In their announcement from Tokyo today (November 18), the Netherlands’ Elsevier and the Japan Alliance of University Library Consortia for E-Resources are outlining a three-year proposal for subscription publishing “with measures to support Japan’s open access goals.” The agreement is to go into effect on January 1 and is the first of its kind for Elsevier in the Asia-Pacific region and in Japan.
Source: Japanese Consortium and Elsevier Announce an Open Access Proposal