EU COM releases economic analysis of potential interventions on SPR and research exception

The report, published on 30 April, acknowledges that Europe has achieved higher-than-average OA rates, that no statistically significant effect can be attributed to SPR, and that Gold Open Access (OA) and Transformative Agreements have been the underlying drivers of OA growth in Europe (in line with what our data also shows). Yet it puts forward various scenarios for SPR and research exception modifications which are not properly substantiated and which risk impacting the publishing sector. STM will continue its advocacy on this topic. Learn more here.