This means that employees and students at Lund University do not have access to journal articles published by Elsevier after June 30, 2018. However, one can still read Elsevier articles published between 1995 and 30 June 2018. LU researchers can continue to publish articles and work editorial in Elsevier's journals.

"In order to take steps towards the goal of immediate open access by 2026 set by the Swedish Government, the Bibsam Consortium has after 20 years decided not to renew the agreement with the scientific publisher Elsevier. To be able to make the necessary transition from a subscription-based to an open access publishing system the Bibsam Consortium requires:

Immediate open access to all articles published in Elsevier journals by researchers affiliated to participating organisations

Reading access for participating organisations to all articles in Elsevier’s 1,900 journals

A sustainable price model that enables a transition to open access

The agreement will be cancelled 30th of June. Elsevier has not been able to present a model that meets the demands of the Bibsam Consortium and the current agreement will not be renewed after 30th of June."

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Elsevier journals with most downloads from Lund University 2017 (Top-20)

Journal of Cleaner Production The Lancet Cell Energy Policy Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews Ecological Economics Journal of Business Research Combustion and Flame Research Policy World Development Science of The Total Environment Social Science & Medicine Neuron Water Research Applied Energy Bioresource Technology Cell Stem Cell Computers in Human Behavior Immunity Current Biology

Elsevier journals with most LU-affiliated articles 2017 (Top-10)

Energy Procedia Journal of Cleaner Production Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics European Urology Proceedings of the Combustion Institute The Lancet International Journal of Hydrogen Energy Resuscitation Cell Reports Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association

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