Global Principles for Open Science Monitoring launched at UNESCO - September 3, 2025
A new Principles of Open Science Monitoring was launched on July 7, 2025, during a UNESCO-hosted Open Science: Monitoring Progress, Assessing Impact conference in Paris. The initiative, led by SPARC Europe in collaboration with an international panel of stakeholders, introduced a set of principles… Read More
NISO opens draft framework to standardize Open Access Business Processes - September 3, 2025
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) has released a draft Open Access Business Processes (OABP) Recommended Practice (NISO RP-49-202X), now available for public comment until October 17, 2025. As open access (OA) publishing models expand, many legacy systems continue to operate with workflows designed for traditional subscription… Read More
MDPI achieves COUNTER 5.1 compliance to strengthen research impact reporting - September 3, 2025
MDPI has been added to the COUNTER Registry and will provide standardized usage reporting across its portfolio of more than 475 fully open access journals. The publisher announced the move supports institutions and consortia in assessing research impact, reviewing publishing agreements,… Read More
ASM to launch new journal in food microbiology - September 3, 2025
The American Society for Microbiology (ASM) will introduce a new title, ASM Food Microbiology, in early 2026. The journal will be ASM’s 17th peer-reviewed publication and its ninth open access title. The launch comes as demand for research on microbial safety, fermentation, probiotics, spoilage, and biotechnology innovations… Read More
Argonne scientist named Editor-in-Chief of high-performance computing journal - September 3, 2025
Anshu Dubey, senior computational scientist at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory, has been appointed Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of High Performance Computing Applications (IJHPCA). The open access quarterly journal publishes peer-reviewed research on the use of supercomputers in complex modeling across scientific disciplines.… Read More
Mellon Foundation awards $600,000 grant to EveryLibrary Institute - September 3, 2025
The EveryLibrary Institute NFP has received a $600,000 general operating support grant from the Mellon Foundation to expand its research, training, and advocacy programs in support of libraries. The nonprofit organization works to secure funding for public, school, and academic libraries, promote reading and… Read More
