Universities pressure Elsevier for cheaper journal fees | Financial Times

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https://www.ft.com/content/9525bbfc-87b7-44d8-bb58-fdc4eef19b11 British universities are demanding that Elsevier, the world’s largest academic publisher, cuts the cost of its journals and increases the share of articles made available for free online. The 160 higher education institutions which negotiate through the Joint Information Systems Committee (Jisc), a non-profit technology provider for the sector, warn that their annual £50m bill is unacceptable at a time of intensifying financial pressure and demand for openly accessible science. The call comes as criticism grows of the traditional model of academic publishing, with increasing government and philanthropic funders including Wellcome insisting that the research they support is made available for free through “open access” online journals. The tensions have been accentuated with the surge in scientific articles including on Covid-19 topics published in recent months, against a backdrop of falling income to universities...."

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https://www.ft.com/content/9525bbfc-87b7-44d8-bb58-fdc4eef19b11

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Date tagged:

03/04/2021, 13:32

Date published:

03/04/2021, 08:32