AI is becoming part of the chain of custody in scholarly publishing, touching manuscripts, evidence, metadata, rights, review materials, and platform workflows. Its value will depend on guardrails that preserve reviewability, provenance, confidentiality, disclosure, accountability, rights-aware use, escalation, correction, and continuity across the scholarly record.
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Elsevier and CzechELib sign five-year open access agreement for Czech institutionsElsevier has entered into its first agreement with the CzechELib consortium, led by the National Library of Technology (NTK) of the Czech Republic. The five-year arrangement provides financial support for open access publishing in selected Elsevier hybrid journals, allowing eligible corresponding authors from Czech…
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Nature Conference on AI and Healthcare to be held under French Presidential PatronageThe upcoming Nature Conference, Redefining Healthcare in the Age of AI, organized by Springer Nature in collaboration with the Paris Institute for Transplantation & Organ Regeneration (PITOR), will take place in Paris from September 8–10, 2026. The event will be held under the High…
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Wiley publishes NIST Mass Spectral Library 2026 in multiple formatsWiley has announced the release of the NIST/EPA/NIH EI Mass Spectral Library 2026 and the NIST MS/MS Spectral Library 2026, available in multiple instrument‑ready formats. Developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), these databases represent more than four decades of evaluation and expansion, serving…
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CABI and CNUDST sign three-year publishing agreementCABI has entered into a three‑year publication agreement with the Centre National Universitaire de Documentation Scientifique et Technique (CNUDST) in Tunisia. Under the agreement, author fees are fully covered for publishing in CABI’s journals. The CABI journals portfolio includes four fully open access titles…
Read more Amsterdam University Press acquires ATF Press Publishing GroupAmsterdam University Press (AUP) has acquired the ATF Press Publishing Group, an independent academic publisher based in Adelaide, Australia, effective July 1, 2026. The acquisition includes ATF Press’s full backlist of more than 400 titles published over the past 34 years. The integration process…
Read more APA Publishing appoints Kathryn Ridout as Editor of Psychiatric Research and Clinical PracticeThe American Psychiatric Association (APA) Publishing has appointed Dr. Kathryn Ridout as Editor of Psychiatric Research and Clinical Practice, its quarterly peer‑reviewed journal. Dr. Ridout is a research scientist with the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research and a senior psychiatrist with The Permanente Medical Group. She has…
Read moreEverything you need to know in the scholarly publishing space, all in one place. Browse our collection of resources featuring articles, whitepapers and presentations relevant to the publishing industry, particularly STM publishing. Our collection of resources covers topics such as Open Access publishing, Research Publishing, peer review and author support for Scholarly communication, and AI-ML/NLP in Scholarly communication.
Diamond Open Access: Global Paradigm Shift in Scholarly Publishing
Diamond Open Access is an innovative model that ensures research outputs are freely accessible without imposing financial burdens on authors and readers. UNESCO assists Member States in formulating Open Access policies, and the Global Summit on Diamond Open Access held in Toluca, Mexico in October 2023 provided a global platform…
Generative AI in Scholarly Publishing – Exploring Opportunities & Addressing Threats
Generative AI is rapidly advancing with models like ChatGPT, LLaMA, and BERT, driven by progress in deep learning, computing power, and extensive datasets. These advancements enable AI to generate increasingly sophisticated and human-like outputs, impacting industries from virtual assistants to autonomous vehicles and smart homes. Beyond individual applications, AI is…
Browse our events calendar to plan your attendance at the most relevant events in the scholarly publishing industry. This section contains a collection of seminars, conferences, discussions, webinars, and annual meetings to enable you to be seen at the most relevant events.
The 2026 Frankfurt Book Fair will take place from October 7–11, 2026, in Frankfurt, Germany, serving as the world's leading international marketplace for content, publishing, and media. Bringing together publishers, authors, literary agents, technology providers, rights professionals, and content innovators from around the globe, the event provides a premier platform…
Read MoreThe NISO Plus Global Online 2026 conference will convene stakeholders from across the information community to discuss shared challenges and explore potential solutions. Building on discussions from the February 2026 NISO Plus Baltimore meeting, the online program will focus on emerging technologies and the role of artificial intelligence in scholarly…
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