September 10, 2025Open Access

Negotiations between Elsevier and Dutch Universities break down: Time for change

Key Points

Negotiations over access to scientific literature between Dutch universities and Elsevier have failed, indicating a potential shift.
Dutch universities insist on open access to knowledge, stating that current publishing profits are excessive.
Universities are uniting in demands for free availability of scientific resources, a vital change in academic publishing.
This breakdown in negotiations highlights the ongoing tension between academic institutions and major publishers.

Abstract

Excellent news this morning: The negotiations between Dutch universities and Elsevier about new contracts for access to the scientific literature have broken down (report in Dutch by VSNU and De Volkskrant). This means universities are finally taking a stand: We want scientific knowledge to be freely available as open access to anyone who wants to read it, and we believe publishers are making more than enough money as it is. Moving towards fully

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synapsesocial.com/papers/68c1e17054b1d3bfb60fea00 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.59350/4j904-dce74

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