In discussions with corporate publishers and library consortia, we found that some pilots were needed to test what is needed for a publisher and consortium to find a compromise on a transformative agreement. We are pleased when these consortia, CAUL australia, Jisc in the UK, Max-Planck-Digitalbibliothek in Germany and VSNU in the Netherlands and publishers Brill, European Respiratory Society, IWA, Microbiology Society and Portland Press have agreed to cooperate with us to negotiate these agreements for the first time. cOAlition S has established a work plan with priority actions to facilitate its plan to make full and immediate open access a reality. You can be contacted about this work for info@coaltion-s.org and you can sign up here to receive updates. In the final declaration of the 14th Berlin Open Access Conference, participants from 37 nations and 5 continents representing research and research organizations, Ministries of Innovation, Research and Education, Academic Associations and Rectors` Conferences, as well as other government organizations, unanimously confirmed their determination to accelerate the transition to open access through transformative agreements and asked publishers to engage with each institution or consortium that wishes to take such measures. Contact the ESAC initiative to find out what steps you can take to launch such a strategy. The impact of the publishing house agreements on LSHTM cOAlition S researchers has also made it clear that funding for transformative newspapers will cease by the end of 2024, at which time we will also end aid to other types of transformative agreements, such as Read and Publish Agreements. There are many aspects of transformation agreements that are not defined in the definition of consensus that is emerging. For example, if the agreement includes all securities in a publishing house`s portfolio, if the agreement includes hybrid and fully open periodicals in that portfolio and if the payment for open publication ala carte is structured or is part of one of the components that are not specifically addressed as an all-you-can-publish-Buffet offer.

A transformative agreement for part of a publishing house`s portfolio may be supplemented by an additional agreement for other titles or service delivery. With regard to the definition of a “transformation agreement” per se, we know that definitions are questionable, debated and recurrent. This essay reflects a synthesis of current terminology used in the most recent treaties and policy documents. Given that this is a rapidly changing field, it is likely that the language will be further refined over time. I welcome the comments and comments to bring clarity and nuance to our collective understanding. But furthermore, I suppose the success of the library lies in the “transformative” aspect of an agreement – but do we know if it is really controlled? Is it too early to tell? Do we want the S coalition to invent a solution (or, in any case, to provide the means and strategy to put such surveillance in place)? When will an agreement be considered sufficiently “transformative”? By facilitating discussions between researchers and library consortia, we realized that a toolkit was needed.