Springer Nature introduces Geppetto and SnappShot: AI tools for research integrity - June 12, 2024
Increased instances of fraudulent research are affecting the academic publishing community. Following successful pilots, Springer Nature is rolling out two new bespoke AI tools to support the identification of papers that contain AI-generated fake content and/or problematic images - two indicators of research integrity issues. Developed with… Read More
Taylor & Francis releases new policy on AI tools for research publishing - June 12, 2024
Taylor & Francis has issued the latest iteration of its policy on the application of AI tools. The policy aims to promote the ethical and transparent use of AI while addressing the risks and challenges it can pose for research publishing. Generative AI tools… Read More
Sage Policy Profiles adds nearly 3 million data sources highlighting researcher impact - June 12, 2024
Six months after its release, Sage Policy Profiles has helped over 14,000 researchers find where their work is cited in policy documents globally and for free. Powered by Overton, the world’s largest collection of policy documents, Sage Policy Profiles now indexes more than 13.4 million policy documents.… Read More
Functional Ecology set to become a fully open access journal - June 12, 2024
The British Ecological Society has announced that the Functional Ecology journal is moving to a fully open-access publication. Functional Ecology (FE) publishes papers that significantly advance our mechanistic understanding of ecological patterns and processes from the organismic to the ecosystem scale. Until now, researchers… Read More
ChronosHub launches new author interface to help streamline the publishing process - June 12, 2024
ChronosHub has announced the launch of a new author interface, designed to significantly enhance the author experience throughout the entire publishing process. Building on ChronosHub’s platform for publishers, this innovative interface serves as a unified solution, seamlessly integrating a publisher’s author-facing systems to provide a consistent and… Read More
The Company of Biologists appoints Fenice Distribuzione as exclusive representative in Italy - June 12, 2024
The Company of Biologists has signed an exclusive agreement with Fenice Distribuzione S.r.l., a distributor of bibliographic and full-text materials to universities, research centers, and hospital authorities, to represent us in Italy. This new partnership offers opportunities to expand our Read & Publish initiative in Italy and… Read More