Italian open-science association seeks end to transformative deals

Association president says agreements have not shifted scholarly publishing to open access as planned

Italy should shift away from using so-called transformative agreements to pay for scholarly publishing, according to AISA, the Italian association for the promotion of open science.

These agreements are generally national-level contracts that academic institutions sign with commercial publishers to access the subscription-based content of their journals and cover the costs of publishing in their journals with open access.