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Negotiations continue between DEAL and Wiley

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Wiley

Project DEAL representatives from the Alliance of Science Organizations in Germany and representatives of publishing house Wiley announced their continued negotiations on a future-oriented model for the publishing and reading of scientific literature. Afterwards, the spokesperson for the project steering committee, Prof Dr Horst Hippler, President of the German Rectors' Conference, and Dr Guido F. Herrmann, Managing Director of Wiley-VCH, spoke of a good atmosphere and constructive, focused talks.

They said that nevertheless, due to the complexity of the subject matter, the negotiations would still take some time. For this reason the two sides agreed on an interim solution for those institutions whose contracts end on 31 December 2017. The details of this solution will be agreed in the near future and those institutions will be informed directly.

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About DEAL

The DEAL project was set up by the Alliance of Science Organisations in Germany. As part of the project, national licensing agreements are to be implemented for the entire portfolio of electronic journals of large academic publishers. Further information on the project is available here: http://www.projekt-deal.de/about-deal

About Wiley

Wiley, a global company that includes its German subsidiary, Wiley-VCH, helps people and organizations develop the skills and knowledge they need to succeed. Our online scientific, technical, medical, and scholarly journals, combined with our digital learning, assessment and certification solutions help universities, learned societies, businesses, governments and individuals increase the academic and professional impact of their work. For more than 200 years, we have delivered consistent performance to our stakeholders. The company's website can be accessed at http://www.wiley.com


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