Library for the Research Institutes within the ETH Domain: Eawag, Empa, PSI & WSL

The national article cap for cost-free Open Access (OA) publishing in Wiley’s full OA journals is expected to be reached on September 10, 2026 (exact date subject to change). If your article is accepted for publication in a Wiley full OA journal after this quota is reached, the OA fees will not be covered by the Read & Publish agreement, and you will be invoiced directly. Learn how to secure alternative funding and strategically time your submissions below.

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A new Read & Publish agreement with Springer Nature secures broad reading access and cost-free Open Access publishing for researchers at the 4RIs and other Swiss institutions from 2026 to 2029. Negotiated by a working group of swissuniversities and the Consortium of Swiss Academic Libraries, this agreement brings the full Springer Nature portfolio into a single national framework.