher and the University
No. of titles	41 List of titles here
Cost per download	£0.43 £0.54 excluding archive and gold open access
Cancellations	N/A
Substitutions	N/A
Print at DDP	N/A
Open Access offsetting arrangements	No
Post-cancellation access	Subscriber retains access to each year of content for which a paid subscription was maintained, beginning with the 1999 term. There is no charge for such access as long as subscriber has an active paid subscription to any AIP Publishing archival journal. If Subscriber lapses all AIP Publishing titles, then AIP Publishing will charge an annual maintenance fee for continued online access to any previously subscribed material. The Subscriber also has the option to host such content, starting with the 1999 subscription year and published during the term for which a paid subscription was maintained, on the Subscriber’s computer networks,for distribution only to Authorized Users within the Authorized Site.
Backfile provision	Back to 1999 1930-98 archive purchased by the University
Dark archive	CLOCKSS, Portico

Q. American Society of Civil Engineers

Type of deal	Jisc; e-only; Journals Collection
Duration	2018-2019
Type of licence	Jisc sub-licence
No. of titles	35 List of titles here
Cost per download	£1.82
Cancellations	N/A
Substitutions	N/A
Print at DDP	Print issues of the all the journals are available for an additional fee of $5,400 (not including shipping)
Open Access offsetting arrangements	No
Post-cancellation access	The Publisher will provide the Institution and its Authorised Users with continuous access to and use of the full text of the Licensed Material which was published and paid for during the term of this Licence and preceding licences (where applicable) between the Publisher and the Institution by: i) supplying archival copies of the same Licensed Material to the Institution on DVD for a nominal fee of $125. ; ii) granting access to the same Licensed Material through one of the e-journals archiving solutions as listed in Schedule 3
Backfile provision	Current year plus full text of all years back to 1983
Dark archive	Portico, CLOCKSS

Q. American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Type of deal	e-only
Duration	2018-2020
Type of licence	Between ASME and the University
No. of titles	Approx. 28 journals (from 2000) and conference proceeedings from 2008
Cost per download	£0.90
Cancellations	N/A
Substitutions	N/A
Print at DDP	N/A
Open Access offsetting arrangements	No
Post-cancellation access	Paper copies of content from subscribed products may be retained; subject to a nominal fee a former subscriber will be given the option to maintain online access to the content published during the term for which a paid subscription was maintained
Backfile provision	N/A
Dark archive	N/A

Q. Annual Reviews

Type of deal	Jisc; e-only; Full Collection
Duration	2018-2020
Type of licence	Jisc sub-licence
No. of titles	51 Latest Annual Reviews journal catalog available here
Cost per download	£0.17 £0.19 excluding archive and gold open access
Cancellations	N/A
Substitutions	N/A
Print at DDP	Print may be purchased for $200 with a $6 per volume handling fee directly via the publisher
Open Access offsetting arrangements	No
Post-cancellation access	Annual Reviews gives continuing online access on termination at no additional charge, via Atypon. If at some point in the future Annual Reviews is not able to provide access from their web site they will provide the data to Institutions in a mutually agreed format
Backfile provision	Back to 1996 Electronic Back Volume Collection purchased by the Univeristy
Dark archive	LOCKSS, Portico

Q. Cambridge University Press

Type of deal	Jisc; e-only; Cambridge Open Rsearch Agreement. Full Journals Collection
Duration	2019-2021
Type of licence	Jisc licence
No. of titles	398
Cost per download	£0.22
Cancellations	N/A
Substitutions	N/A
Print at DDP	Offered at 50% discount on the print-only standard subscription price. Any print orders must be placed directly with the publisher
Open Access offsetting arrangements	Not if subscribe to Full Journals Collection
Post-cancellation access	All content published within the subscription period, for the chosen collection / subscriptions
Backfile provision	Many titles are accessible back to 1997 (or to Volume 1 if published later) but there are exceptions Cambridge Journals Digital Archive to 1996 purchased in perpetuity by Jisc Collections and is available to all UL FE/HE institutions
Dark archive	Where reasonable and practical (where CUP has permission from Societies to do so), the Publisher will archive all the Material in the Portico archiving services, or another archive of its choosing, with an indication of the date that archiving commences

