Major German Universities Cancel Elsevier Contracts
These institutions join around 60
others that hope to put increasing pressure on the publishing giant in ongoing
negotiations for a new nationwide licensing agreement.
In
Germany, the fight for open access and favorable pricing for journals is
getting heated. At the end of last month (June 30), four major academic
institutions in Berlin announced that they would not renew their subscriptions
with the Dutch publishing giant Elsevier once they end this December. Then on
July 7, nine universities in Baden-Württemberg, another large German state,
also declared
their intention to cancel their contracts with the publisher at the end of
2017.
These
institutions join around 60 others across the country that allowed their
contracts to expire last year.
Global pressure
With
increasing
publication fees and a growing shift towards open access, academic
institutions across Europe are pushing for better contracts with publishing
companies.
Link |http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/49906/title/Major-German-Universities-Cancel-Elsevier-Contracts/
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