Springer Hybrid (DEAL)
How open are hybrid journals included in the German consortial transformative agreement Springer Hybrid (DEAL)? You can analyse progress made over time by open license, publisher and country. You can also monitor the availability of publisher-provided metadata in Crossref.
The share of Open Access articles with a Creative Commons license in 2,112 hybrid journals is as follows:
2017-2023
| Global | Germany* |
| 14.4% | 43.2% |
| 236K out of 1.64M | 41K out of 96K |
2022
| Global | Germany* |
| 18.4% | 75.4% |
| 50K out of 272K | 10K out of 13K |
*Journal articles from lead authors based in Germany. Country affiliation data derived from OpenAlex.
Creative Commons licenses over time
Percentage of Open Access in hybrid journals included in the German consortial transformative agreement Springer Hybrid (DEAL) by Creative Commons license types as provided by Crossref.
*Journal articles from lead authors based in Germany. Country affiliation data derived from OpenAlex.
Publishing market
Hybrid journal portfolio analysis, showing publishing market shares in terms of total and Open Access article volume. Dashed lines represent median OA percentage (red) and median publication output (orange). Note that only hybrid journals included in transformative agreements are shown.
*Journal articles from lead authors based in Germany. Country affiliation data derived from OpenAlex.
Country view
This section shows how hybrid open access has been adopted in different parts of the world. The analysis is based on the country affiliation of lead authors. Lead authors are the first named authors of scholarly articles, who have typically conducted most of the research presented in the article, although the role of lead authors can vary across disciplines. We used OpenAlex as a data source to determine the affiliation of lead authors.
Open Access in hybrid journals by country
Open Access uptake in hybrid journals with a Creative Commons license per country. Showing the Top 20 most productive countries in terms of articles published in hybrid journals included in the German consortial transformative agreement Springer Hybrid (DEAL) between 2017 and 2023. The analysis is based on lead author country affiliations.
Country league
Publication volume and Open Access share per country in hybrid journals included in the German consortial transformative agreement Springer Hybrid (DEAL). You can search for specific countries, and filter by publisher and publication year. The analysis is based on country-affiliations of lead authors.