UC Terminates Subscriptions with World’s Largest Scientific Publisher in Push for Open Access

UC terminates subscriptions with world’s largest scientific publisher in push for open access to publicly funded research – University of California (free)

Commentaries: The costs of academic publishing are absurd. The University of California is fighting back – VOX (free) AND University of California breaks up with major publisher over research access dispute – STAT (free)

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