While working on the revision of a paper on GDPR & open access, I found an interesting table who is fighting whom in science.
| Country | Consortia | Dispute |
|---|---|---|
| The Netherlands | VSNU | Royal Society of Chemistry |
| Germany | Deal | Elsevier |
| Sweden | Bibsam | Elsevier |
| France | Couperin | Springer Nature |
Do we need any of these publishers? I would say no.
What’s currently allowed is in the Sherpa/Romeo list.