Universities Step Up the Fight for Open-Access Research
Today’s deal between the University of California and publisher Springer Nature is a big milestone on the path to dismantling paywalls around academic journals."University of California officials have announced their intention to make a deal with Springer Nature, the world’s second-largest publisher, to begin publishing the university system’s research as open-access by default.
The deal starts in 2021 for a large number of the company’s journals—and puts UC on the path, at least, to do so for all its journals within two years, including its most prestigious ones, like Nature."
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