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Germany vs Elsevier: universities win temporary journal access after refusing to pay fees
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Germany vs Elsevier: universities win temporary journal access after refusing to pay fees
Scientists in Germany can still read journals even though institutions there have not renewed their subscriptions.
The Dutch publishing giant Elsevier has granted uninterrupted access to its paywalled journals for researchers at around 200 German universities and research institutes that had refused to renew their individual subscriptions at the end of 2017.
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