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FinELib consortium continues to negotiate with several publishers to advance open publishing.

In 2018 more than 1,000 open access articles were published in the journals of various publishers under agreements negotiated by the FinELib consortium.

FinELib consortium continues negotiations with Wiley on open access and the right to read Wiley’s journals. During the negotiations, it has been agreed that the current subscription agreement will be extended until the end of 2019. The current agreement does not include any open access rights.

FinELib and Royal Society of Chemistry have made a new RSC Read & Publish -agreement for 2019.

The previous agreement between FinELib and Wiley came to an end on December 31, 2018. Prolonged negotiations haven’t yet affected the daily life of researchers and students.

Why aren’t we purchasing access to scholarly publications at any price necessary? Check here to find out more about the FinELib negotiations and reasons why Taylor & Francis journals are behind a paywall.

Negotiations between the FinELib consortium and Taylor & Francis ended with no positive results. The end of the negotiations means that access to Taylor & Francis journals will end on 1 February 2019.

FinELib’s current contracts with Taylor & Francis and Wiley will expire on December 31, 2018. As that date approaches, the FinELib consortium members are preparing for various scenarios to provide scholars access to necessary articles with minimal disruption or delay, regardless of what happens with the negotiations.