US SCOAP3 Expressions of Interest

1. Default Section

This form expresses the intent of the consortium or institution named below to join SCOAP3, the consortium facilitating Open Access publishing in High Energy Physics (HEP), with the objectives as outlined in the SCOAP3 Working Party Report, dated April 19, 2007 ISBN 979-92-9083-292-8.

We understand the yearly cost of the SCOAP3 operation will be determined by the number and the prices of contracts awarded following an invitation to tender, which will be reissued regularly. We understand that the maximum annual budget for the SCOAP3 operation is currently estimated at 10 million Euro with the goal for the US contribution to this budget approximately 2.7 million Euro/$4.1 million US (as of March 10, 2008).

It is understood that the maximum US consortium/institutional annual share of the budget represented by this expression of intent is based on the current amount that can be identified and extracted from current consortium or institution licenses for the journal titles identified in the SCOAP3 Working Party Report, factoring in each title's HEP content ranging from 10% to 100%.

These journals, identified as those where the vast majority of HEP articles are published, are:

1. Physical Review D (American Physical Society)
2. Physics Letters B (Elsevier)
3. Nuclear Physics B (Elsevier
4. Journal of High Energy Physics (SISSA/IOP)
5. European Physical Journal C (Springer)

which all carry 100% HEP content, and

6. 10% of Physical Review Letters (American Physical Society)
7. 25% of Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A (Elsevier)

These journals are spotlighted for this study, and SCOAP3 aims to convert them to Open Access, but the SCOAP3 model will not be limited by this journals but open to all high-quality journals, existing and new, carrying HEP content.

The current estimate of the amount that can be extracted for the SCOAP3 titles from the consortium or institution licenses is provided below.

It is further understood that SCOAP3 will be formally established through a Memorandum of Understanding formalizing, inter alia, the individual contributions of each consortium or individual library and defining the consortium governance.

1. I am expressing support for SCOAP3 on behalf of:

I am expressing support for SCOAP3 on behalf of:

2. My name

My name

3. My title

My title

4. My consortium or institution

My consortium or institution

5. Mailing address line #1:

Mailing address line #1:

6. Mailing address line #2

Mailing address line #2

7. Mailing address - City

Mailing address - City

8. Mailing address - State

Mailing address - State

9. Mailing address - Zip Code

Mailing address - Zip Code

10. Email for future contact to formalize participation in SCOAP3

Email for future contact to formalize participation in SCOAP3

11. Current annual estimate of existing subscription costs attributable to the journals mentioned above, taking into account the range of HEP content in each title. This is the amount that my consortium or institution intends to commit to SCOAP3, (Enter numeric value in whole dollars- no $ sign; examples 6000,100000). If you wish so, this amount will be kept confidential and only presented in an aggregated form.

Current annual estimate of existing subscription costs attributable to the journals mentioned above, taking into account the range of HEP content in each title. This is the amount that my consortium or institution intends to commit to SCOAP3, (Enter numeric value in whole dollars- no $ sign; examples 6000,100000). If you wish so, this amount will be kept confidential and only presented in an aggregated form.

12. I wish this amount to be kept confidential.

I wish this amount to be kept confidential.

13. I allow the SCOAP3 web site to list the name of my consortium or institution as supporting SCOAP3 at http://scoap3.org/scoap3us.html Only the name of the consortium or institution will appear, all other information, including the level of contribution will stay confidential.

I allow the SCOAP3 web site to list the name of my consortium or institution as supporting SCOAP3 at http://scoap3.org/scoap3us.html Only the name of the consortium or institution will appear, all other information, including the level of contribution will stay confidential.

14. Additional comments if needed:

Additional comments if needed:

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Ivy Anderson
California Digital Library
University of California, Office of the President
415 20th Street 4th Floor
Oakland, CA 94612

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