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AGI 1: Transformation Processes in Scientific Publishing – A Discussion (joint session AGI/SOE/AKjDPG)

AGI 1.2: Hauptvortrag

Montag, 18. März 2024, 15:15–15:30, PTB HS HvHB

On the status of Open Access publishing in Germany — •Gerard Meijer — Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Berlin

In the framework of the DEAL-project, the scientific community in Germany is pursuing the goal of transforming the academic publishing system from a subscription-based system, in which publications are locked behind a paywall, to a system where there is Open Access to scientific publications. OA increases the visibility of the published research, which is of direct benefit to the authors who want their research findings to be known and acknowledged. In OA publishing the copyrights remain where these belong, namely with the authors. Openly accessible publications can be read, reviewed and used more widely by other researchers. This increases the quality of research and accelerates scientific progress. OA makes scientific knowledge more widely available outside of the scientific community and lowers the threshold for various transfer activities. This increases the social effectiveness of (publicly funded) research.

In spite of all these advantages, which are apart from the cost-savings for Germany as a whole, the DEAL-project is viewed upon critically by many. In this short entrance statement, I will therefore focus on the factual achievements.

Keywords: Open Access; DEAL