[GOAL] Springer Nature and Germany’s Projekt DEAL finalize world’s largest transformative open access agreement

[Valente, Ana]

Following the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed in August 2019<en/about-us/news/559-springer-nature-mou-en.html>, Springer Nature<https://www.springernature.com/gp> and MPDL Services GmbH<https://mpdl-services.de/> on behalf of Projekt DEAL<https://www.projekt-deal.de/> today announce that the formal contract for the world’s largest transformative Open Access agreement to date has now been signed.

>From January 1st 2020, the agreement provides Open Access publishing services to academic authors at 700+ German research institutions. Extensive access to Springer Nature’s journal portfolio will be granted to participating institutions. The agreement will be published in full text online in conjunction with the start of the sign-up process for German institutions in the second half of January.
Read the press release issued by the German Rectors’ Conference here: hrk.de/press/press-releases/press-release/meldung/springer-nature-and-germanys-projekt-deal-finalise-worlds-largest-transformative-open-access-agree/<https://www.hrk.de/press/press-releases/press-release/meldung/springer-nature-and-germanys-projekt-deal-finalise-worlds-largest-transformative-open-access-agree/>

Learn more about the agreement and Projekt DEAL here: projekt-deal.de/springer-nature-contract/<https://www.projekt-deal.de/springer-nature-contract/>


Ana Valente PhD
Communications and Digital Media Manager
Max Planck Digital Library
Amalienstr. 33, 80799 Munich, Germany
valente at mpdl.mpg.de<mailto:valente at mpdl.mpg.de>
www.mpdl.mpg.de<http://www.mpdl.mpg.de>

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