Other2026-01-30confirmed
Amazon (AWS) × Elsevier / RELX
Elsevier, a major publisher in the RELX group, signed a $45 million data access agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS). The deal provides AWS with API-based access to metadata and citation graphs from Elsevier's ScienceDirect platform. [11]
Price paid
$45M
Losing bid
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Per unit
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no meaningful ratio
The asset
An API-based data access agreement for ScienceDirect metadata and citation graphs.
The record
- Seller status
- Going concern
- Sector
- scientific, technical, and medical publishing
- Modalities
- text
What it means if you hold data
This deal focuses on metadata and citation linkage, a different type of data asset than full-text archives. It underscores the value of structured, relational data for AI applications that seek to understand the landscape and connections within scientific research, not just the content of individual papers.