By 2024, all publications financed in Switzerland using public funds will have to be accessible to everyone free of charge. At its general meeting of 31 January 2017, swissuniversities approved the National Open Access Strategy, which was subsequently endorsed by the Swiss University Conference (SHK).
Swiss National Strategy on Open Access (PDF)
At its plenary meeting on 8 February 2018, swissuniversities approved an action plan to implement the national strategy, which was subsequently endorsed by the governing board of the Swiss University Conference (SHK) on 23 February 2018.
Swiss National Strategy on Open Access – Action Plan (PDF, available in German and French)
