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Product Terms Single Title Journal Subscriptions and Legacy Sets (Springer, Adis, Palgrave Macmillan, Academic journals on nature.com)

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1.1 The Term shall begin on 1st January 2021 (the “Commencement Date”) and shall end on 31st December 2023.

1.2 Continuing Access Journals: During the Term, Licensee shall have access to the Continuing Access Journals listed in Section 3.1 first published during the Term. After the Term, Licensee shall have Continuing Access to the Continuing Access Journals first published during the Term, subject to all the terms and conditions of this License Agreement.

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2.1 Cessation of Publication of Continuing Access Journals During the Term If Licensor ceases to publish any title of the Continuing Access Journals during any calendar year of the Term, whether Licensor cease to have publishing rights or because Licensor ceases to publish those Continuing Access Journals, or if a title moves fully Open Access, Licensee will be notified and may identify a replacement title of the same imprint and of equal or lesser list price value.

2.2 Transfer of Publishing Rights to Continuing Access Journals If Licensor’s publishing rights to a Continuing Access Journal are transferred to another publisher or entity at any time during or after the Term, Licensor will use reasonable efforts to provide Licensee with Continuing Access to the Content of that Continuing Access Journal published by Licensor during the Term, either (a) online on the Platform, (b) online on the new publisher´s website, or (c) offline by providing the same on a digital storage medium. In case of (c) above, use of the Continuing Access Journal shall be subject to the terms of this License Agreement, except for Sections 4.3 and 4.4 of the General Terms and Conditions.

2.3 If Licensee subscribes to one or more journals from a third-party publisher which are acquired by Licensor during the Term (the “Take-Over Journals”), the Take-Over Journals may be added, in Licensor’s sole discretion, to this License Agreement after expiration of Licensee’s subscription with the third-party publisher, to the extent Licensor’s acquired rights in the Take- Over Journals permit. The current year list price of the Take-Over Journals will be added to the License Fee.

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3. Content 3.1 Continuing Access Journals

