From an institutional perspective an APC invoice should enable the account administrator to understand the items that have been billed. In case of a central agreement between a publisher and an institution it is very important to provide the details corresponding with the agreement. For example, if it was agreed upon the coverage of APCs […]
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The ESAC community regularly discusses the mechanisms and terms of Transformative Agreements to ensure that they continue to effectively achieve their aim of accelerating the transition to open access. Get in touch with the ESAC Initiative to learn what steps you can take to initiate such a strategy.
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News on Elsevier
The Norwegian consortium for higher education and research organized by Unit,and global information analytics business Elsevier agreed to a pilot national license, providing Norwegian researchers with access to global academic research while making Norwegian research accessible through open access publishing. Read the press release
Education International just released a new report as part of their global response to the growing commercialisation and privatisation of education, Democratising Knowledge: a report on the scholarly publisher, Elsevier, by Dr. Jonathan Tennant. The report aims to provide the foundations for a critical study into Elsevier’s business model and practices. Go to the report
Researchers Prof. Björn Brembs and Prof. Johnathan Tennant made a formal complaint regarding RELX (Elsevier) and the wider scholarly publishing market to the EU competition authority. See the document at Zenodo