Strengthening authors’ rights for the Open Access transformation
Significant progress has been made in the transformation to Open Access in recent years, for example through Read&Publish contracts or financial support for researchers with APC costs. These measures have proven to be effective – but they do lead to considerable additional costs. In the European context, the focus is therefore now on strengthening authors’ rights, and the possibility of a secondary publication right has also been clarified in Switzerland.
Read more about author's rights and the current status in Switzerland in the UB blog.