Common use of Open Access Option Clause in Contracts

Open Access Option. In the event that Licensor offers an open access option to its authors, Licensor agrees to annually review the number of open access articles published in the Licensed Materials under the open access option. For all Licensed Materials in which such articles are published, Licensor will share with Licensee the number of articles published under the open access option by all authors, and number of articles and citations by authors at Licensee’s institution, listed by journal title. Licensor will enter into good faith discussions with Licensee concerning mechanisms by which open access publication fees can offset the subscription fees paid by Licensee and other subscribers of Licensed Materials, with a goal of reducing subscription fees in proportion to the revenue received through such open access publication fees.