More than 99 percent of German universities and higher learning institutions have joined the renewed DEAL agreement with Springer Nature
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Summary:
"Only a few months after it was signed [the new agreement was signed in November 2023], almost all German universities and higher education institutions have joined the renewed open access (OA) agreement between the DEAL consortium and Springer Nature.
The more than 99 percent participation rate reflects the significant benefits which the previous agreement has delivered for institutions and researchers.
Between 2018 and 2022:
- The amount of freely immediately accessible publications by researchers in Germany has more than quadrupled to 15,000 per year.
- The global download figures for such articles increased by more than five-fold to an average of almost 1,300 per article.
- The number of downloads of subscription content by DEAL participants rose by 53 percent to 18.8 million."