Q. Cell Press

Type of deal	Jisc; e-only
Duration	2017-19
Type of licence	Jisc licence, with modifications, between publisher and the University
No. of titles	18
Cost per download	£0.72 £0.88 excluding archive and gold open access
Cancellations	Free to cancel without penalty
Substitutions	N/A
Print at DDP	N/A
Open Access offsetting arrangements	No
Post-cancellation access	Post-cancellation access to all materials published and paid for during the term of the licence and preceding licences by one or more of the following options: i) continuing online access to archival copies of the same Subscribed Titles and Previously Subscribed Material on the Publisher's server which shall be without charge during the first post termination year of this Licence. After the first post termination year the Institution will be permitted to continue to access such Subscribed Titles and Previously Subscribed Material online on the Publisher’s server for an annual access fee based on the number of full-text articles downloaded from such titles during the prior twelve (12) months at a rate of €0.063 per download; ii) by supplying archival copies without charge of the same Subscribed Titles and Previously Subscribed Material to the Institution in an electronic medium mutually agreed between the parties. The electronic archival copy may not contain links and other features and functionality associated with the online version. iii) by granting access to the same Subscribed Titles and Previously Subscribed Material through one of the e-journals archiving solutions as listed in Schedule 3 (1)
Backfile provision	All titles are open access after 1 year except American Journal of Human Genetics (OA after 6 months).
Dark archive	CLOCKSS, Portico

Q. Institution of Civil Engineers

Type of deal	Jisc; e-only; ICE Current Engineering Journal Collection
Duration	2018-2019
Type of licence	Jisc sub-licence
No. of titles	30
Cost per download	£2.02 £2.15 excluding gold open access
Cancellations	N/A
Substitutions	N/A
Print at DDP	N/A
Open Access offsetting arrangements	No
Post-cancellation access	The Publisher will provide (at the option of the Institution) the Institution and its Authorised Users with continuous access to and use of the full text of the Licensed Material which was published and paid for during the term of this Licence and preceding licences (where applicable) between the Publisher and the Institution, without charge, either by one or more of the following options: i) continuing online access to archival copies of the same Licensed Material on the Publisher's server; ii) supplying archival copies of the same Licensed Material to the Institution in an electronic medium mutually agreed between the parties; iii) supplying archival copies of the same Licensed Material to a central archiving facility operated on behalf of the UK HE/FE community or other archival facility; iv) granting access to the same Licensed Material through one of the e-journals archiving solutions as listed in Schedule 3
Backfile provision	Back to 2003 ICE Virtual Archive 1836-2002 purchased by Jisc on behalf of UK higher education
Dark archive	Portico

Q. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers/Institution of Engineering and Technology

Type of deal	E-only
Duration	2018-2020
Type of licence	Licence between IEEE and the University
No. of titles	166 IEEE journals; 26 IET journals; 1,300 IEEE/IET conference proceedings; 2,500 IEEE standards
Cost per download	£2.00 £2.14 excluding gold open access
Cancellations	N/A
Substitutions	N/A
Print at DDP	N/A
Open Access offsetting arrangements	No
Post-cancellation access	Licensee may obtain one static copy of the licensed content published during the term of the agreement by paying the then-applicable fee assessed by IEEE for access
Backfile provision	Back to 1872 (where applicable).
Dark archive	Portico

Q. Institute of Physics

Type of deal	Jisc; print + e; IOP Publishing APC Offsetting Agreement
Duration	2017-2019
Type of licence	Jisc sub-licence
No. of titles	Approx. 70
Cost per download	£0.56 £0.66 excluding gold open access
Cancellations	N/A
Substitutions	N/A
Print at DDP	90% discount for core titles; 85% discount for non-core titles
Open Access offsetting arrangements	Hybrid APCs for articles published in one year will be offset against subscription and licence fees in the following year (up to a maximum 100% of subscription/licence fees)
Post-cancellation access	Should an Institution terminate its agreement, the Publisher will, subject to the Institution paying an annual maintenance fee of £500, provide continued access to and free use of the full text of issues of the journals published and paid for during full calendar years in which the Institution had access to IOPP content. Such access will be via the Publisher’s website. If an Institution does not wish to pay the annual maintenance fee, it may request a disc with the relevant content uploaded. Post-termination access is to all titles that were accessible during the term of an IOPP agreement in which an institution participated
Backfile provision	Full-text archive usually from volume 1. IOP Journal Archive 1874-1998 has been purchased in perpetuity by Jisc on behalf of the UK community.
Dark archive	CLOCKSS, LOCKSS, Portico

