Elsevier’s Norway U-turn seen as attempt to stem cancellations | Times Higher Education (THE)

peter.suber's bookmarks 2019-04-26

Summary:

"Some believe commercial pressure could finally be pushing the publisher to change how it deals with universities....

Elsevier’s surprise decision to strike a deal with Norwegian universities has been seen by some as a significant change of direction in response to years of negative headlines about cancelled contracts, which in one case hit its parent company’s share price.

 

While the “publish and read” contract does not go as far as some open access campaigners would like, and it excludes publication in some well-known journals such as Cell and The Lancet, it is seen as a significant departure from the publisher’s previous deals...."

Link:

https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/elseviers-norway-u-turn-seen-attempt-stem-cancellations

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Tags:

oa.new oa.norway oa.offsets oa.elsevier oa.agreements oa.cancellations

Date tagged:

04/26/2019, 13:18

Date published:

04/26/2019, 09:18