Read & Publish: no-deal with publisher Wiley for 2025

No agreement has been reached between swissuniversities, representing the participating institutions, and the publisher Wiley so far. Negotiations have not yet resulted in a mutually acceptable agreement and are therefore still ongoing.

Effects on publication options

In this situation, USI authors can no longer publish new articles free of charge both in Gold and Hybrid Open Access (OA) journals until further notice.

USI Libraries recommend, starting 1 January, not to accept paid Open Access publication for articles. As an alternative, researchers are invited to deposit articles in Green Open Access in the institutional repository SUSI. For depositing and related information, please contact [email protected].

Effects on reading access to articles

Reading access is expected to continue until the end of January 2025. Once Wiley disables access, new content published from 1 January 2025 onwards will not be accessible, except if available Open Access. Access will be provided to content published during 2016-2024, but can be limited to subscriptions taken out in previous years by USI Libraries. Should it be impossible to access an article of interest, researchers may explore the alternative routes indicated in the factsheet "How to get the article?" produced by the Libraries on the basis of swissuniversities' recommendations.

The USI Libraries are available to support and orient researchers, as well as for broader information and elucidation. Updated information on the negotiations will be communicated in due time. You can find the latest information on the dedicated page of swissuniversities.

For more information:
Open Access
[email protected]
Lugano Campus: https://it.bul.sbu.usi.ch/information/open_access
Mendrisio Campus: https://biblio.arc.usi.ch/en/pubblicare_e_depositare/sostegno_finanziario

Q&A

1. Will a no-deal situation jeopardise Swiss research and education?

Experience in Switzerland and internationally shows that a no-deal situation restricts access to literature but does not significantly impede research and teaching. Research articles can be obtained legally through alternative channels mentioned above.

2. How long does a no-deal situation last?

A no-deal situation will last as long as there is no acceptable agreement with Wiley. The

negotiation team will continue the negotiations with the publisher to find a solution.

3. Can institutions or researchers continue to pay APCs for individual articles?

Swissuniversities recommends that institutions do not pay for hybrid and Gold OA articles

from central funds. USI sticks in principle to this line of procedure, in order not to weaken the Swiss position in the negotiations.

4. Will the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) pay Open Access fees for Gold Open Access journals of Wiley?

As is recommended in point 3, the SNSF acts in unison with the higher education institutions and will stop paying OA fees for Wiley Gold OA journals.

5. If an agreement can be found later in 2025, will articles in hybrid journals be made Open Access retrospectively?

This will be part of the negotiations.

6. Can USI subscribe to individual journal titles?

In principle, institutions can subscribe to selected journals. However, as in non-contractual

situations with other publishers, it is important to keep these subscriptions to a minimum so as not to weaken the Swiss negotiation power. The USI Libraries will avoid subscribing to selected journals if not strictly indispensable.

7. How can authors comply with the Open Access requirement of the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) and other funders? Are they temporarily suspended?

If publishing in hybrid journals, authors can still comply with the SNSF’s OA requirements by applying the “Rights Retention Strategy” and depositing their final manuscripts in a

repository (Green OA). In any case, the SNSF monitors compliance to its OA regulations sensibly and will account for the current no-deal situation.