Max Planck Society enters five-year open access publishing agreement with Biochemical Society - February 4, 2026
The Max Planck Society has entered into a new five-year Open Access publishing agreement with Portland Press, which is the publishing subsidiary of the Biochemical Society. The agreement was negotiated by the Max Planck Digital Library (MPDL) on behalf of the… Read More
ResearchGate and Scifiniti announce Journal Home partnership - February 4, 2026
ResearchGate has announced a new Journal Home partnership with open access research publisher Scifiniti, covering the publisher’s complete journal portfolio. The partnership is designed to increase global visibility, readership, and engagement for Scifiniti’s journals by surfacing published content directly across ResearchGate’s network of more… Read More
Optica Publishing Group appoints new Editors-in-Chief for four journals - February 4, 2026
Optica Publishing Group has announced the appointment of four new Editors-in-Chief across its journal portfolio. Peter E. Andersen will lead Applied Optics, Thomas F. Krauss has been named Editor-in-Chief of Optica, Curtis R. Menyuk will head Advances in Optics and Photonics, and Carsten Rockstuhl has been appointed… Read More
Knowledgespeak Editorial: The Platform Shift Reshaping Research Workflows - February 3, 2026
For decades, academic research has been shaped by an ecosystem of disconnected tools. Researchers search across databases, manage citations in separate software, write in isolated documents, collaborate through external communication channels, and validate findings using yet another layer of systems. This fragmented approach has been functional, if inefficient, largely because… Read More
State of Open Data 2025 marks tenth year of open research study - February 3, 2026
Digital Science, Figshare, and Springer Nature have published new results in The State of Open Data 2025: A Decade of Progress and Challenges. The tenth anniversary edition of the State of Open Data report, published by Digital Science, Figshare, and Springer Nature, shows that… Read More
IOP Publishing signs UK Publishing Inclusion Pledge 2026–28 - February 3, 2026
IOP Publishing (IOPP) has signed the UK Publishing Inclusion Pledge 2026–28. As a signatory to the pledge, IOPP will work toward ensuring fair opportunities and fostering an environment in which individuals are respected, heard, and supported. The Publishing Inclusion Pledge, led by the Publishers… Read More
