STM publisher Springer and the Max Planck Digital Library in Germany have signed an agreement which allows Max Planck researchers to publish their papers open access in more than 1,600 Springer subscription journals and access to over 2,000 Springer journals in total. The Springer Compact agreement, made for the first time with a large single research institution, combines reading and open access publishing in one payment scheme.
A pilot in nature, its aim is to gain experience to help prepare a framework for a sustainable model of open access publishing and access to Springer’s subscription journals. Springer has already made similar pilot agreements with the Association of Dutch Universities and the Austrian Academic Library Consortium.
The Max Planck Society is a co-founder of the international open access movement. Making its scientists’ research findings available for all to read, free of access barriers whenever possible, is a key aspiration of the society. The agreement with Springer will minimize the administrative burden and costs of open access publishing for Max Planck researchers, making the publishing process easier and more efficient.
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