Editing Elsevier (section)

=== Germany ===
Since 2018 and as of 2023,<ref name="science202308" /> almost no academic institution in Germany is subscribed to Elsevier.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.projekt-deal.de/vertragskundigungen-elsevier-2018/|title=Vertragskündigungen Elsevier 2018|last=Haufe|first=Gottfried|date=20 November 2018|website=www.projekt-deal.de|access-date=6 March 2019|archive-date=6 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306044759/https://www.projekt-deal.de/vertragskundigungen-elsevier-2018/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|url=https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-00492-4|title=Thousands of scientists run up against Elsevier's paywall|last=Else|first=Holly|date=5 February 2019|journal=Nature|access-date=6 March 2019|doi=10.1038/d41586-019-00492-4|s2cid=86526472|archive-date=8 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308013032/https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-00492-4|url-status=live|url-access=subscription}}</ref>

Germany's DEAL project ([[Projekt DEAL]]), which includes over 60 major research institutions<!--consortium of state-funded universities and research organizations-->, has announced that all of its members are cancelling their contracts with Elsevier, effective 1 January 2017. The boycott is in response to Elsevier's refusal to adopt "transparent business models" to "make publications more openly accessible".<ref>{{cite web|last1=Doctorow|first1=Cory|title=Germany-wide consortium of research libraries announce boycott of Elsevier journals over open access|url=https://boingboing.net/2016/12/15/germany-wide-consortium-of-res.html|publisher=Boing Boing|access-date=27 December 2016|date=15 December 2016|archive-date=27 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161227040525/http://boingboing.net/2016/12/15/germany-wide-consortium-of-res.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=No full-text access to Elsevier journals to be expected from 1 January 2017 on|url=https://www.sub.uni-goettingen.de/en/news/details/voraussichtlich-keine-volltexte-von-zeitschriften-des-elsevier-verlags-ab-dem-112017/|publisher=Göttingen State and University Library|access-date=27 December 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161227132101/https://www.sub.uni-goettingen.de/en/news/details/voraussichtlich-keine-volltexte-von-zeitschriften-des-elsevier-verlags-ab-dem-112017/|archive-date=27 December 2016}}</ref><ref name="nature1" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lrk-bw.de/index.php/pressemitteilungen|title=Pressemitteilungen|website=Lrk-bw.de|language=de-de|access-date=11 July 2017|trans-title=Press Releases|archive-date=11 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170711132409/http://www.lrk-bw.de/index.php/pressemitteilungen|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/49906/title/Major-German-Universities-Cancel-Elsevier-Contracts/ |title=Major German Universities Cancel Elsevier Contracts |website=The Scientist |last=Kwon |first=Diana |date=17 July 2017 |access-date=27 January 2021 |archive-date=28 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171028122903/http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/49906/title/Major-German-Universities-Cancel-Elsevier-Contracts/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |url=https://www.science.org/content/article/bold-open-access-push-germany-could-change-future-academic-publishing |title=A bold open-access push in Germany could change the future of academic publishing |last1=Kupferschmidt |first1=Kai |last2=Vogel |first2=Gretchen |date=23 August 2017 |website=Science |access-date=27 January 2021 |archive-date=6 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211106100330/https://www.science.org/content/article/bold-open-access-push-germany-could-change-future-academic-publishing |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.hrk.de/press/press-releases/press-release/meldung/researchers-resign-editorship-of-elsevier-journals-4237/ |title=Researchers resign editorship of Elsevier journals |publisher=[[German Rectors' Conference]] |date=12 October 2017 |access-date=27 January 2021 |archive-date=17 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171017042346/https://www.hrk.de/press/press-releases/press-release/meldung/researchers-resign-editorship-of-elsevier-journals-4237/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Horst Hippler, spokesperson for the DEAL consortium states that "taxpayers have a right to read what they are paying for" and that "publishers must understand that the route to open-access publishing at an affordable price is irreversible".<ref name="nature1" /> In July 2017, another 13 institutions announced that they would also be cancelling their subscriptions to Elsevier journals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2017/07/26/93682/german-universities-to-let-elsevier-contracts-lapse/|title=German universities to let Elsevier contracts lapse {{!}} Books+Publishing|website=Booksandpublishing.com.au|access-date=29 July 2017|archive-date=29 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729232013/https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2017/07/26/93682/german-universities-to-let-elsevier-contracts-lapse/|url-status=live}}</ref> In August 2017, at least 185 German institutions had cancelled their contracts with Elsevier.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.projekt-deal.de/vertragskundigungen-elsevier-2017/|title=Vertragskündigungen Elsevier 2017 – Projekt DEAL|website=Projekt-deal.de|access-date=12 September 2017|archive-date=12 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912165826/https://www.projekt-deal.de/vertragskundigungen-elsevier-2017/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2018, whilst negotiations were ongoing, around 200 German universities that cancelled their subscriptions to Elsevier journals were granted complimentary open access to them until this ended in July of the year.<ref name="matthews-2018">
{{cite news
|last1=Matthews
|first1=David
|title=Elsevier maintains German access despite failure to strike deal
|date=4 January 2018
|work=Times Higher Education (THE)
|location=London, United Kingdom
|issn=0049-3929
|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/elsevier-maintains-german-access-despite-failure-strike-deal
|access-date=5 January 2018
|archive-date=5 January 2018
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180105021857/https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/elsevier-maintains-german-access-despite-failure-strike-deal
|url-status=live
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/universities-in-germany-and-sweden-lose-access-to-elsevier-journals--64522 |title=Universities in Germany and Sweden Lose Access to Elsevier Journals |last=Kwon |first=Diana |date=19 July 2018 |website=The Scientist |access-date=3 March 2021 |archive-date=8 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308202352/https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/universities-in-germany-and-sweden-lose-access-to-elsevier-journals--64522 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="schiermeier-2018">{{cite journal |last1=Schiermeier |first1=Quirin |title=Germany vs Elsevier: universities win temporary journal access after refusing to pay fees |date=4 January 2018 |journal=Nature News |volume=553 |issue=7687 |page=137 |issn=1476-4687 |doi=10.1038/d41586-018-00093-7 |pmid=29323311 |bibcode=2018Natur.553..137S |doi-access=free}}</ref>

