AI is moving scholarly and professional content into practice environments where users rehearse judgment, respond to scenarios, receive feedback, and demonstrate competence. This raises the operational importance of structured content, metadata, rights-aware reuse, source clarity, review status, version control, disclosure, verification, confidentiality, assessment logic, quality assurance, platform integration, expert oversight, and professional education governance.
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Clarivate publishes 2025 Sustainability ReportClarivate Plc has released its 2025 Sustainability Report, outlining progress toward its environmental and social responsibility goals. The report notes a 24% reduction in total reported greenhouse gas emissions compared to the previous year. The company works with more than 45,000 organizations worldwide, including…
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UNESCO launches Open Science Platform to enhance global knowledge sharingUNESCO has introduced the Open Science Platform, a digital tool designed to promote open access to its scientific knowledge and research outputs while tracking global progress on open science. The launch took place during UN Open Source Week 2026, held from June 22 to 26 in New…
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JMIR Publications and Eindhoven University of Technology extend open access publishing agreementJMIR Publications and Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) have extended their Institutional Publishing Agreement for an additional two years, continuing the partnership until June 30, 2028. • Publishing extension: The agreement covers all articles accepted through June 30, 2028. • Flat-fee model: TU/e corresponding authors will not…
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Illinois State Library launches statewide digital library program with EBSCO resourcesThe Illinois State Library has selected EBSCO Information Services to provide a comprehensive collection of research databases for the state’s first statewide digital library program. The initiative makes licensed digital content available to academic, public, school, and special libraries across Illinois. Resources include newspapers, magazines, scholarly journals,…
Read more American Academy of Neurology names new Editor-in-Chief for Continuum JournalThe American Academy of Neurology (AAN) has announced that A. Gordon Smith, MD, FAAN, will become the next editor-in-chief of Continuum: Lifelong Learning in Neurology®, the organization’s official continuing medical education journal. Smith will assume the role on May 1, 2027, following the departure…
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 13th PUBMET Conference on Scholarly Communication in the Context of Open Science will focus on Communities in Open Scholarly Communication: Governance, Responsibility, and Shared Infrastructures. Hosted at the University of Zadar, the event will explore how communities shape open science practices, addressing issues of responsibility, ownership, governance, inclusion, and…
Read MoreThe ALPSP Annual Conference 2026, taking place in Manchester from September 9–11, will look beyond scholarly publishing to explore how the community can thrive in a rapidly changing world. Through dynamic plenaries and parallel sessions, the program will deliver practical insights on AI, industry benchmarking, community engagement, global markets, diversity,…
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