Knowledgespeak Editorial – How Can Scholarly Publishers Become AI-Native? - September 22, 2026
Connecting a research archive to a large language model alters content discovery, but it does not make a publisher AI-native. Truly integrating artificial intelligence requires redesigning publishing workflows around what these systems reliably achieve—guided by subject-matter and editorial expertise at every stage. Scholarly publishing already possesses a strong baseline: structured… Read More
AAAS and Consensus partner to advance AI‑enabled research discovery - September 22, 2026
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has announced a partnership with Consensus, an academic search tool widely used outside of PubMed and Google Scholar, to integrate research from the six Science family journals into AI‑enabled discovery platforms for the scientific community. Through this collaboration,… Read More
Pensoft launches ORPHO platform for collaborative scientific writing - September 22, 2026
Pensoft Publishers has announced the beta launch of ORPHO, an online platform designed to streamline collaborative scientific writing and produce AI‑ready scholarly literature. The platform combines intuitive writing tools with semantic enrichment capabilities, building on Pensoft’s fifteen years of experience in developing semantic publishing… Read More
KU and UMP partnership supports sustainable open access models - September 22, 2026
Knowledge Unlatched (KU), part of Annual Reviews, has formalized a partnership with the University of Michigan Press (UMP) through its Fund to Mission initiative. The collaboration strengthens the network of publishers, librarians, and scholarly organizations working to expand global access to… Read More
Canadian Science Publishing appoints new Editorial Leadership for Environmental Reviews - September 22, 2026
Environmental Reviews, published by Canadian Science Publishing, has appointed Dr. Baiyu Helen Zhang and Dr. Rolf Vinebrooke as its new co‑Editors‑in‑Chief. They joined the journal’s editorial leadership team on September 1, 2026, bringing complementary expertise in environmental engineering and environmental change. Dr. Baiyu Helen… Read More
Springer Nature and University of Texas System sign four‑year transformative agreement - September 18, 2026
Springer Nature has entered into a four‑year transformative agreement with the University of Texas System, expanding opportunities for affiliated researchers to publish open access in the Springer Nature hybrid portfolio. The agreement also provides University of Texas System researchers with access to subscription content… Read More
