20 June 2023
cOAlition S just published a blog post analysing the data from participating publishers in the Transformative Journal (TJ) program for the year 2022. The post, written by Robert Kiley, Head of Strategy at cOAlition S, is available at https://www.coalition-s.org/blog/transformative-journals-analysis-from-the-2022-reports/
Summary: The Transformative Journal (TJ) model was one of the strategies cOAlition S developed to help subscription publishers transition to full and immediate Open Access (OA) in a defined timeframe. The analysis reveals that 1% of the titles flipped to full OA, 30% met their OA growth targets and remained in the program, 68% failed to meet their targets and will be removed, and 1% were removed for other reasons. Although the performance varied among publishers, many titles were unable to meet their OA growth targets; an indication that for some publishers the transition to full and immediate open access is unlikely to happen in a reasonable timeframe.