The universities in Switzerland (swissuniversities) were in negotiations with Wiley for almost a year to establish a good Read & Publish agreement at a fair price. After swissuniversities submitted a compromise offer, which was not accepted by Wiley, the negotiations were discontinued in March 2025.

swissuniversities’ announcement of the “no-deal situation” can be read at https://www.swissuniversities.ch/en/topics/open-science/publisher-negotiations/wiley.

It is one of many signs that a new approach to scientific publishing is needed.

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