Open access agreement with Elseviers
The agreement is the first in Denmark that ensures full reading access to Elsevier's journals and free and immediate access (Open Access) to the articles published by researchers at Aarhus University, among others.
Danish researchers now have full, digital access to all peer-reviewed research articles, just as they are guaranteed free and immediate access (Open Access) to the articles published by researchers at the institutions covered by the agreement.
The agreement, which is the first in Denmark, not only ensures full reading access to Elsevier's journals, but also immediate and free Open Access publication for the publisher's final version with a cc-by license in the licensed Elsevier portfolio, when the author is corresponding author affiliated with institution covered by the agreement.
This is the result of the Royal Danish Library's negotiations with the publishing giant Elsevier. The agreement means that the Danish universities’ desire for easy access to research publications will be fulfilled.
Here are some of the main points of the agreement
- The price of the agreement is fixed for the entire period and is based on the price in 2020.
- There is full and unchanged reading access to the Elsevier portfolio for contractual partners covered by the contract.
- Permanent access to 75% of the Elsevier portfolio is ensured, so that institutions themselves can select the part that is considered most valuable, even after the contract expires.
- Immediate and free Open Access publishing for the publisher's final version with a cc-by license in the licensed Elsevier portfolio when the author is the corresponding author affiliated with an institution covered by the agreement.
- Approx. 600 Gold Open Access journals at Elsevier (see list below) and a list of approx. 170 licensed titles (we will bring a list below as soon as it is ready) have not been negotiated as part of the contract.
- Institution-neutral price increase on databases and reference tools from Elsevier of 1.12%