International Society of Sports Nutrition signs five-year agreement with MDPI for JISSN publishing from January 2027 - February 25, 2026
The International Society of Sports Nutrition (ISSN) has announced a five-year agreement with MDPI under which publishing responsibilities for the Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition (JISSN) will transfer to MDPI beginning in January 2027. The agreement marks a… Read More
Royal Society of Chemistry appoints Venkatesh Sarvasiddhi as Managing Director for India and South Asia - February 25, 2026
The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) has appointed Dr. Venkatesh Sarvasiddhi as Managing Director for India and South Asia, strengthening a long-term commitment to supporting the region’s rapidly growing and globally influential chemistry community. Dr. Sarvasiddhi most recently served as Managing Director, India Research Business, at Springer… Read More
DOAJ introduces open climate campaign tagging to sustain access to climate research - February 25, 2026
The Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) has introduced new “open climate campaign” tagging to sustain the legacy of the Open Climate Campaign and improve discoverability of climate research. The tagging creates a subject collection of more than 7,000 relevant articles as of February 2026. The Open… Read More
IGI Global Scientific Publishing renews open access agreement with East Carolina University - February 25, 2026
IGI Global Scientific Publishing has renewed an Open Access Agreement with East Carolina University (ECU), continuing a collaboration designed to support open access publishing. Under the agreement, ECU faculty receive Article Processing Charge (APC) and Chapter Processing Charge (CPC) funding from the university library… Read More
Knowledgespeak Editorial – The Governance Turn: How AI Disclosure Is Redefining Editorial Risk - February 24, 2026
The conversation around AI disclosure in scholarly publishing is still unfolding. Only recently has disclosure begun shifting from optional transparency toward formal policy requirements. Structured classification is just starting to take shape across journals. Yet even at this transitional stage, a forward-looking question is emerging. What happens when disclosure becomes… Read More
Elsevier and Jisc sign three-year read and publish agreement for UK institutions - February 24, 2026
Elsevier and Jisc have agreed to a three-year combined read and publish agreement covering UK academic research institutions. The agreement provides participating institutions with continued access to Elsevier journals and enables eligible UK-affiliated corresponding authors to publish open access in Elsevier journals. Negotiated through… Read More
