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flag A new 2026 agreement with Elsevier cuts costs, boosts open access, and ensures continued journal access for Australasian universities.

flag A major in-principle agreement between the Council of Australasian University Librarians and Elsevier, effective 2026, secures significant cost reductions, uncapped hybrid open access publishing across Elsevier’s full portfolio—including Cell Press and The Lancet—and addresses inequities in legacy pricing. flag The deal, reached without disrupting access to 1,659 journals, will enable over 10,000 regional research articles to be published openly. flag It follows successful negotiations with three other major publishers under a trans-Tasman framework, marking a coordinated regional effort to improve affordability and open access while ensuring long-term sustainability.

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