EDP Sciences - The National Open Access Agreement in France judged “a real success” as key targets are surpassed

"The partners involved in the “Accord national open access en France” (National Open Access Agreement in France) are pleased to announce that the agreement is exceeding their expectations when judged against key targets. The Ministère de l'Enseignement Supérieur, de la Recherche et de l'Innovation (the French Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation - MESRI), the Couperin consortium, the Agence bibliographique de l'enseignement supérieur (Abes) and EDP Sciences are delighted with the results so far and agree that the excellent relationship between the partners has been a significant aspect of this success.

The Accord national was established in January 2017 and its success is being judged in the following areas:

• Number of members and opt-in rate
• Processes and support given to corresponding authors
• Reporting and data
• Volume of open access content..."