big deal

Publishing open access as a result of the agreement between Dutch universities and publisher Wiley is possible starting March 4^th 2016.

The Association of Universities in the Netherlands (VSNU) and scientific information provider Elsevier have reached an agreement in principle that marks a milestone in the Netherlands’ transition to Open Access scholarly publishing and provides Dutch researchers with continued subscription access to high-quality research. 
 

SAGE publishers and Dutch universities have signed a two-year agreement on the transition to open access. This agreement enables researchers to publish in open access in SAGE’s academic journals.

Open access is an important, if not crucial part of the current negotiations between VSNU and major publishers about journal subscription fees: the so-called Big Deal talks with Elsevier, Sp