Springer Journals

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Product ID Title ISSN Year electronic 46. 10648 Educational Psychology Review 1573-336X 2021,2022 ,2023 47. 11423 Educational Technology Research and Development 1556-6501 2021,2022 ,2023 48. 10664 Empirical Software Engineering 1573-7616 2021,2022 ,2023 49. 12667 Energy Systems 1868-3975 2021,2022 ,2023 50. 10668 Environment, Development and Sustainability 1573-2975 2021,2022 ,2023 51. 10640 Environmental and Resource Economics 1573-1502 2021,2022 ,2023 52. 267 Environmental Management 1432-1009 2021,2022 ,2023 53. 11356 Environmental Science and Pollution Research 1614-7499 2021,2022 ,2023 54. 10676 Ethics and Information Technology 1572-8439 2021,2022 ,2023 55. 10681 Euphytica 1573-5060 2021,2022 ,2023 56. 217 European Food Research and Technology 1438-2385 2021,2022 ,2023 57. 421 European Journal of Applied Physiology 1439-6327 2021,2022 ,2023 58. 394 European Journal of Nutrition 1436-6215 2021,2022 ,2023 59. 10658 European Journal of Plant Pathology 1573-8469 2021,2022 ,2023 60. 11692 Evolutionary Biology 1934-2845 2021,2022 ,2023 61. 10682 Evolutionary Ecology 1573-8477 2021,2022 ,2023 62. 11340 Experimental Mechanics 1741-2765 2021,2022 ,2023 63. 40799 Experimental Techniques 1747-1567 2021,2022 ,2023 64. 348 Experiments in Fluids 1432-1114 2021,2022 ,2023 65. 10494 Flow, Turbulence and Combustion 1573-1987 2021,2022 ,2023 66. 11947 Food and Bioprocess Technology 1935-5149 2021,2022 ,2023 67. 11483 Food Biophysics 1557-1866 2021,2022 ,2023 68. 10142 Functional & Integrative Genomics 1438-7948 2021,2022 ,2023 69. 10722 Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution 1573-5109 2021,2022 ,2023 70. 10709 Genetica 1573-6857 2021,2022 ,2023 71. 11357 GeroScience 2509-2723 2021,2022 ,2023 72. 10734 Higher Education 1573-174X 2021,2022 ,2023 73. 41636 Historical Archaeology 2328-1103 2021,2022 ,2023 74. 10750 Hydrobiologia 1573-5117 2021,2022 ,2023 75. 11627 In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Plant 1475-2689 2021,2022 ,2023 76. 484 International Journal of Biometeorology 1432-1254 2021,2022 ,2023 77. 10764 International Journal of Primatology 1573-8604 2021,2022 ,2023 78. 10763 International Journal of Science and Mathematics 1573-1774 2021,2022 ,2023 Education 79. 11837 JOM 1543-1851 2021,2022 ,2023 80. 10804 Journal of Adult Development 1573-3440 2021,2022 ,2023 81. 10806 Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics 1573-322X 2021,2022 ,2023 82. 13253 Journal of Agricultural, Biological and Environmental 1537-2693 2021,2022 ,2023 Statistics 83. 10811 Journal of Applied Phycology 1573-5176 2021,2022 ,2023 84. 12038 Journal of Biosciences 0973-7138 2021,2022 ,2023 85. 10551 Journal of Business Ethics 1573-0697 2021,2022 ,2023 86. 10886 Journal of Chemical Ecology 1573-1561 2021,2022 ,2023 87. 12039 Journal of Chemical Sciences 0973-7103 2021,2022 ,2023 88. 12528 Journal of Computing in Higher Education 1867-1233 2021,2022 ,2023 89. 3 Journal of Consumer Protection and Food Safety 1661-5867 2021,2022 ,2023 90. 10832 Journal of Electroceramics 1573-8663 2021,2022 ,2023 91. 11664 Journal of Electronic Materials 1543-186X 2021,2022 ,2023 92. 10834 Journal of Family and Economic Issues 1573-3475 2021,2022 ,2023 93. 10896 Journal of Family Violence 1573-2851 2021,2022 ,2023 94. 10895 Journal of Fluorescence 1573-4994 2021,2022 ,2023

