Springer Nature and German Projekt DEAL to Extend Transformational Agreement
November 8, 2023
London | Berlin | New York – November 7, 2023
Springer Nature has announced its plans to extend the current transformational agreement with Germany’s Projekt DEAL for an additional five years. This agreement, building on the initial landmark deal signed in 2020, has already seen a remarkable threefold increase in the number of open access (OA) publications, reaching 15,800 articles in 2022, with nearly 15,000 articles published under DEAL. These developments highlight the commitment of both parties to the principles of open science and its impact on German research worldwide.
The global academic publisher based in Berlin and the DEAL consortium, representing over 1,000 academic research institutions in Germany, have reached an agreement to renew the existing deal. The results to date are proof of the success of this partnership.
The current agreement has led to a significant acceleration in the transition to readily available research, with the number of OA papers published from Germany increasing from under 4,700 in 2018 to approximately 15,800 in 2022, including nearly 15,000 papers published under DEAL. This has also resulted in a substantial increase in the global recognition of German research, with downloads of content published by German researchers in Springer Nature rising from 8.7 million in 2020 to over 48.6 million in 2022. Additionally, there has been a 53% increase in worldwide subscriptions from 2018 to 2022 for German institutions.
Dagmar Laging, VP Institutional Sales Europe at Springer Nature, expressed her views on the agreement, emphasizing the positive impact of the partnership in accelerating the transition to OA in Germany. She commended the increased visibility and use of high-quality German research globally and highlighted the importance of extending the contract to continue supporting open science.
The extended agreement will enable German researchers to continue publishing OA papers in fully OA journals, including Springer Nature’s titles, as well as providing access to subscribed articles in the Springer, Palgrave, and Adis portfolios. A separate framework agreement has also been established with the Max Planck Digital Library (MPDL) regarding the publication of OA articles from Nature research journals.
The final agreement is expected to be signed in the coming weeks, as both parties look forward to further advancing their collaboration in promoting open access and disseminating information.
About the DEAL Consortium
The DEAL consortium, comprising more than 1,000 German academic institutions, is committed to enabling authors from German research institutions to publish immediate open access to their new research articles. It aims to provide constant access to the full text of all publishers’ journals at fair and appropriate prices, based on a forward-looking model.
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November 8, 2023
The success of the current agreement has already more than tripled the number of Open Access publications, strengthening the reach and impact of German research
London | Berlin | New York November 7, 2023
Springer Nature today announced its intention to enter into a new five-year conversion agreement with Germany’s Projekt DEAL. This agreement builds on the landmark transformation agreement signed in 2020. Today, as a result of the success of this agreement, the number of published open access (OA) articles has more than tripled, reaching 15,800 articles in 2022 , including nearly 15,000 articles published under DEAL. The above OA papers have been published. These developments reflect both parties’ commitment to the principles of open science and ensure the reach, impact and use of German research worldwide.
The company, a global academic publisher based in Berlin, and the DEAL consortium, an organization representing more than 1,000 academic research institutions in Germany, have finally agreed to renew the signed agreement in 2020. The results to date are shown below.
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Dagmar Laging, VP Institutional Sales Europe at Springer Naturecomment on this agreement as follows:
“DEAL has achieved solid success in its efforts to accelerate the transition to OA in Germany. The data clearly shows that its impact has increased the visibility and use of high-quality research in German around the world. The purpose of extending the contract is not only to show its value to the German research community, but also to draw attention to the implications of the transformation contract as an important and sustainable driver for open science. We are very happy to build on this success together with the German research community.”
The agreement will allow German researchers to continue publishing OA papers in fully OA journals, including Springer Nature’s Springer, Palgrave, and Adis hybrid journals, as well as fully OA titles of Nature Portfolio. The agreement also includes the provision that all DEAL research institutions will continue to have access to subscribed articles in the Springer, Palgrave and Adis portfolios. In addition, we have entered into a separate framework agreement with the Max Planck Digital Library (MPDL) regarding the publication of OA articles from Nature research journals.
A final agreement is expected to be signed in the coming weeks.
Gerard Meijer, Director of the Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, negotiated this agreement on behalf of DEAL.saying:
“As lead negotiator for the German DEAL consortium, I am pleased to announce the positive opt-in agreement in progress with Springer Nature. Through constructive and reliable discussions, we will only strengthen our partnership. We have reached an agreement in principle which reflects what we share. commitment to promoting open access and promoting the dissemination of information It underlines our commitment to shaping the future of communication.”
Our publisher has been leading the way in making research freely available around the world, and aims to publish 50% of basic research through OA by the end of next year. To learn more about our conversion agreements and open research initiatives, visit our open research page.
To learn more about Springer Nature’s commitment to OA and open research, visit our OA and open research fact sheet, and to learn more about our work, visit our Springer Nature and publishing value page.
About the DEAL Consortium
The German Rectors’ Conference, at the request of the Alliance of German Science Foundations, is working with Projekt DEAL to conclude national Publishing and Reading agreements with major commercial publishers of academic journals. The DEAL consortium is committed to enabling authors from German research institutions to publish immediate open access to many of their new research articles, as well as providing constant access to the full text of all publishers’ journals. We are aiming for an agreement. Fair and appropriate prices for these services need to be defined by a compact, forward-looking model based on the number of articles published. The consortium includes more than 1,000 German academic institutions, mostly publicly funded, including universities, universities of applied sciences, research institutes, and national and regional libraries. For more information,
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