Wiley, a global leader in research and education, has announced the extension of its landmark open access partnership with Projekt DEAL, a countrywide consortium representative of more than 900 academic institutions in Germany.
The landmark agreement, which began in 2019, provides participating Projekt DEAL institutions with the opportunity to access Wiley’s academic journals while enabling researchers from all eligible institutions to publish articles open access in Wiley’s journals. The partnership has delivered a significant uptick in the volume and percentage of articles to be published open access by researchers in Germany. Based on a recent whitepaper, the agreement has fundamentally shifted the way in which research is accessed and communicated in Germany.
In addition, Projekt DEAL and Wiley have collaborated on a number of initiatives aimed at enhancing open research communications in Germany and beyond. These include founding an advisory board to assess the progress of implementation of the agreement; launching the open-access journal Natural Sciences; hosting an early career researcher symposium with 300 participants; and supporting author and library team experiences through improved workflows and communication.
Since signing this agreement, Wiley has led the charge on transformative open access agreements. The more than 25 agreements signed to date support more than 1,300 institutions and deliver open access for more than 40,000 articles annually.
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