Table 1
Our universities and libraries in numbers, year 2023
| Karolinska Institutet | Södertörn University |
|---|---|
| FTE: 6,500 | FTE: 7,500 |
| Researchers: 2,500 | Researchers: 680 |
| Employees, Library: 100 | Employees, Library: 31 |
| Published articles: 7,195, of which 85% OA | Published articles: 366, of which 86% OA |
Table 2
Cost increase as a percentage when the seven largest publishing agreements became TAs
| Publisher | First year as TA | Unlimited/limited publishing | Approx. number of journals in TA | Karolinska Institutet, price increase | Södertörn University, price increase |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge University Press | 2019 | Unlimited | 400 | 112% | 24% |
| Elsevier | 2020 | Unlimited | 2,300 | 16% | 8% |
| Oxford University Press | 2019 | Limited | 300 | 136% | 30% |
| Sage | 2020 | Unlimited | 1,000 | 12% | 6% |
| Springer Nature | 2017 | Limited | 2,100 | 34% | 14% |
| Taylor & Francis | 2018 | Limited | 2,000 | 11% | 10% |
| Wiley | 2020 | Limited | 1,500 | 31% | 12% |
Figure 1
New allocation model. Cost difference in %
Figure 2
KI: four agreements 2022
Figure 3
Södertörn University: four agreements 2022