Open access publishing could end academic elitism in science
Emily Bi/Senior Staff
The privatization of academic publishing has perpetuated social inequality by historically deterring disadvantaged universities from accessing research.
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UC Berkeley faculty lead global efforts to increase access to research
Open access publishing has been on the rise in recent years, and UC Berkeley is helping lead the movement away from traditional, subscription-based publishing models.
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Rumored executive order would change landscape of UC subscription partnerships
Twenty-one Nobel laureates submitted an open letter to President Trump on Monday urging him to approve a rumored plan to make federally funded research free and immediately accessible after publication.
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UC libraries continue talks with research publisher Elsevier, enter new agreements
UC libraries have initiated open access to university-authored research with two new publication contracts announced in the new year, while the contracts with research giant Elsevier and other publishers remain in flux.
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31 UC faculty members sign letter suspending services to Elsevier’s Cell Press journals
The letter was written in response to an impasse in negotiations between Elsevier and the UC. The letter states that the signatories will only resume their relationships with Cell Press when an appropriate resolution has been made.
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UC system closes publishing deal with Cambridge University Press
After eight months of negotiations, Cambridge University Press and the UC system agreed to a three-year open-access publishing deal Wednesday.
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UC system ends contract with largest scientific publisher in push for open-access research
The University of California will not renew its subscription to Elsevier, the world’s largest scientific publisher, citing inability to reach an agreement that would give public access to all UC research while keeping the costs associated with for-profit journals down.
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UC to negotiate terms with world’s largest publisher of scholarly articles
On Dec. 31, the five-year contract between the University of California’s California Digital Libraries, or CDL, and Elsevier – the largest publisher of scholarly articles in the world – will expire. Tensions are mounting between the University of California and Elsevier as they strive to negotiate new terms for the next contract.
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