End to U Cal-Elsevier no speaks

Journal giant Elsevier and Uni California dug in no-deal heels over open access to research journals last year – but now they are talking about talking

Last year the two ended negotiations on a new journal contract – with open access to U Cal research the deal-breaker, (CMM March 4).

But since then Elsevier has struck OA deals in Europe and in the US.  And now it seems it is willing to start talking to U Cal, with its Office of Scholarly Communications stating, “the parties are planning to hold a meeting to explore reopening negotiations.”

U Cal also reports OA progress with other organisations, including publishers Wiley and Springer Nature, and two scholarly associations who publish journals. “Conversations with other publishers are also in the pipeline,” U Cal add, presumably to assist Elsevier think through its OA issues.