STM joins EU rightsholders in rejecting third draft of GPAI Code of Practice - April 1, 2025
STM has joined a coalition of European authors, performers, publishers, and other rightsholders in opposing the third draft of the EU AI Act’s GPAI Code of Practice, citing significant concerns over its alignment with existing copyright law. The coalition argues that the current draft fails to uphold… Read More
Wiley releases 2025 edition of Mass Spectra of Designer Drugs for Forensic Laboratories - April 1, 2025
Wiley has announced the release of the Mass Spectra of Designer Drugs 2025, an essential resource for forensic laboratories worldwide. The annually updated database provides rapid identification of novel psychoactive substances (NPS), including fentanyl analogs, xylazine, synthetic cannabinoids, and other emerging opioids. This year’s edition expands the… Read More
F1000 expands Open Research Africa platform to all African-based authors - April 1, 2025
F1000 and the Science for Africa Foundation have announced a major expansion of Open Research Africa (ORA), removing funding restrictions for authors. Effective immediately, researchers based in Africa can submit articles to ORA regardless of their funding source, significantly broadening access… Read More
European Institutions advance Rights Retention policies for open access - April 1, 2025
A new report from Project Retain highlights the evolving landscape of institutional rights retention policies across Europe, examining strategic approaches and challenges in ten countries. The findings build on insights from Opening Knowledge: Retaining Rights and Licensing in Europe 2023 and emphasize the growing momentum toward open… Read More
Dr. Madison Ngafeeson appointed Editor-in-Chief of IJBDAH - April 1, 2025
IGI Global Scientific Publishing has announced the appointment of Dr. Madison N. Ngafeeson, an analytics professor and Director of the Business Data Analytics Program at Palm Beach Atlantic University, Florida, as the new Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Big Data and Analytics in Healthcare (IJBDAH). In… Read More
Emerald Publishing backs India’s One Nation One Subscription initiative - March 28, 2025
Emerald Publishing has announced its support for India’s One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) initiative, a program designed to provide equitable access to international scholarly journals and articles for students, faculty, researchers, and scientists across 6,300 government-managed higher education institutions and R&D centers. The ONOS scheme grants access… Read More
