Pensoft and University of Zurich sign open access publishing agreement - February 3, 2026
Pensoft and the University of Zurich have signed a strategic open access agreement that enables researchers from participating institutions to publish their findings in Pensoft’s peer-reviewed journals without paying individual Article Processing Charges (APCs). The agreement covers five research and medical institutions: the University… Read More
Global Reporting Standard for AI disclosure in research consultation opens - January 30, 2026
The International Association of Scientific, Technical and Medical Publishers (STM) has released the report ‘Recommendations for a Classification of AI Use in Academic Manuscript Preparation’ in September 2025 to address differences in how Artificial Intelligence use is disclosed. Transparency regarding the use of Generative… Read More
BMJ Group appoints Chief Executive Officer of BMJ Publishing - January 30, 2026
BMJ Group has appointed Niels Peter Thomas as Chief Executive Officer of BMJ Publishing, effective April 15, 2026. In this role, he will oversee global publishing operations for the healthcare knowledge organization, including The BMJ, nearly 70 specialty journals, and the Events, Careers, and Learning businesses, and… Read More
SPIE joins UN Sustainable Development Goals Publishers Compact - January 30, 2026
SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, has become a signatory to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Publishers Compact alongside other organizations in the publishing community. The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) consist of 17 goals addressing sustainability issues that… Read More
AMS Partners with IPCC to expand global access to climate science for Seventh Assessment Report - January 30, 2026
The American Meteorological Society (AMS) has entered into a new partnership with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) to provide IPCC authors with access to AMS’s portfolio of peer-reviewed scholarly publications in support of the IPCC’s Seventh Assessment Report (AR7). Under the collaboration,… Read More
Boise State joins Sage read and publish agreement through SCELC - January 30, 2026
Boise State University’s Albertsons Library has joined a Sage Publishing read-and-publish agreement through the Statewide California Electronic Library Consortium (SCELC), expanding open access publishing options for affiliated researchers. Through the agreement, Boise State is one of 71 participating institutions, allowing corresponding authors affiliated with… Read More
