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Open access (OA) publishing in 87 hybrid APA titles, 15 hybrid Hogrefe titles, plus 25% APC discount in 3 fully OA Hogrefe titles
Publish OA in 87 APA published hybrid journals in the PsycArticles portfolio, 15 hybrid Hogrefe titles, plus 25% APC discount in 3 fully OA Hogrefe journals.
Full benefits can be viewed through the standard Jisc Offer Document.
Agreement start date: 1 August 2023
Agreement end date: 31 July 2024
Standard rate applies
Site Licence
This Agreement is a one-year pilot. Institutions may join the agreement at any time during the agreement period.
Universities and other learning, educational and research bodies.
Other organisations aligned with Jisc’s charitable objectives of supporting education, research bodies and the public sector may ask to participate in the Agreement. Chest will liaise with the Supplier about any such requests.
This is a publishing pilot. The read element will remain separate from the OA pilot due to the complexities relating to third party providers and to ensure an immediate compliant route for funded authors. Jisc and APA will continue to work together to assess the feasibility of a single combined read and publish agreement for the future.
Owner: American Psychological Association (APA) 750 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20002-4242.
APA is a leading scientific and professional organisation whose mission is to advance the creation, communication and application of psychological knowledge to benefit society and improve people's lives. A range of publications and collections are available covering topics ranging from Addictions, Anxiety, Children, Depression, Ethics, Race, Sexuality, Stress, Therapy, Workplace Issues and more.
The OA Publishing Pilot is specific to hybrid journals in PsycArticles, which contains the full text of some of the most highly cited publications in psychology.
A total of 87 APA hybrid journals and 15 Hogrefe hybrid titles are eligible are eligible under the OA Publishing Pilot agreement.
An article cap applies to this agreement. The cap is set at consortium level and is equivalent to 1.5 times the current cap of 354 articles set in the 2022/2023 OA agreement. The new consortium article cap will be set at 531
Should the cap be exceeded; participating institutions will have the following two options:
Participation criteria: Institutions wishing to participate in the OA Publishing Pilot must have a read subscription to the Chest APA Resources. Please contact Roohana Khan at APA for further details on read access.
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OpenAthens |
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Shibboleth |
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| EZProxy |
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No |
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No |
Please refer to the technical responses provided by the Service Providers in the Comparison Table.
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Dublin Core |
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Digital Preservation |
Lockss |
No |
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Yes |
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Yes |
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Usage Statistics |
Yes |
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Yes |
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APA PsycArticles is updated bi-weekly.
30 day free trials are available. To arrange a trial please contact Chest Help.
Support will be provided via a single contact or his/her deputy at each Institution. Contact details:
Comprehensive help files are included in the online service.
APA PsycNet Search Help & Training Center - includes links to training webinars, tutorials, search guides, and database documentation.
Licensor: American Psychological Association (APA) 750 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20002-4242.
The Chest Order, APA Approver information, create a legally binding contract between your institution, organisation or company and the Licensor. Therefore please read the terms and conditions carefully and only submit a Chest Order if its terms and conditions are acceptable to your institution, organisation or company and you have the authority to make the financial commitment shown.
There are no specific licensing terms attaching to participation in the Chest APA PsycArticles Open Access Pilot. However, please note that in order to participate you must also be participating in the Chest APA PsycArticles Agreement and have purchased a subscription to PsycArticles through that Chest Agreement for the licence term commencing 1 August 2023.
Please make sure you read and accept the standard Jisc offer document
On receipt of a completed Order, Institutions will be invoiced for the Agreement year in which the Licence is signed.
Your invoice will use the PO Number(s) that you provide.
Chest is an Enterprise of Jisc. All Purchase orders must be made out to Jisc Services Ltd, 4 Portwall Lane, Bristol, BS1 6NB
All terms contained in a PO are expressly rejected and do not form part of the Licence or vary the Licence terms in any way.
Payments are due within thirty days of invoice date; recipients of late payments are entitled to interest in accordance with UK statutory provisions.
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| Keep a local cached copy for Educational Purposes |
Yes |
| Incorporation of parts of the Licensed Material |
Yes |
| Deposit of learning and teaching objects in repositories |
Yes |
| Interlibrary loan |
Yes |
Overseas (non-UK and Ireland) campuses need to be licensed separately under this agreement.
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Yes |
Yes |
| Staff |
Yes |
Yes |
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Walk-in Users |
Yes |
No |
| Alumni |
Yes |
No |
Personal licences are not available.
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