COAR Notify ecosystem continues expansion with platform integrations, new tools, and implementation planning - May 7, 2025
The COAR Notify Project, funded by Arcadia and now beyond the midpoint of its four-year duration, has reported continued expansion in the adoption of the COAR Notify Protocol. Since the previous update in December 2024, multiple developments have progressed, and additional implementations are underway. The growing COAR… Read More
Duke University Press to join MIT Press’s Direct to Open program in 2026 - May 7, 2025
Beginning in 2026, Duke University Press will participate in the MIT Press’s Direct to Open (D2O) initiative, marking the first collaboration of its kind between D2O and another university press. The partnership expands the scope of openly accessible monographs in the humanities and social… Read More
Beijing International Book Fair to launch academic publishing hub and STM conference in 2025 - May 7, 2025
The Beijing International Book Fair (BIBF), scheduled for 18–22 June 2025, will introduce a new academic and digital publishing hub alongside the launch of the inaugural STM APAC Conference, signaling a major expansion in its focus on scholarly communication. This initiative, supported by over 200 global libraries… Read More
AIP Publishing appoints André Anders as interim Editor-in-Chief of Physics of Fluids - May 7, 2025
AIP Publishing has named André Anders, Professor Emeritus of Applied Physics at Leipzig University and former Director of the Leibniz Institute of Surface Engineering (IOM), as interim editor-in-chief of Physics of Fluids. He assumes the role following the tenure of Alan Jeffrey Giacomin, who led the journal… Read More
Wiley collaborates with AWS to launch AI literature search agent for life sciences - May 6, 2025
Wiley has announced a new collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to introduce a generative AI agent designed for scientific literature search. Set to debut at the 7th annual AWS Life Sciences Symposium in New York City on May 6, this initiative marks the… Read More
Nature to launch two new journals—Nature Health and Nature Sensors—in 2026 - May 6, 2025
Nature Portfolio will expand its journal offerings in January 2026 with the introduction of Nature Health and Nature Sensors, two titles aimed at supporting the growth of interdisciplinary research in health and applied science. The new journals are intended to provide… Read More
