NESLi2 SMP (Small to Medium Sized Publishers) Initiative
Following the success of the NESLi2 negotiations and in order to extend the range of publishers and journals
covered by NESLi2, JISC Collections has launched NESLi2 SMP (NESLi2 for Small and Medium sized Publishers).
This initiative invites all publishers not currently covered in the list of publishers identified by the
community for NESLi2 negotiations to submit offers to the UK academic community.
An evaluation panel made up of members of the Journals Working Group, the Library Advisory Working Group, and
JISC Collections, evaluates offers submitted by publishers.
Following the decision of the evaluation panel, JISC Collections finalises the licences and offers with the
participating publishers. Accepted offers are made available via the secure area of
this website and on Lis-Nesli-Reps.
The number of participating publishers has expanded for 2010.
The offers and licences from the following publishers are now available:
- American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
- Australian Academic Press
- Berg Publishers
- Berkeley Electronic Press (BePress)
- Brill
- Duke University Press
- Earthscan
- Edinburgh University Press
- Expert Reviews (formerly FutureDrugs)
- Future Medicine
- Geological Society of America
- IOS Press
- Karger
- Maney
- MIT Press
- Multi-Science Publishing
- Now Publishers
- Professional Engineering Publishing
- Royal Society of Medicine
- SPIE
- University of California Press
- Walter de Gruyter
Download our guide to completing the licence if you need more help.
Advantages for publishers
NESLi2 SMP offers publishers:
- a single channel for the distribution of offers to the UK higher and further education and research communities
- a standardised and efficient approach to presenting journal proposals to libraries and addressing licensing issues
- association with the recognised branding of NESli2 and the visibility that this provides
- if requested, the collection of your subscription fees at an additional cost
Criteria for inclusion in NESLi2 SMP
Publishers interested in participating in NESLi2 SMP must meet some pricing and licensing requirements:
- prices must be based on discounts off standard prices and use JISC Banding
- offers should be open to all institutions covered by JISC Collections. This includes all Universities, Colleges of Further Education, Research Councils in the United Kingdom, and the British Library
- publishers must be a member of the UK Access Management Federation and implement compliant technologies
- publishers must be COUNTER compliant and appear on the list of compliant publishers on the COUNTER website
- publishers must agree to provide JISC Collections with annual details of all institutions subscribing through the NESLi2 SMP initiative
- publishers must use the NESLi2 Model Licence
Acceptance of the following clauses in the NESLi2 Model Licence are also a prerequisite to participation:
- Definitions
- 3.1.3.3 Printing
- 3.1.3.4 Inclusion in course packs
- 3.1.3.5 Copy
- 3.1.3.6 Inter Library Loan
- 3.2 Copyright Act
- 5.1.1 Availability from commencement of sub period
- 5.1.2 Electronic copy availability
- 5.1.3 Uninterrupted access
- 5.1.5 Sufficient capacity
- 5.1.11 Dark Archive
- 5.2 Withdrawal of material and the refund
- 8.4-8.10 Post-termination and archiving clauses
- 9.2 Databases rights of the licensee
- 10 Representations, warranties and indemnification
- 13.1 Governing Law
How to become a NESLi2 publisher
If you want to participate in NESLi2 SMP, please complete the submission form and send it to:
NESLi2 SMP
c/o JISC Collections
Brettenham House South
5 Lancaster Place
London
WC2E 7EN
Your submission will be reviewed by our NESLi2 SMP Panel and you will be informed of the outcome of the review.
Your offer will then be made available to all NESLi2 institutions via a closed discussion list and website, for each to decide independently whether they wish to take up your offer. (Participation in NESLi2 SMP does not mean that all institutions automatically take up your offer).
Further information
Download the SMP brochure or email your questions to:
Liam Earney at l.earney@jisc.ac.uk or phone 020 3006 6002
Ben Taplin at b.taplin@jisc.ac.uk or phone 020 3006 6012
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