ALLEA Statement on Open Access Publication under “Big Deals” and the New Copyright Rules - Kluwer Copyright Blog

"While the rising number of Gold OA publications facilitated by these deals [transformative or read-and-publish agreements] is to be applauded, they do not deliver on the triple promise of OA. In particular, they have not led to a reduction in the exorbitant costs to the academic community incurred in the process of research publication. While the downstream costs of journal subscriptions are gradually falling, the upstream costs of publication, made up of the APCs, have risen sharply...."