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Product ID Title ISSN Year electronic 95. 13197 Journal of Food Science and Technology 0975-8402 2021,2022 ,2023 96. 11606 Journal of General Internal Medicine 1525-1497 2021,2022 ,2023 97. 10327 Journal of General Plant Pathology 1610-739X 2021,2022 ,2023 98. 10853 Journal of Materials Science 1573-4803 2021,2022 ,2023 99. 10854 Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics 1573-482X 2021,2022 ,2023 100. 10857 Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education 1573-1820 2021,2022 ,2023 101. 11051 Journal of Nanoparticle Research 1572-896X 2021,2022 ,2023 102. 10921 Journal of Nondestructive Evaluation 1573-4862 2021,2022 ,2023 103. 10919 Journal of Nonverbal Behavior 1573-3653 2021,2022 ,2023 104. 11669 Journal of Phase Equilibria and Diffusion 1863-7345 2021,2022 ,2023 105. 13562 Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology 0974-1275 2021,2022 ,2023 106. 12374 Journal of Plant Biology 1867-0725 2021,2022 ,2023 107. 344 Journal of Plant Growth Regulation 1435-8107 2021,2022 ,2023 108. 10265 Journal of Plant Research 1618-0860 2021,2022 ,2023 109. 11896 Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology 1936-6469 2021,2022 ,2023 110. 10956 Journal of Science Education and Technology 1573-1839 2021,2022 ,2023 111. 10915 Journal of Scientific Computing 1573-7691 2021,2022 ,2023 112. 10008 Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry 1433-0768 2021,2022 ,2023 113. 11747 Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science 1552-7824 2021,2022 ,2023 114. 11524 Journal of Urban Health 1468-2869 2021,2022 ,2023 115. 10964 Journal of Youth and Adolescence 1573-6601 2021,2022 ,2023 116. 11814 Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering 1975-7220 2021,2022 ,2023 117. 10980 Landscape Ecology 1572-9761 2021,2022 ,2023 118. 13420 Learning & Behavior 1543-4508 2021,2022 ,2023 119. 10994 Machine Learning 1573-0565 2021,2022 ,2023 120. 335 Mammalian Genome 1432-1777 2021,2022 ,2023 121. 11002 Marketing Letters 1573-059X 2021,2022 ,2023 122. 11527 Materials and Structures 1871-6873 2021,2022 ,2023 123. 10107 Mathematical Programming 1436-4646 2021,2022 ,2023 124. 13421 Memory & Cognition 1532-5946 2021,2022 ,2023 125. 11306 Metabolomics 1573-3890 2021,2022 ,2023 126. 11661 Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A 1543-1940 2021,2022 ,2023 127. 11663 Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B 1543-1916 2021,2022 ,2023 128. 248 Microbial Ecology 1432-184X 2021,2022 ,2023 129. 10404 Microfluidics and Nanofluidics 1613-4990 2021,2022 ,2023 130. 11027 Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global 1573-1596 2021,2022 ,2023 Change 131. 11032 Molecular Breeding 1572-9788 2021,2022 ,2023 132. 438 Molecular Genetics and Genomics 1617-4623 2021,2022 ,2023 133. 11031 Motivation and Emotion 1573-6644 2021,2022 ,2023 134. 11557 Mycological Progress 1861-8952 2021,2022 ,2023 135. 12274 Nano Research 1998-0000 2021,2022 ,2023 136. 10705 Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems 1573-0867 2021,2022 ,2023 137. 442 Oecologia 1432-1939 2021,2022 ,2023 138. 11095 Pharmaceutical Research 1573-904X 2021,2022 ,2023 139. 11120 Photosynthesis Research 1573-5079 2021,2022 ,2023 140. 11101 Phytochemistry Reviews 1572-980X 2021,2022 ,2023 141. 11104 Plant and Soil 1573-5036 2021,2022 ,2023 142. 299 Plant Cell Reports 1432-203X 2021,2022 ,2023 143. 11240 Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTOC) 1573-5044 2021,2022 ,2023 144. 10725 Plant Growth Regulation 1573-5087 2021,2022 ,2023

