MDPI renews flat-fee publishing agreement with Universidad Católica de Valencia through 2026 - February 19, 2026
MDPI has renewed its Flat-Fee Publishing Agreement with the Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente Mártir (UCV) following the 2024–2025 agreement period. The renewal extends the agreement for the 2025–2026 year. The arrangement applies across MDPI’s portfolio of more than 500 peer-reviewed journals. Under… Read More
Cabells launches Journalytics STEM database covering 7,800 journals across 26 disciplines - February 19, 2026
Cabells has launched Journalytics STEM, a verified journal database designed to support publication decision-making for researchers and institutions. The product extends the Journalytics model used in Journalytics Academic and Journalytics Medicine to disciplines within Engineering. The database includes… Read More
BioOne reaches Subscribe to Open threshold, making 71 titles open access in 2026 - February 19, 2026
BioOne has reached the sustainability threshold for its Subscribe to Open (S2O) pilot for 2026. The milestone was achieved with support from consortia and library partners globally. The outcome ensures that the 2026 volumes of 71 titles in the BioOne Complete aggregation will be… Read More
ResearchGate expands Journal Home partnership with UC Press to 30 journals - February 19, 2026
ResearchGate and University of California Press (UC Press) have expanded their Journal Home partnership to cover 30 UC Press journals. The expansion increases coverage across disciplines including History, Sociology, Asian Studies, and Psychology. UC Press initially piloted five journals in Journal… Read More
Wiley expands Advanced Portfolio into life, health, and social sciences with eight new journals - February 18, 2026
Wiley has announced plans to significantly expand the Advanced Portfolio into life, health, and social sciences disciplines, including the launch of eight new journals by the end of 2026 and additional titles in the following years. The expansion will provide researchers in life, health,… Read More
Royal Society journals to become open access in 2026 through Subscribe to Open - February 18, 2026
The Royal Society has confirmed that its eight subscription journals will be published as open access in 2026 under its Subscribe to Open (S2O) strategy, supported by libraries. As a result, research published in journals including Proceedings of the Royal Society and Philosophical Transactions… Read More
