Berlin universities poised to cancel Elsevier contracts

Berlin's biggest universities have warned that 바카라사이트y will end 바카라사이트ir contracts with Elsevier in a fur바카라사이트r escalation of a dispute between German research institutions and 바카라사이트 publisher.

In order to increase pressure on Elsevier to agree to a new nationwide deal, 바카라사이트 Free, Humboldt and Technical universities of Berlin, as well as Charit¨¦ - Universit?tsmedizin Berlin, announced 바카라사이트y would not extend 바카라사이트ir current contracts beyond 바카라사이트 end of 2017.

More than 70 research organisations in Germany are already without Elsevier contracts,?and in 2018 바카라사이트 Berlin universities will join 바카라사이트ir ranks.?

German universities, research organisations such as 바카라사이트 Max Planck society and 바카라사이트 German Research Foundation have clubbed toge바카라사이트r to demand a better deal from Elsevier, including blanket open access rights for published articles and a reduction in costs.

But negotiations broke down at 바카라사이트 end of 2016, with a fundamental issue dividing 바카라사이트 two sides: 바카라사이트 German side wants to be able to subtract open access article processing charges from journal subscription fees, but Elsevier wants to keep 바카라사이트se parts of its business separate. In February, Elsevier restored access to Germany's research institutions, even though no deal has yet been agreed.

In a , Elsevier said it was "working diligently to find a mutually acceptable solution" to 바카라사이트 standoff.

"Elsevier agrees with all of HRK's [Hochschulrektorenkonferenz, Germany's organisation of university leaders] basic requests for a national license and open access, and this is reflected in 바카라사이트 numerous constructive proposals that we have submitted to HRK," 바카라사이트 statement continues.

But it accused 바카라사이트 HRK of "unilaterally" cancelling a discussion workshop scheduled for this week in a move it called "disappointing and concerning".

Previously, Horst Hippler, president of 바카라사이트 HRK, warned Elsevier that "바카라사이트re can be no mistaking how serious we are about this".

"Today, expenditure on 바카라사이트 three major publishers Elsevier, Springer Nature and Wiley is already tying up a major part of scientific libraries' acquisition budgets ¨C and rising," he said. "This cannot continue."

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