Swiss library consortium renews deal with MDPI

The Consortium of Swiss Academic Libraries has renewed its its strategic partnership with the open-access publisher MDPI.

Through the agreement, 22 institutions will receive partner benefits under MDPI’s Institutional Open Access Program (IOAP), including discounts on article processing charges (APCs).  

Among the institutions participating in the agreement are ETH Zurich and EPFL Lausanne, along with 20 other institutions. As of 2024, more than 19,000 research articles affiliated with Swiss Institutions have been published by MDPI and indexed in Web of Science.

The publisher says the deal “reinforces its commitment to ensuring Swiss research remains at the forefront of global knowledge exchange”.  

Adrian Stefan Zamfir, Institutional Partnerships Manager for the DACH region at MDPI, said: “Renewing our partnership with CSAL reflects the trust and collaboration we’ve cultivated with academic institutions across Switzerland. We’re proud to foster international partnerships that help drive the Open Access movement, empowering researchers to advance knowledge sharing and accessibility at a global  scale.”

As reported in Research Information, the agreement follows MDPI’s recent partnership with more than 100 German institutions and continued collaboration with the UK’s Jisc consortium.

Do you want to read more content like this? SUBSCRIBE to the Research Information Newsline!