University of California strikes research access deal with Nature publisher

The University of California system has struck a deal with publishing company Springer Nature, in what's being billed as the largest ever open-access agreement in North America. The move could put pressure on other academic publishers, including the largest, Elsevier, to also meet the demands of a growing number of institutions calling for fairer open-access agreements. According to the deal, UC researchers will be able to publish open-access articles in paywalled Springer Nature journals, and eventually also in Nature-branded journals, which are part of the publishing group. STAT Plus subscribers can read more here.