Elsevier and the Robert Koch Institute Partner to Broaden Access

Agreement Paves way for Systematic Posting of Manuscripts in Institutional Repositories

AMSTERDAM, January 24, 2011 - Elsevier, the world-leading publisher of scientific, technical and
medical information products and services, and the Robert Koch Institute
announced they have entered into a two-year trial agreement enabling
researchers at Robert Koch Institute to systematically post their manuscripts
in the institutional repository.

Elsevier and the Robert Koch Institute share the goal of broadening
access to scientific information. The partnership serves this goal, and it
makes the work of authors of the Robert Koch Institute and the contribution
of the institute to research more visible and useful. Many scientists have a
desire to post their manuscripts in their institutions' repositories, but
feel reluctant to do so without the consent of their publisher. This type of
agreement helps solve that issue.

"Elsevier is committed to ensuring universal access to research articles
in a sustainable way," said Alicia Wise, Director of Universal Access at
Elsevier. "We permit voluntary posting by authors on their web sites or in
repositories organized by institutions to which the author is affiliated - or
was affiliated at the time of the preparation of the manuscript. Agreements
like this between Elsevier and a research institution enable authors to post
their manuscripts with full confidence that they are consistent with the
requirements of both the institution and publisher.

"This type of agreement facilitates access to research through
institutional repositories, helping authors, institutions and publishers
reach out to an even wider audience," she added. "We hope to achieve similar
agreements with other institutions in 2011."

About Elsevier

Elsevier is a world-leading publisher of scientific, technical and
medical information products and services. The company works in partnership
with the global science and health communities to publish more than 2,000
journals, including The Lancet (www.thelancet.com/)and Cell
(www.cell.com/), and close to 20,000 book titles, including major
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deliver better outcomes more cost-effectively.

A global business headquartered in Amsterdam, Elsevier (
www.elsevier.com/wps/find/homepage.cws_home) employs 7,000 people
worldwide. The company is part of Reed Elsevier Group PLC (
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information provider, which is jointly owned by Reed Elsevier PLC and Reed
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About Robert Koch Institute

The Robert Koch Institute (www.rki.de) is the German central
federal institution responsible for disease control and prevention and is the
national reference institution for the Public Health Sector.

Apart from the enforcement of special laws, the tasks at the Robert Koch
Institute include the obligation to compile scientific findings as a basis
for political decisions concerning health issues. The Robert Koch Institute
communicates and cooperates with partners in the scientific sector, the
Public Health Service and the Health Care Sector. The institute has major
responsibilities in the field of scientific investigation, epidemiologic and
medical analysis and evaluation of dangerous diseases and those with a high
prevalence or of increased public or health-related political significance.

In 2007 the Robert Koch Institute signed the Berlin Declaration of Open
Access.

With the launch of the institutional repository (edoc.rki.de) in
April 2009, the Robert Koch Institute provides the possibility to deposit
publications from its scientists and institutional information and make them
more visible and accessible. .

The Robert Koch Institute is currently the only German Federal
Departmental Research Establishment that runs a institutional repository.

    Media contacts

    Harald Boersma
    Senior Manager, Corporate Relations, Elsevier
    H.Boersma@elsevier.com
    +31-20-485-27-36

    Susanne Glasmacher
    Press officer, Robert Koch-Institut
    Nordufer 20
    13353 Berlin
    presse@rki.de
    +41(0)30-18754-2286 /-2562 /-2239

Media contacts: Harald Boersma, Senior Manager, Corporate Relations, Elsevier, H.Boersma at elsevier.com, +31-20-485-27-36; Susanne Glasmacher, Press officer, Robert Koch-Institut, Nordufer 20, 13353 Berlin, presse at rki.de, +41(0)30-18754-2286 /-2562 /-2239