Editing Elsevier (section)

=== Italy ===
CRUI (an association of Italian universities) sealed a 5-year-long deal for 2018–2022,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.crui.it/archivio-notizie/i-ricercatori-italiani-potranno-beneficiare-dell%E2%80%99accesso-continuo-al-database-sciencedirect-di-elsevie.html |title=I ricercatori italiani potranno beneficiare dell'accesso continuo al database ScienceDirect di Elsevier |website=Conferenza dei Rettori delle Università italiane |access-date=3 March 2021 |language=Italian |trans-title=Italian researchers will benefit from continuous access to Elsevier's ScienceDirect database |archive-date=26 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126072828/https://www.crui.it/archivio-notizie/i-ricercatori-italiani-potranno-beneficiare-dell%E2%80%99accesso-continuo-al-database-sciencedirect-di-elsevie.html |url-status=live }}</ref> despite protests from the scientific community, protests focused on aspects such as the lack of prevention of cost increases by means of the [[Double dipping (publishing)|double dipping]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.roars.it/online/svezia-italia-1-0-berlino-2018-italia-fanalino-di-coda-nellopen-science/ |title=Svezia-Italia 1-0. Berlino 2018: Italia fanalino di coda nell'Open Science |date=10 December 2018 |last=Galimberti |first=Paola |newspaper=Roars: Returns on Academic Research |access-date=3 March 2021 |language=Italian |trans-title=Sweden-Italy 1-0. Berlin 2018: Italy lagging behind in Open Science |archive-date=16 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116205458/https://www.roars.it/online/svezia-italia-1-0-berlino-2018-italia-fanalino-di-coda-nellopen-science/ |url-status=live }}</ref>