De Gruyter Brill expands Subscribe to Open program with 66 journals - October 3, 2025
De Gruyter Brill will expand its Subscribe to Open (S2O) program in 2026 by transitioning 66 additional journals to open access. The move will bring the total number of titles under the initiative, branded DG2O, to 124, marking one of the publisher’s largest expansions… Read More
Jisc launches library lens toolkit for digital transformation - October 3, 2025
Jisc has introduced a digital transformation library lens, a strategic toolkit designed to help academic libraries strengthen their role in shaping digital change across higher education. Developed with input from the Society of College, National, and University Libraries (SCONUL), Research Libraries… Read More
ASA launches open access journal Anesthesiology Open - October 3, 2025
The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) has launched Anesthesiology Open, a new peer-reviewed, open access journal published by Wolters Kluwer. The journal will serve as a companion to ASA’s flagship publication Anesthesiology and expand opportunities for scholarly communication in the field. Led by executive… Read More
Knowledgespeak Editorial: Rethinking Research Workflows—AI as Partner, Not Panacea - September 30, 2025
The research enterprise has always advanced by pairing human curiosity with better tools—from the printing press to databases and now to generative AI. The next frontier is not just AI that retrieves information but AI that supports the entire research journey: shaping questions, mapping literature, suggesting collaborators, highlighting funding opportunities,… Read More
MDPI signs IOAP agreement with Mahasarakham University - September 29, 2025
MDPI Thailand has announced that Mahasarakham University (MSU) joined the Institutional Open Access Program (IOAP). MSU is the third partner in Thailand since the MDPI Bangkok Office began operations. Under this arrangement, researchers affiliated with MSU receive an IOAP discount on… Read More
Cochrane appoints Dr Karla Soares-Weiser as new CEO - September 29, 2025
Cochrane’s Governing Board has announced the appointment of Dr Karla Soares-Weiser as the organization’s new Chief Executive Officer. Karla has been acting Chief Executive Officer since March 2025 and, before that, served as Cochrane’s Editor-in-Chief since 2019. During her time at Cochrane, she has led major advances… Read More
