Kartellbeschwerde des Börsenvereins gegen Allianz der Wissenschaftsorganisationen / "DEAL" gefährdet Publikationsvielfalt bei Fachzeitschriften / boersenblatt.net

Google English: "Antitrust complaint of the Börsenverein against Allianz der Wissenschaftsorganisationen. February 27, 2017. "DEAL" endangers publication diversity in specialist journals.

The Börsenverein filed a complaint with the Bundeskartellamt against the Alliance of Scientific Organizations. The reason for this is the negotiations of the "DEAL" project for nationwide license agreements for electronic journals set up by the German Rectors' Conference, which is run by only three publishers. "DEAL" destroys the competition and jeopardizes the diversity of publications, according to the Börsenverein...."