Q. Nature Publishing Group

Type of deal	Jisc; e-only
Duration	2019-2021
Type of licence	Jisc sub-licence
No. of titles	40
Cost per download	£0.15 £0.20 excluding archive and gold open access
Cancellations	N/A
Substitutions	N/A
Print at DDP	Not available
Open Access offsetting arrangements	No
Post-cancellation access	The Publisher will provide (at the option of the Sub-Licensee) the Sub-Licensee and its Authorised Users with continuous access to and use of the full text of the Licensed Material which was published and paid for during the term of this Sub-Licence and preceding Sub-Licence Agreements/Licences (where applicable) between the Publisher and the Sub-Licensee, either by one or more of the following options: 8.4 (a) To those agreed Nature and Nature Publishing Group Journals elements indicated in Section A and B of Schedule 2 subject always to the Sub-Licensee’s continued compliance with the terms and conditions of this Sub-Licence and payment of a Post Cancellation Fee (if applicable and as outlined in the Offer and Schedule 1 by the Sub-Licensee on termination or expiry of this Sub-Licence and annually thereafter. In the event that this Sub-Licence is terminated or expires on or before the 31st December 2014, the Post Cancellation Access Fee for the ensuing 12 month period shall be as set out in Schedule 1. The Publisher shall be entitled to increase the Post Cancellation Access Fee in respect of any period after 31st December 2015 including but not limited to reflect any increase in the number of chargeable users, any change in the business of the Sub-Licensee or any increase in supply or other costs incurred by the Publisher. 8.4 (b) To those agreed Third Party Journals elements indicated in Section C of Schedule 4 (the "C Content") subject always to the Sub-Licensee’s continued compliance with the terms and conditions of this Sub-Licence and payment of such reasonable Post Cancellation Access Fee as outlined in the Offer and Schedule 1 (or such alternative supply arrangement terms and costs as the parties may agree); provided that, due to rights restrictions it may only be possible to allow access to the C Content via the Secure Network for a limited period or not at all. The Publisher shall, after the end of such limited period or if it is not able to allow any access via a Secure Network and provided that it has the rights to do so, deliver the C Content in a physical storage media (the "Media") to the Sub-Licensee subject always to the Sub-Licensee’s compliance with the terms of the Media Licence notified to the Sub-Licensee on delivery of the Media that is appropriate for such physical media (for the avoidance of doubt, in respect of the use of the Media and the C Content by the Sub-Licensee the terms of the Media Licence shall prevail over the terms of this Agreement if there is a conflict or other inconsistency) and payment of such reasonable supply fee as the Publisher may from time to time charge to cover its handling costs (or such alternative supply arrangement terms and costs as the parties may agree). The Publisher may terminate the Media Licence at any time upon written notice to the Sub-Licensee if the Sub-Licensee commits a breach of any term of the Media Licence. The termination will become effective thirty days after receipt of written notice unless, in the case of a remediable default, during the relevant period of thirty days the Sub-Licensee has remedied the default
Backfile provision	New titles added from 2018: continuing access to the frontlist plus one year-back. Titles added from 2013-2017: from 1^st January 2012. Academic and society journals will continue with previous access rights – current subscription will provide access to most recent content with archives freely available online. Entire archive (except Scientific American) purchased by the University.
Dark archive	CLOCKSS, Portico

Q. Oxford University Press

Type of deal	Jisc; e-only; Full Collection
Duration	2018-2019
Type of licence	Jisc sub-licence
No. of titles	342
Cost per download	£0.27 £0.32 excluding archive and gold open access
Cancellations	N/A
Substitutions	N/A
Print at DDP	Print copies are available at the deeply-discounted rate of 75% discount to UK addresses
Open Access offsetting arrangements	In 2019 will receive credit (into APC account) of 15% of 2018 APC expenditure to be spent by the end of 2020 and in 2020 will receive credit of 15% of 2019 APC expenditure to be spent by the end of 2021
Post-cancellation access	All titles included in the collection in the subscribed year(s) 2018-2019, all individually subscribed titles prior to 2018 and/or to all titles included in OUP ‘Full Collection’ offers back to 2012
Backfile provision	Backfile access to January 1996 (in most cases) or to volume 1 if published later Oxford Journals Archive Online purchased by Jisc on behalf of the UK Higher and Further Education institutions and Research Councils
Dark archive	LOCKSS, Portico

