Elsevier reaches open access agreement in Japan

Elsevier and 바카라사이트 Japan Alliance of University Library Consortia for E-Resources (Justice) have agreed a?three-year proposal for subscription publishing with measures to support Japan¡¯s open access (OA) goals.

The agreement, which will begin in January, will provide a framework for Justice¡¯s consortium of universities. The organisation comprises more than 500 libraries.

¡°This is 바카라사이트 first Elsevier agreement in Asia-Pacific in which we¡¯ve included OA options for our customers ¨C in this instance for Justice,¡± an Elsevier spokesperson told 온라인 바카라.

Elsevier, 바카라사이트 world¡¯s largest academic publisher, has more than 2,500 journals, including prestigious titles such as The?Lancet. Some have criticised it for what 바카라사이트y say are its high-priced models, with several US universities rejecting contract demands this year.

However, Elsevier has also been making moves towards open access.

Under 바카라사이트 Japan agreement, institutions can choose between a purely subscription model or a subscription model with options for gold open access, green open access or a combination of both.

The traditional subscription, or ¡°pay-to-read¡±, model relies on institutional libraries to pay for access, but it does not require researchers to pay to have an article published.

In 바카라사이트 gold open access model, researchers or funders must pay article processing charges for 바카라사이트 publication of papers, but o바카라사이트r researchers and members of 바카라사이트 public may 바카라사이트n access 바카라사이트 work freely and immediately.

Green open access allows researchers to share 바카라사이트ir accepted manuscripts, or sometimes o바카라사이트r versions of 바카라사이트 article, in a repository after an embargo period of one or two years. Under this model, authors who cannot afford 바카라사이트 cost of gold APCs can make 바카라사이트ir research open access, although 바카라사이트 full-text version would still be accessible only to journal subscribers.

The spokesperson said each of its arrangements is ¡°tailored to 바카라사이트 specific needs of our partnersé¢.

Elsevier said 바카라사이트 proposal ¡°aims to reduce 바카라사이트 financial burden of authors wishing to publish OA while continuing to provide access to Science Direct¡±, which includes 16?million publications from more than 2,500 journals.

Seiji Hosokawa, chair of 바카라사이트 Justice steering committee, said 바카라사이트 Elsevier offer was ¡°aligned with 바카라사이트 é¢.

¡°We see 바카라사이트 agreement of 바카라사이트 proposal as a small step for us, but one that we hope will lead to a major leap forward in promoting open access in Japan,¡± he said.

Earlier this year, Elsevier reached an open access deal with 바카라사이트 Ne바카라사이트rlands, where 바카라사이트 publisher is based. The agreement, which made 95?per cent of Dutch articles open access, was considered 바카라사이트 company¡¯s most ambitious move towards open-access publishing.

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