National negotiations (Elsevier, Springer Nature, Wiley)
Background
Negotiations have been underway since 2018 at the national level by swissuniversities with the publishing houses Elsevier, Springer Nature and Wiley, as a part of the Swiss National Strategy on Open Access. The objective is to define a new "Read & Publish" license model, namely a license that covers both the consultation of journal articles (Read) and the costs of publishing in Open Access in these same journals (Publish). swissuniversities approach also aims to stem the constant rise in prices, as well as the pressure from publishers to subscribe to 'bundles' of journals ("Big Deals").
On this page you will find essential information on the status of negotiations with these three publishers as well as a FAQ [update 30/04/2021].
Elsevier - agreement signed
Swissuniversities announced the signature of a "Read & Publish" agreement with Elsevier on 26th May 2020. Access to scientific publications is guaranteed and researchers from the Swiss academic community will be exempt from publishing fees from this publisher (with the exception of certain titles).
Springer Nature - agreement signed
The signing of a transformative Open Access agreement with Springer Nature was announced by Swissuniversities on 1st July 2020. Access to scientific publications is guaranteed and researchers from the Swiss academic community will be able to publish immediately in Open Access in Springer Nature’s over 2000 hybrid journals.
Wiley - agreement signed
As no agreement could be signed in 2020, negotiations continued and were concluded with an announcement on 29.04.2021. Access to scientific publications is guaranteed and researchers from the Swiss academic community will be able to publish immediately in Open Access in more than 1400 Wiley hybrid journals.
More details on the new arrangements for publication with these three publishers, and others, are available on the page listing the individual UNIGE agreements with publishers.
FAQ