Inga OverkampFeb 14, 2025
What Gets Missed in the Discourse on Transformative Agreements by Ádám Dér doi.org/10.1146/katina-20250212-1
#Transformative_Agreements
Show threadNataliia KaliuzhnaSep 3, 2024

@hauschke @tibosl @QSS_ISSI

1. We found that 71.5% of papers from the studied period were #OA, a notable rate given the absence of a #financial OA strategy, national funder mandates, and major #transformative_agreements. 60.9% of all OA publications were published in #national_journals

Susanne GöttkerJun 23, 2023
This is probably the best text you can find right now to understand why #libraries sign #Transformative_Agreements they don't actually like.
https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2023/06/22/guest-post-why-are-uk-libraries-signing-a-springer-nature-deal-they-dont-seem-to-like/
Guest Post — Why Are UK Libraries Signing a Springer-Nature Deal They Don’t Seem to Like?

Libraries continue to sign Transformative Agreements while becoming increasingly convinced that they do not represent the desired transformation. Peter Barr explains why this happens.

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