AI in peer review: permitted author uses, restricted reviewer uses, and emerging hybrid models - September 19, 2025
In scholarly publishing, many policies allow authors to use generative AI when preparing submissions under specified caveats (e.g., community guidance and publisher policies). By contrast, peer-review policies commonly restrict AI use: editors and reviewers are often barred from uploading confidential manuscripts to genAI tools; some venues prohibit genAI in peer… Read More
JAMA Network launches JAMA+ Women’s Health - September 19, 2025
The JAMA Network has introduced JAMA+ Women’s Health, a digital resource designed to broaden access to peer-reviewed content on women’s healthcare. The new resource will curate scholarship from across JAMA and its 12 affiliated journals, providing visibility for studies that focus on or include… Read More
Milner Library expands open-access publishing - September 19, 2025
Illinois State University’s Milner Library has reported progress in expanding open-access (OA) publishing agreements that support faculty and student research. Since 2020, the library has negotiated 15 OA agreements with scholarly publishers, resulting in the publication of 138 articles by 314 authors. About one-third of the published… Read More
ASM appoints inaugural Editor-in-Chief for ASM Animal Microbiology - September 19, 2025
The American Society for Microbiology (ASM) has appointed José A. Vázquez-Boland as the inaugural Editor-in-Chief of its new open-access journal, ASM Animal Microbiology™. The publication will focus on microbes associated with animals, including bacteria, viruses, fungi, and protozoa, and their implications for both veterinary… Read More
STM releases Presenters Inclusivity Guide - September 18, 2025
International Association of Scientific, Technical & Medical Publishers (STM) has published a Presenters Inclusivity Guide intended to help speakers make presentations more accessible and inclusive at STM events and in the wider sector. The guide contains practical recommendations on: • speaking clearly and using simple, inclusive… Read More
Witten/Herdecke University joins JMIR–ZB Med flat-fee OA publishing agreement - September 18, 2025
JMIR Publications and ZB Med have announced that Witten/Herdecke University has joined their Flat-Fee Unlimited Open Access Publishing Agreement. The addition was facilitated by Ulrike Weichern of KGL Accucoms. Witten/Herdecke is the third German institution to join the JMIR–ZB Med agreement… Read More
