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Revised Elsevier Offer Endorsed for 2026

Monday, 15 December 2025

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Following recent sector-wide communications about paused negotiations with Elsevier for 2026, the Council of Australasian University Librarians (CAUL) has confirmed a positive development.

Earlier discussions had stalled when the parties were unable to reach agreement on key commercial terms, including pricing, agreement structure and the inclusion of gold open access publishing.

The CAUL Open Access Negotiation Strategy Committee (COANSC) has endorsed a revised offer from Elsevier, providing an in-principle read and publish agreement for 2026. This revised offer includes substantially improved conditions, such as significant sector-wide cost reductions and an increase in uncapped open access publishing.

Finalisation of the agreement is expected in the new year. For now, CAUL has assured members that no disruption to read or publish services is anticipated in the interim.

ECU Library will provide further updates as additional information becomes available.

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