A Few Early Answers to Your Questions About the Elsevier Transition - bepress

"What prevents Elsevier from sabotaging our open access work?

This acquisition is part of a long-term move into the technology and services space for Elsevier. They have invested in bepress’s current model and have no interest in disrupting that. We know how important this issue is to you, and we have worked with Elsevier to confirm this in writing. In their words: 'Elsevier fully supports open access and the projects that the bepress community has already made so successful, for example through Digital Commons. We want to do all we can to continue to support institutions to showcase their research output and promote their value.'"