Ivan Lee appointed Editor-in-Chief of IEEE EMBC Proceedings - August 22, 2025
Sunghoon “Ivan” Lee, associate professor of computer science, electrical and computer engineering, and biomedical engineering at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, has been named Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Conference (EMBC) Proceedings. The publication is the official record of the… Read More
Duke University Press to launch Anthropocene History in 2026 - August 22, 2025
Duke University Press has announced plans to launch Anthropocene History, the first scholarly journal dedicated to the historical study of the Anthropocene. Scheduled to debut in fall 2026, the platinum open-access journal will be fully funded for its first decade, ensuring free access for readers and no… Read More
Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser and Springer Nature collaborate to advance research integrity and open access in Tier 2 and Tier 3 institutions - August 21, 2025
The Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA) to the Government of India and Springer Nature have announced a collaboration aimed at strengthening awareness of research integrity, open access, and evolving scholarly publishing practices across India’s Tier 2 and Tier 3 academic institutions. The partnership is anchored… Read More
Taylor & Francis Online adds multimedia features to enhance research visibility - August 21, 2025
Taylor & Francis, a global publisher of scholarly journals, has introduced new features on its online platform designed to increase the visibility of multimedia research content. The updates provide greater prominence to audio and video materials such as abstracts, podcasts, and video articles that increasingly accompany journal… Read More
OSC issues guidance on revised NIH public access policy - August 21, 2025
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has implemented a revised public access policy, effective for all NIH-funded articles accepted for publication after July 1, 2025. Given NIH’s role as a major funder of research at the University of California, the changes are expected to affect many UC-affiliated… Read More
JSTOR to launch Publisher Collections model in 2026 - August 21, 2025
JSTOR will introduce Publisher Collections in 2026 as part of its Books at JSTOR program, offering libraries a new acquisition model developed in consultation with more than 175 institutions and publishers. The initiative will allow libraries to purchase curated sets of new titles from… Read More