Q. Royal Society of Chemistry

Type of deal	Jisc; e-only; RSC Gold
Duration	2017-2019
Type of licence	Jisc sub-licence
No. of titles	44
Cost per download	£0.23 £0.31 excluding archive and gold open access
Cancellations	N/A
Substitutions	N/A
Print at DDP	N/A
Open Access offsetting arrangements	No, but 15% discount on APCs.
Post-cancellation access	The Publisher will provide (at the option of the Sub-Licensee) the Sub-Licensee and its Authorised Users with continuous access to and use of the full text of the Licensed Material which was published and paid for during the term of this Sub-Licence and preceding Licences (where applicable) between JISC Collections and/or the Publisher and the Sub-Licensee, without charge, either by one or more of the following options: i) continuing online access to archival copies of the same Licensed Material on the Publisher's server; ii) supplying archival copies of the same Licensed Material to the Institution in an electronic medium mutually agreed between the parties; iii) supplying archival copies of the same Licensed Material to a central archiving facility operated on behalf of the UK HE/FE community or other archival facility; iv) granting access to the same Licensed Material through one of the e-journals archiving solutions Portico, Clockss or Lockss.
Backfile provision	Back to 2008 or to volume 1 if published later; the RSC Journals Archive 1841-2007 is available at no additional charge to participants
Dark archive	CLOCKSS, LOCKSS, Portico

Q. Sage

Type of deal	Jisc; e-only; Sage Premier
Duration	2017-2019
Type of licence	Jisc sub-licence
No. of titles	909
Cost per download	£0.64 £0.74 excluding archive and gold open access
Cancellations	N/A
Substitutions	Substitutions permitted to an equal or greater value
Print at DDP	N/A
Open Access offsetting arrangements	No, but discounted APC rate of £200 applies at participating Institutions
Post-cancellation access	All the material on offer from the Publisher for subscribed years
Backfile provision	Backfile access to 1999 (or to volume 1 if later) is included while Institutions maintain a subscription to the ‘SAGE Premier’ package
Dark archive	CLOCKSS, Portico

Q. ScienceDirect (Elsevier)

Type of deal	Jisc; e-only; Freedom Collection
Duration	2017-2021
Type of licence	Jisc licence, with modifications, between publisher and the University
No. of titles	1,852
Cost per download	£0.72 £0.88 excluding archive and gold open access
Cancellations	Not permitted
Substitutions	Unlimited substitutions each year subject to remaining within the agreed maintained level of expenditure on subscribed titles
Print at DDP	75% discount for the majority of titles
Open Access offsetting arrangements	No, but a prepayment scheme giving a 10% discount on APCs is offered
Post-cancellation access	Subscribed Titles published and paid for during the term of the Licence and Previously Subscribed Material only via the following ways: 1. Access to the full text of all Subscribed Titles via the publisher’s platform without charge during the first year after termination of this Licence. After the first post-termination year an annual Access Fee will be charged 2. Archival copies, of the same Subscribed Titles and Previously Subscribed Material to the Institution in an electronic medium mutually agreed between the parties. The electronic archival copy may not contain links and other features and functionality associated with the online version 3. Access via Portico
Backfile provision	Institutions shall have access to the full text of all articles from Subscribed Titles published and paid for during the respective subscription year of this Agreement and previous licences from the beginning of the year the subscription started, plus, without additional charge, the full text of all articles from Subscribed Titles published during the four (4) years previous to the year in which the subscription commenced Archive to 1994 purchased by the Univeristy
Dark archive	CLOCKSS, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Portico

Q. SPIE (Society of Photo-Optical Engineers)

Type of deal	E-only
Duration	2019
Type of licence	Licence between the publisher and the University
No. of titles	10 journal titles + approx. 405,000 proceedings papers Further details regarding content of SPIE available here
Cost per download	£2.22 £2.51 excluding gold open access
Cancellations	N/A
Substitutions	N/A
Print at DDP	N/A
Open Access offsetting arrangements	No
Post-cancellation access	The publisher will provide the licensee and its authorised and walk-in users with access to and use of the full text of the licensed material which was published and paid for within the subscription period in an electronic medium mutually agreed between the parties which will be delivered to the licensee without charge
Backfile provision	None
Dark archive	CLOCKSS

