Sweden stands up for open access – cancels agreement with Elsevier - Kungliga biblioteket
peter.suber's bookmarks 2019-03-13
Summary:
"In order to take steps towards the goal of immediate open access by 2026 set by the Swedish Government, the Bibsam Consortium has after 20 years decided not to renew the agreement with the scientific publisher Elsevier. To be able to make the necessary transition from a subscription-based to an open access publishing system the Bibsam Consortium requires:
- Immediate open access to all articles published in Elsevier journals by researchers affiliated to participating organisations
- Reading access for participating organisations to all articles in Elsevier’s 1,900 journals
- A sustainable price model that enables a transition to open access...
The agreement will be cancelled 30th of June [2018]...."