On 19 December 2018, the [[Max Planck Society]] (MPS) announced that the existing subscription agreement with Elsevier would not be renewed after the expiration date of 31 December 2018. MPS counts 14,000 scientists in 84 research institutes, publishing 12,000 articles each year.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mpdl.mpg.de/en/505 |title=Max Planck Society discontinues agreement with Elsevier; stands firm with Projekt DEAL negotiations |website=Max Planck Digital Library |access-date=3 March 2021 |archive-date=11 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220111062713/https://www.mpdl.mpg.de/en/505 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="mps20181219">{{cite news|first1=Gary|last1=Price|url=https://www.infodocket.com/2018/12/19/max-planck-society-discontinues-agreement-with-elsevier-affirms-support-for-projekt-deal/|title=Max Planck Society Discontinues Agreement with Elsevier. Affirms Support for Projekt Deal|work=infodocket.com Library Journal|date=19 December 2018|access-date=19 December 2018|archive-date=20 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181220033858/https://www.infodocket.com/2018/12/19/max-planck-society-discontinues-agreement-with-elsevier-affirms-support-for-projekt-deal/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2023 Elsevier and DEAL reached a tentative agreement on a [[Project DEAL#Publish and read model|publish and read model]], which would take effect until 2028 if at least 70% of the eligible institutions opt into it.<ref name="science202308">{{cite web|url=https://www.science.org/content/article/german-science-organizations-strike-open-access-deal-elsevier|title=German science organizations strike open-access deal with Elsevier|date=2023-09-06|author=Gretchen Vogel}}</ref>