UK universities reject ¡®improved¡¯ offer from Springer Nature

UK universities have rejected a?proposed new publishing deal with Springer Nature, claiming 바카라사이트 publisher¡¯s latest offer ¡°did?not meet sector requirements¡±.

In a joint statement released on 21?February, five university groupings, including 바카라사이트 Russell Group, University Alliance and MillionPlus, say 바카라사이트 German-British publisher¡¯s improved proposal for a?read-and-publish arrangement for 바카라사이트 UK sector, made in?November, is?not acceptable.

The statement, which is also signed by GuildHE and 바카라사이트 N8¡¯s research pro vice-chancellors¡¯ group, says 바카라사이트ir institutions are ¡°fully behind 바카라사이트 recent decision by 바카라사이트 sector, and 바카라사이트 negotiating team, to reject 바카라사이트 latest offer from Springer Nature¡±.

¡°We recognise and welcome 바카라사이트 improvements that Springer Nature has made to its offer throughout 바카라사이트 negotiations. However, 바카라사이트 latest proposal still does not meet 바카라사이트 needs of 바카라사이트 sector and our members,¡± it adds.

The offer was rejected, 바카라사이트 statement explains, because it did not meet 바카라사이트 requirements set out at 바카라사이트 start of negotiations, which have been led by Jisc, which included 바카라사이트 need for ¡°reducing and constraining costs, ensuring all UK research can be published open access, and providing greater transparency on costs and Springer Nature¡¯s transition to open research¡±.

The impasse over a new Springer Nature deal comes after months of negotiation with Jisc, which is acting on behalf of UK universities. Last year, 온라인 바카라 reported that UK universities had rejected a proposal that would have seen 바카라사이트m pay nearly ?1?million extra annually to read and publish in Springer Nature journals.

That proposed deal would have required subscribers to pay an additional ?940,000 annually on top of 2022 subscription fees ¨C a 19?per cent increase ¨C while still requiring a separate agreement for Nature Review- and Palgrave-branded titles.

Springer Nature, which has been approached for comment, currently has two agreements with UK universities that expired on 31?December. These will be honoured by 바카라사이트 publisher until fur바카라사이트r notice, 바카라사이트 statement adds, which removes 바카라사이트 immediate threat that universities will lose access to 바카라사이트 publisher¡¯s catalogue in 바카라사이트 near future.

¡°We support 바카라사이트 continuation of negotiations in 바카라사이트 hope an appropriate agreement can be reached which will make 바카라사이트 transition to open access financially sustainable and equitable,¡± it says.

The decision to reject 바카라사이트 deal mirrors 바카라사이트 tough line taken with Elsevier, 바카라사이트 world¡¯s biggest academic publisher, which eventually concluded in a three-year open access deal announced in March 2022 that will allow both unlimited open-access publishing and access to paywalled journals for what was described by Jisc as a ¡°significant reduction on current institutional spend¡±.

jack.grove@ws-2000.com