Cambridge University Press & Assessment to host first AI in Education Summit 2026 - August 28, 2026
Cambridge University Press & Assessment will hold its inaugural Cambridge AI in Education Summit on October 15–16, 2026, focusing on the theme of AI and human intelligence in education. The event will examine the future of learning, assessment, cognition, judgment, and educational responsibility in… Read More
PLOS and UNC partner on 2026 Water and Health Conference special collection - August 28, 2026
PLOS and The Water Institute at the University of North Carolina (UNC) are collaborating to publish a special collection of articles in PLOS Water and PLOS Sustainability and Transformation based on the 2026 UNC Water and Health Conference,… Read More
JMIR Metascience and Research Integrity opens call for papers on misinformation in scientific publishing - August 28, 2026
JMIR Metascience and Research Integrity has announced a call for papers for a new e‑collection examining misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation in scholarly publishing. The initiative highlights growing concerns about compromised peer review, manipulated data, misleading abstracts, predatory publishing, citation manipulation, paper mills, and misuse of artificial intelligence… Read More
Springer Nature and Cornell University establish three‑year transformative agreement - August 27, 2026
Springer Nature has entered into a three‑year Transformative Agreement with Cornell University Library, expanding open access (OA) publishing opportunities for the institution’s research community. The agreement provides unlimited OA publishing for articles accepted in Springer Nature hybrid journals and ensures reading access to a… Read More
Six UK Universities renew JMIR–Jisc open access agreement - August 27, 2026
JMIR Publications has renewed its Flat‑Fee unlimited open access publishing agreement with six UK universities through Jisc. The institutions extending their participation are Newcastle University, the University of Leeds, the University of Manchester, the University of Nottingham, the University of Southampton, and the University… Read More
NISO releases KBART Phase III Recommended Practice - August 27, 2026
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) has published a revision to the Knowledge Bases and Related Tools (KBART) Recommended Practice, designated NISO RP‑9‑2026 and commonly referred to as KBART Phase III. Originally introduced in 2010, KBART provides guidance on metadata formatting to support accurate exchange between content… Read More
