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From no access to get access. Background information on the contractual negotiations with the publisher Wiley.
Contractual negotiations
With the National Open Access Strategy, swissuniversities have set themselves the goal of making all scientific publications freely accessible ("Open Access", abbreviated OA) from 2032 onwards. In addition to implementation through pure Open Access publications (Gold OA) and secondary publications in repositories (Green OA), so-called Read & Publish agreements are a central component of swissuniversities' Action Plan (in German). With these agreements, university members should not only continue to have access to the range of journals offered by a publisher, but also be able to publish in them openly and free of charge at the same time.
No agreement meeting the requirements of swissuniversities has been reached with Wiley as part of these negotiations.
Reading access to journals
A no-deal scenario could restrict reading access to the publisher's content. New publications from 2025 will probably no longer be readily available in full text from the end of January. However, content from the years 2016-2024 will continue to be available to ZHAW members.
Open Access Publishing
The ZHAW will no longer cover the costs of Open Access publications due to the lack of a contract. This applies to all journal articles accepted for publication after 1 January 2025.
In the event of access restrictions, this website will be supplemented with information on alternative access channels and counselling services.