Elsevier’s Open Access Controversy: German Researchers Resign to Register Protest - Enago Academy

"Elsevier recently proposed that a shift to regional open access publishing models would be suitable for the publisher and help it resolve disputes with German institutions that want Elsevier to adopt the open access model. However, some open access advocates have criticized this suggestion and accused Elsevier of altering the definition of open access to suit its own needs. As per the Elsevier proposal, a journal available under green open access in one country could become available under gold open access in another country. Unfortunately, the controversy continues to rage and the issue seems far from resolved for now.

Meanwhile, five German scientists have resigned from different Elsevier journals as a last resort in the battle between Projekt DEAL and Elsevier. Projekt DEAL negotiators claim that many more scientists might adopt similar measures in the next few days if Elsevier does not offer a meaningful resolution in a timely manner. In addition, around 200 DEAL member institutions have refused to renew their subscriptions to journals published by Elsevier...."