Crispr pioneer among University of California researchers boycotting Elsevier
By 
Patrick Hughes2019-08-12T14:30:00
Open letter to the journal publisher withholding editorial work has been signed by 31 members of the university
31 members of Cell Press editorial boards at the University of California (UC) have suspended their ‘editorial services’ to Elsevier as part of an on-going dispute between the university and publishing giant over the cost of journal subscriptions and open access. Among the signatories is Jennifer Doudna, one of the original developers of the Crispr gene-editing technique.