| Publisher |
Wiley |
| Agreement ID | wiley2025csal |
| Agreement labeling | Wiley Read & Publish |
| Has the agreement been disclosed and published? | Yes |
| URL | https://consortium.ch/wp_live/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/ Wiley_Journals_agreement_2025-2027_redacted.pdf |
| Agreement period | 01/01/2025 – 12/31/2027 |
| Consortia / Institution | Consortium of Swiss Academic Libraries |
| Country | Switzerland |
| SIZE
Approximate range of annual corresponding author publications |
2000 |
| COSTS
How do the costs of the agreement relate to previous subscription-only agreements with the publisher? |
Agreement costs within the range of the previous spending level |
| Comments on cost development | Previous “costs in the wild” for Gold publications are included in the first-year fee. Only minor cost increases in subsequent years. |
| FINANCIAL SHIFT
Transformative agreements vary by their transformative mechanisms, meaning the way in which financing is shifted from the subscription side to open access publishing. What are the characteristics of this agreement to this regard? |
Subscriptions fully converted to OA publishing fees (access related costs 5% or less) |
| RISK SHARING
How do entitlements for open access publishing correlate to the anticipated article output? Which mechanisms for risk sharing have been agreed in cases of exceeding or not reaching the number of OA publishing entitlements? |
The cap for hybrid articles is generous; the cap for Gold is likely sufficient |
| OA COVERAGE
Are all journals relevant to your affiliated authors (in which you expect them to publish) eligible for OA publishing under the agreement? |
Yes |
| Are fully open access journals covered by the agreement? | Yes |
| OA LICENSE | CC-BY preference, exceptions allowed |
| ARTICLE TYPES |
Original research articles Review articles Case Study, Case Study Media, Commentary, Data Article, Education, Lecture, Method and Protocol, Perspective, Practice and Policy, Rapid Publication, Short Communication, Technical Note |
| ACCESS COSTS
What is the approximate share of access related costs of the overall agreement? |
0% |
| ACCESS COVERAGE
Are all read relevant journals covered by the agreement? |
Yes |
| PERPETUAL ACCESS RIGHTS | Yes |
| WORKFLOW ASSESSMENT | Ok |
| OVERALL ASSESSMENT AND COMMENTS | It is an all-inclusive agreement that covers all portfolios and will most likely not lead to substantial additional “costs in the wild” |
| Request contact to the licensee | contact@esac-initiative.org |