Update of the Swiss National Open Access Strategy

The umbrella organisation of the Swiss universities (swissuniversities) and the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) have recently updated the Swiss National Open Access Strategy.

The work on updating the strategy started in 2023 and has now been completed after a consultation with universities and key stakeholders, including the research institutes of the ETH domain. The revised strategy aims to make all scholarly publications openly accessible by 2032 at the latest. To be considered Open Access, publications must be immediately available in a machine-readable format, free of charge, with no embargo, and under an open licence. To achieve this vision, the strategy emphasises developing publishing infrastructure and services, establishing a supportive legal framework, negotiating with publishers and fostering an Open Access culture within research communities. There is no overarching plan on how to implement this strategy in Switzerland. Instead, the universities, swissuniversities and the SNSF self-commit to implementing the revised strategy according to their institutional contexts.

Read the revised strategy here.

Information on the strategy review process and the results of the consultation are available here.