Canadian Science Publishing and Canadian Society of Zoologists expand publishing partnership - October 7, 2026
Canadian Science Publishing (CSP) and the Canadian Society of Zoologists (CSZ) have expanded their partnership through a new three-year memorandum of understanding aimed at supporting zoological research and the broader scientific community. The renewed agreement builds on more than five years of collaboration between… Read More
Japanese Society for Virology joins ASM Journal of Virology affiliation network - October 7, 2026
The American Society for Microbiology (ASM) has expanded the affiliation network of its Journal of Virology (JVI) through a new partnership with the Japanese Society for Virology (JSV). With the addition of JSV, the organization becomes the fifth affiliated partner in… Read More
Knowledgespeak Editorial – What Should an AI Sandbox Prove Before It Reaches Publishing Operations? - October 6, 2026
AI sandboxes in scholarly publishing serve radically different masters. Playground environments let teams benchmark retrieval settings and model outputs, while editorial prototypes invite staff to co-design submission tools. Technical testbeds allow developers to validate API connections without risking live author records. Yet despite their superficial overlap, these isolated sandboxes leave… Read More
NISO publishes revised Journal Article versions recommended practice for scholarly publishing - October 6, 2026
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) has published a revised edition of its Journal Article Versions (JAV) Recommended Practice (NISO RP-8-2026), updating guidance on how different versions of scholarly journal articles are identified and communicated throughout the publication lifecycle. Originally released in 2008 through a collaboration between… Read More
EBSCO releases 2027 Serials Price Projections for libraries and publishers - October 6, 2026
EBSCO Information Services has released its 2027 Serials Price Projection Report, providing libraries and publishers with data to support budget planning for the upcoming subscription renewal cycle. According to the report, overall effective publisher price increases for serials are expected to range from 4%… Read More
MDPI content added to Scite platform for discovery through AI research tools - October 6, 2026
MDPI and Research Solutions have announced a collaboration to make MDPI's open access journal content discoverable through Scite and the Scite MCP, a platform that connects scholarly content with AI-powered research tools. Under the agreement, MDPI's journal portfolio… Read More
