Statement of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) on European Council Conclusions on “High-quality, transparent, open, trustworthy and equitable scholarly publishing”

"In particular, the DFG underpins the propositions that scholarly publication channels ► should continue to evolve as high-quality, openly accessible, sustainably funded digital infrastructures for research; ► should be organised in such a way that they protect the principles of the freedom of research, contribute to research integrity and quality, and ensure the highest possible accessibility and re-usability of research results; ► must apply the highest standards to the quality assurance of publications, the trustworthiness of processes and the reliability and reproducibility of content; ► should make even more effective use of the innovative possibilities of digital publishing..."