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Product ID Title ISSN Year electronic 145. 11103 Plant Molecular Biology 1573-5028 2021,2022 ,2023 146. 11105 Plant Molecular Biology Reporter 1572-9818 2021,2022 ,2023 147. 425 Planta 1432-2048 2021,2022 ,2023 148. 11468 Plasmonics 1557-1963 2021,2022 ,2023 149. 11109 Political Behavior 1573-6687 2021,2022 ,2023 150. 11119 Precision Agriculture 1573-1618 2021,2022 ,2023 151. 11121 Prevention Science 1573-6695 2021,2022 ,2023 152. 10329 Primates 1610-7365 2021,2022 ,2023 153. 709 Protoplasma 1615-6102 2021,2022 ,2023 154. 13423 Psychonomic Bulletin & Review 1531-5320 2021,2022 ,2023 155. 766 Requirements Engineering 1432-010X 2021,2022 ,2023 156. 11162 Research in Higher Education 1573-188X 2021,2022 ,2023 157. 11165 Research in Science Education 1573-1898 2021,2022 ,2023 158. 11157 Reviews in Environmental Science and 1572-9826 2021,2022 ,2023 Bio/Technology 159. 11948 Science and Engineering Ethics 1471-5546 2021,2022 ,2023 160. 11199 Sex Roles 1573-2762 2021,2022 ,2023 161. 12119 Sexuality & Culture 1936-4822 2021,2022 ,2023 162. 13178 Sexuality Research and Social Policy 1553-6610 2021,2022 ,2023 163. 193 Shock Waves 1432-2153 2021,2022 ,2023 164. 11205 Social Indicators Research 1573-0921 2021,2022 ,2023 165. 11218 Social Psychology of Education 1573-1928 2021,2022 ,2023 166. 12115 Society 1936-4725 2021,2022 ,2023 167. 40279 Sports Medicine 1179-2035 2021,2022 ,2023 168. 11222 Statistics and Computing 1573-1375 2021,2022 ,2023 169. 11528 TechTrends 1559-7075 2021,2022 ,2023 170. 11749 TEST 1863-8260 2021,2022 ,2023 171. 170 The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing 1433-3015 2021,2022 ,2023 Technology 172. 11367 The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 1614-7502 2021,2022 ,2023 173. 283 The Mathematical Intelligencer 1866-7414 2021,2022 ,2023 174. 114 The Science of Nature 1432-1904 2021,2022 ,2023 175. 122 Theoretical and Applied Genetics 1432-2242 2021,2022 ,2023 176. 214 Theoretical Chemistry Accounts 1432-2234 2021,2022 ,2023 177. 11244 Topics in Catalysis 1572-9028 2021,2022 ,2023 178. 11248 Transgenic Research 1573-9368 2021,2022 ,2023 179. 11250 Tropical Animal Health and Production 1573-7438 2021,2022 ,2023 180. 11252 Urban Ecosystems 1573-1642 2021,2022 ,2023 181. 11259 Veterinary Research Communications 1573-7446 2021,2022 ,2023 182. 10055 Virtual Reality 1434-9957 2021,2022 ,2023 183. 11262 Virus Genes 1572-994X 2021,2022 ,2023 184. 11269 Water Resources Management 1573-1650 2021,2022 ,2023 185. 13157 Wetlands 1943-6246 2021,2022 ,2023 186. 11274 World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology 1573-0972 2021,2022 ,2023

Palgrave Macmillan Journals

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Product ID Title ISSN Year electronic 1. 41267 Journal of International Business Studies 1478-6990 2021,2022 ,2023 2. 41276 Latino Studies 1476-3443 2021,2022 ,2023

Academic journals on nature.com

Product ID Title ISSN Year electronic 1. 41430 European Journal of Clinical Nutrition 1476-5640 2021,2022 ,2023 2. 41437 Heredity 1365-2540 2021,2022 ,2023 3. 41366 International Journal of Obesity 1476-5497 2021,2022 ,2023 4. 41386 Neuropsychopharmacology 1740-634X 2021,2022 ,2023 5. 41390 Pediatric Research 1530-0447 2021,2022 ,2023 6. 41396 The ISME Journal 1751-7370 2021,2022 ,2023 7. 41429 The Journal of Antibiotics 1881-1469 2021,2022 ,2023

3.2 Intentionally Deleted

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Product Terms Single Title Journal Subscriptions and Legacy Sets (Nature journals)

1. Term and Access Rights

1.1 The Term shall begin on 1st January 2021 (the “Commencement Date”) and shall end on 31st December 2023.

1.3 Backfile Access During the Term: In addition, during the Term only, Licensee will be granted access to the Content of the Continuing Access Journals titles published beginning the later of (a) four years prior to the Commencement Date or (b) the first date of publication.

2. Cessation of Publication; Transfers

2.1 Cessation of Publication of Continuing Access Journals During the Term If Licensor ceases to publish new Content for 3% or more of the Continuing Access Journals during any calendar year of the Term, whether because Licensor ceases to have publishing rights or because Licensor ceases to publish those Continuing Access Journals, upon Licensee’s written request, Licensor will, at Licensor’s sole option, offer to Licensee:

(1) access to additional Content not presently licensed to Licensee with an approximate value equal to or greater than the value at the date of cessation of the Content associated with the discontinued Continuing Access Journals that was to be published from the date of cessation of publication through the end of the Term, or

(2) a credit toward any future acquisition of a Product in the same value as that mentioned in part (1) above.

