Barcelona Declaration and OA2020 form Joint Task Force to advance metadata openness - October 15, 2025
The Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information and the OA2020 Initiative have established a Joint Task Force on Negotiating Openness of Publication Metadata to promote transparency in scholarly publication metadata and strengthen open research infrastructure. The effort builds on community discussions during recent OA2020… Read More
KU Libraries introduce Scite.ai access for research community - October 15, 2025
The University of Kansas Libraries has launched full campuswide access to Scite.ai, an AI-powered research tool designed to enhance literature discovery and citation analysis. The tool enables users to see how research is cited across disciplines, distinguishing between supporting, contrasting, and mentioning citations. Scite… Read More
ResearchGate partners with AUP and CEU Press to expand open access journal reach - October 15, 2025
ResearchGate has announced a new Journal Home partnership with Amsterdam University Press (AUP) and Central European University Press (CEU Press) to enhance the visibility and reach of open access journals in the humanities and social sciences. Under the agreement, 24 fully… Read More
Knowledgespeak Editorial: The Next Wave of AI in Scholarly Publishing — Between Promise and Prudence - October 14, 2025
Across scholarly publishing today, algorithms read your paper before any editor does. The question isn’t whether publishing will be automated — it’s how wisely we choose to do it. It’s no secret that the research publishing world is racing toward automation. Manuscripts are moving faster, review cycles are shrinking, and… Read More
Wiley acquires open access journal Nanophotonics - October 13, 2025
Wiley has announced the acquisition of Nanophotonics, an open access journal that ranks within the top 20 in the ISI category of Optics & Photonics. This acquisition has strengthened Wiley’s portfolio of journals in physics, engineering, and materials science, placing it at the forefront of research in… Read More
Amy Jones of Emerald has been recognized at the 2025 CIO 100 Awards - October 13, 2025
Emerald Publishing’s Chief Transformation Officer, Amy Jones, has received the Visionary Leadership in Technology award at the CIO 100 Awards UK. The award highlights Amy’s impact in driving purposeful transformation. The CIO 100 Awards UK acknowledges the best and brightest technology leaders in the UK, celebrating their… Read More
