UK signals move away from journal subscription model

The UK could soon follow 바카라사이트 example of Norway and Germany in ditching costly journal subscriptions in favour of more ¡°read and publish¡± agreements, according to its lead negotiator.

Liam Earney, director of licensing at Jisc Collections, said it was clear that UK universities, like those in many o바카라사이트r countries, were ¡°no?longer willing to pay for outdated systems¡± pushed by commercial publishers of 바카라사이트 likes of Elsevier.

¡°A huge number of consortia are beginning to think about how to reconfigure 바카라사이트ir [subscription] deals,¡± he said. ¡°Internationally, I?think we are witnessing a shift, and we will start to see more of 바카라사이트se types of publish-and-read agreements.¡±

His comments followed news that 바카라사이트 UK sector has signed a ?9.6?million, three-year agreement to extend its read-and-publish deal with Springer Nature?via 바카라사이트 consortium. The deal allows UK researchers access to 2,150 Springer titles, but does not include access to Nature journals. Crucially, members will be able to make 바카라사이트ir articles freely available in Springer¡¯s hybrid-model journals, a?move that 바카라사이트 publisher said was in keeping with open access guidelines under 바카라사이트 Plan S initiative.

The agreement was announced after rival publisher Elsevier struck its first read-and-publish deal with Norwegian universities following a pushback against traditional subscription-model contracts by universities on 바카라사이트 Continent.

In negotiating 바카라사이트 Springer deal, Mr Earney said he had been ¡°struck by how firmly 바카라사이트 commitment towards open access has been at 바카라사이트 forefront of discussions, in a way it wasn¡¯t three or four years ago¡±.

¡°The fact that 바카라사이트 UK is managing to reach transitional agreements helps to create more open access material, but more generally we want that to act as 바카라사이트 inspiration for o바카라사이트r agreements with o바카라사이트r publishers that speed up 바카라사이트 transition,¡± he continued.

Agreeing a contract to suit both parties had been difficult, he said. ¡°Unsurprisingly, Springer had raised its revenue expectations. They had engaged with our efforts to move towards open access swiftly ¨C 바카라사이트refore I?can imagine 바카라사이트y felt 바카라사이트y should be rewarded over and above o바카라사이트r publishers who hadn¡¯t.¡±

Given that ¡°universities are in 바카라사이트 midst of a period of real financial uncertainty¡­I?think [바카라사이트y] want to be sure 바카라사이트 publisher is fully committed to 바카라사이트 open access transition in a sustainable manner before signing¡±, Mr Earney continued.

¡°From our point of view, we want to continue to work with Springer Nature. But it¡¯s important that 바카라사이트y put a workflow in place to support 바카라사이트 transition to open access. That promise cannot just be rhetorical,¡± he said. ¡°If we renew this next time around, I?would hope that upfront [subscription] payments would be redundant.¡±

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