The value to be applied for additional Content or a credit will be determined by Licensor in good faith, taking into account factors which may include, without limitation, number of articles, number of pages, impact factor, usage factor, and list price of the Content in question, or any other formula including any or all such factors that allows Licensor to calculate the value of the lost Content as a percentage of the Continuing Access Journals under the License.

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3. Content

3.1 Continuing Access Journals

Nature journals

Product ID Title ISSN Year electronic 1. 41587 Nature Biotechnology 1546-1696 2021,2022 ,2023 2. 41556 Nature Cell Biology 1476-4679 2021,2022 ,2023 3. 41589 Nature Chemical Biology 1552-4469 2021,2022 ,2023 4. 41557 Nature Chemistry 1755-4349 2021,2022 ,2023 5. 41558 Nature Climate Change 1758-6798 2021,2022 ,2023 6. 41560 Nature Energy 2058-7546 2021,2022 ,2023 7. 41588 Nature Genetics 1546-1718 2021,2022 ,2023 8. 41561 Nature Geoscience 1752-0908 2021,2022 ,2023 9. 41590 Nature Immunology 1529-2916 2021,2022 ,2023 10. 41563 Nature Materials 1476-4660 2021,2022 ,2023 11. 41591 Nature Medicine 1546-170X 2021,2022 ,2023 12. 41592 Nature Methods 1548-7105 2021,2022 ,2023 13. 41564 Nature Microbiology 2058-5276 2021,2022 ,2023 14. 41565 Nature Nanotechnology 1748-3395 2021,2022 ,2023 15. 41593 Nature Neuroscience 1546-1726 2021,2022 ,2023 16. 41566 Nature Photonics 1749-4893 2021,2022 ,2023 17. 41567 Nature Physics 1745-2481 2021,2022 ,2023 18. 41477 Nature Plants 2055-0278 2021,2022 ,2023 19. 41596 Nature Protocols 1750-2799 2021,2022 ,2023 20. 41568 Nature Reviews Cancer 1474-1768 2021,2022 ,2023 21. 41573 Nature Reviews Drug Discovery 1474-1784 2021,2022 ,2023 22. 41576 Nature Reviews Genetics 1471-0064 2021,2022 ,2023 23. 41577 Nature Reviews Immunology 1474-1741 2021,2022 ,2023 24. 41578 Nature Reviews Materials 2058-8437 2021,2022 ,2023 25. 41579 Nature Reviews Microbiology 1740-1534 2021,2022 ,2023 26. 41580 Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology 1471-0080 2021,2022 ,2023 27. 41583 Nature Reviews Neuroscience 1471-0048 2021,2022 ,2023 28. 41594 Nature Structural & Molecular Biology 1545-9985 2021,2022 ,2023 29. 41714 Nature US Edition 1476-4687 2021,2022 ,2023

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Product Terms eBook Collections

1. Term and Access Rights

1.1 The Term shall begin on 1st January 2021 (the “Commencement Date”) and shall end on 31st December 2023.

1.2 After expiration of the Term, Licensee shall have Continuing Access to the eBook Collections indicated in Section 3.1, subject to all terms and conditions of this License Agreement.

2. Estimated Titles

The License Fee is based on the inclusion of the Estimated Number of Titles (as referenced in the table in Section 3.1) in the licensed eBook Collections. If the total number of eBooks in the eBook Collections licensed under these Product Terms is less than 97% of the estimated number of titles for all licensed eBook Collections, Licensor shall, at Licensee’s request, offer Licensee a credit toward either (a) current access to an additional online product, or (b) future acquisition of an eBook Collection or any other online product, in an amount equal to 1% of the License Fee for each full percentage point that the actual number of titles is below 97% of the estimated number of titles for all licensed eBook Collections. Title lists may be accessed through https://adminportal.springernature.com/metadata/books.Major new title list acquisitions during the Term are not included in the license grant under these Product Terms.

3. Content:

3.1 eBook Collections

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