China’s Excellence Action Plan Phase II expands support for STM journals - June 18, 2026
A new report by STM consultants Shuai Yan, Mark Robertson, and Eric Na examines Phase II of China’s Excellence Action Plan, the country’s largest national initiative in scholarly publishing. The program now supports 13 journal cluster pilot projects with annual funding of 45 million… Read More
Registration opens for NISO Plus Global/Online 2026 Conference - June 18, 2026
Registration is now open for the NISO Plus Global/Online conference, scheduled for September 16–17, 2026. The two‑day virtual event will bring together professionals from libraries, publishers, technology and service providers, government agencies, and other sectors to discuss key challenges facing the information community. For 2026, the NISO… Read More
Clarivate publishes 2026 Journal Citation Reports highlighting global research trends - June 18, 2026
Clarivate Plc has released the 2026 edition of the Journal Citation Reports (JCR), continuing its role as a publisher‑neutral framework for evaluating journal influence across the global research ecosystem. Now in its sixth decade, JCR provides metrics for 22,643 journals across 254 categories, reflecting… Read More
PNAS joins GetFTR to enhance research discovery and access - June 18, 2026
The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) has partnered with Get Full Text Research (GetFTR), expanding the network of scholarly publishers and platforms that support streamlined access to academic content. PNAS, one of the most widely cited multidisciplinary journals, now integrates with… Read More
Knowledgespeak Editorial – AI Is Moving Through Publishing Workflows Faster Than the Record Can Follow - June 16, 2026
AI is not entering scholarly publishing by one route. In 2026, publishers are applying it unevenly across author support, language assistance, submission checks, editorial triage, peer-review administration, research integrity assessment, production quality control, metadata work, content discovery, platform functions, and portfolio reporting. That unevenness is expected. Journal portfolios differ by… Read More
Wiley and IQVIA report explores AI opportunities and challenges in healthcare value chain - June 16, 2026
Wiley and IQVIA have published Scientific Discovery & AI: The Science-to-Patient Journey, a cross-sector intelligence report based on discussions among more than 25 senior leaders from pharmaceutical research, academic medicine, health systems, technology companies, publishing, and learned societies. The report draws… Read More