Q. Springer

Type of deal	Jisc; e-only; Springer Compact
Duration	2019-2021
Type of licence	Jisc sub-licence
No. of titles	Approx. 2,500
Cost per download	£1.68 £1.90 excluding gold open access
Cancellations	N/A
Substitutions	N/A
Print at DDP	75% discount for the majority of titles
Open Access offsetting arrangements	Springer Compact, a ‘Total Cost of Publication’ model. Participating institutions (of which University of Cambridge is one) pay a fee which is equal to their current spend on both journal subscriptions and hybrid APCs . For this fee, all articles by an institutution's authors will be made open access in Springer hybrid journals and institution will have access to all the Springer journals
Post-cancellation access	The Publisher will provide (at the option of the Sub-Licensee) the Sub-Licensee and its Authorised Users with continuous access to and use of the full text of the Licensed Material which was published and paid for during the term of this Sub-Licence and preceding licences (where applicable) between JiscCollections and/or the Publisher and the Sub-Licensee, without charge, either by one or more of the following options: i) continuing online access to archival copies of the same Licensed Material on the Publisher's server; ii) supplying archival copies of the same Licensed Material to the Sub-Licensee in an electronic medium mutually agreed between the parties; iii) supplying archival copies of the same Licensed Material to a central archiving facility operated on behalf of the UK HE/FE community or other archival facility; iv) granting access to the same Licensed Material through one of the e-journals archiving solutions listed in Schedule 4
Backfile provision	Currently available contemporary journal backfiles (back to 1997 in most cases) Archive to 1996 purchased by the University
Dark archive	CLOCKSS, LOCKSS, National Library of the Netherlands

Q. Taylor and Francis

Type of deal	Jisc; e-only; required to maintain core subscriptions; T&F Library (SSH and S&T)
Duration	2018-2020
Type of licence	Jisc sub-licence
No. of titles	2,007
Cost per download	£0.67 £0.76 excluding archive and gold open access
Cancellations	Not allowed
Substitutions	Allowed (maximum 12.5% of value of core subscriptions)
Print at DDP	Deeply-discounted print (DDP) copies will be available at 25% of the print + online subscription rate
Open Access offsetting arrangements	Participating institutions receive vouchers entitling them to heavily discounted APCs in hybrid journals. Each voucher gives a 75% APC discount on one APC in a hybrid journal. The number of vouchers issued is calculated by institutional spend (expenditure on subscriptions) divided by the average hybrid APC price
Post-cancellation access	Post cancellation access rights only apply to the volume year of subscription, and only to those titles identified as maintained titles, or “core subscriptions”.
Backfile provision	Access to subscribed packages will be back to 1997 (where available) for the duration of this agreement. For any subscriptions that fall outside of a package (for instance, S&T subscriptions if only the SSH package is taken) a 20 year rolling for complimentary access is in place
Dark archive	CLOCKSS, LOCKSS, Portico

Q. Wiley Blackwell

Type of deal	Jisc; e-only; required to maintain core subscriptions
Duration	2015-2019
Type of licence	Jisc licence between the publisher and the University
No. of titles	Approx. 1,400
Cost per download	£0.63 £0.75 excluding archive and gold open access
Cancellations	No cancellation allowance
Substitutions	Substitution allowance: 20% each year of the agreement, including duplicates
Print at DDP	80% discount for the majority of titles
Open Access offsetting arrangements	WOAA (Wiley Open Access Account). Entitles participating institutions (of which University of Cambridge is one) to a % return (maximum 50%) on the previous year’s spend through the account to be spent on new APCs and to a 25% discount on APCs
Post-cancellation access	The Publisher will provide (at the option of the Institution) the Institution and its Authorised Users with continuous access to and use of the full text of the Licensed Material which was published and paid for during the term of this Licence and preceding Licences (where applicable) between the Publisher and the Institution, without charge by the Publisher, either by one or more of the following options to be agreed between the Publisher and the Institution: i) continuing online access to archival copies of the same Licensed Material on the Publisher's server; ii) supplying archival copies of the same Licensed Material to the Institution in an electronic medium mutually agreed between the parties; iii) supplying archival copies of the same Licensed Material to a central archiving facility operated on behalf of the UK HE/FE community or other archival facility; iv) granting access to the same Licensed Material through one of the e-journals archiving solutions as listed in Schedule 3 (1)
Backfile provision	Back to 1997 (where available) Selected backfiles (pre-1997 content) purchased by the University
Dark archive	CLOCKSS, Portico