Stephen EglenShould the UK make a deal with Springer Nature (SN)?
I argue that the UK should no longer support transformative deals; other forward-looking models are proposed.
1. Nature APCs are not justified.
2. Gold OA is not the only way forward.
3. Gold OA creates another paywall that prevents many authors from publishing.
4. SN refuse to recognise #RightsRetention for all authors.
5. SN have not met last year's targets for over half their transformative journals.
Should the UK make a deal with Springer Nature? - Unlocking Research
This is a guest post by Prof. Stephen J. Eglen on the concurrent negotiations between the UK academic sector and the publisher Springer Nature. Prof. Eglen is a Fellow of Magdalene College and Professor of Computational Neuroscience in the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics at the University of Cambridge. This post does not … Continue reading Should the UK make a deal with Springer Nature? →
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