The agreement between swissuniversities and Wiley guarantees full reading access for members of Swiss higher education institutions and members of participating organisations to the entire Wiley journal portfolio. They also can publish in Wiley's approximately 1,900 journals in Open Access at no additional cost. The agreement provides for a quota of articles that meets (Gold OA) or exceeds (Hybrid) the expected needs of Swiss researchers.
Luciana Vaccaro, President of swissuniversities, emphasises: "Starting in 2025, our researchers will be able to publish all expected articles with Wiley in Open Access. In the negotiations, we were able to achieve our goals for high-quality Open Access publications. This sets an im-portant standard for future negotiations."
A central goal of the second round of negotiations with Wiley, to integrate publishing in Gold OA journals into the overall agreement in a cost-neutral manner, was achieved: the agreement now also includes the Gold OA portfolio. This means that the publication fees, which were previously paid on a decentralised basis, will be financed centrally by the institutions in future.
The agreement also explicitly regulates the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in connection with licensed content and guarantees members of Swiss higher education institutions the greatest possible flexibility in the use of AI tools to analyse Wiley publications in research, teaching and innovation.
The negotiations with Wiley took place as part of the second round of negotiations with publishers (“Big Deal Negotiations”), which has now been concluded. Open Access negotiations with major scientific publishers are an important part of the Swiss Open Access strategy, which pursues the vision of making publicly funded research results directly accessible to all free of charge. The agreement can be accessed soon on the website of the Consortium of Swiss Academic Libraries.
Further information: Publisher negotiations with Wiley and objectives of the negotiation mandate.
swissuniversities in its own words:
swissuniversities is the conference of rectors of Swiss universities. The umbrella organisationis is the common voice of the Swiss universities and promotes cooperation and coordination between the universities and the various types of universities: www.swissuniversities.ch
The Consortium of Swiss Academic Libraries in its own words:
The Consortium of Swiss Academic Libraries acquires licences for academic resources (electronic journals, e-books and databases). It offers a wide range of services and supports the endeavours towards a national Open Access strategy. It thus makes a significant contribution to ensuring the quality and competitiveness of Switzerland as a centre of higher education and research: www.consortium.ch
Wiley in its own words:
Wiley (NYSE: WLY) is one of the world's largest publishers and a trusted leader in research and learning. Our industry-leading content, services, platforms, and knowledge networks are tailored to meet the evolving needs of our customers and partners, including researchers, students, instructors, professionals, institutions, and corporations. We empower knowledge-seekers to transform today's biggest obstacles into tomorrow's brightest opportunities. For more than two centuries, Wiley has been delivering on its timeless mission to unlock human potential: www.wiley.com