Australia introduces open science policy to expand access and collaboration in health research - February 3, 2026
The Australian Government has announced a new Open Science Policy designed to improve access to publicly funded health and medical research and strengthen collaboration across the research sector. The policy has been introduced by the Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing and jointly developed by… Read More
Call opens for 2026 Einstein Foundation Award for Promoting Quality in Research - February 3, 2026
The Einstein Foundation Berlin, in partnership with the Public Library of Science (PLOS), has opened the call for entries for the 2026 Einstein Foundation Award for Promoting Quality in Research, inviting applications and nominations from researchers, institutions, and organizations worldwide whose work advances the… Read More
LIBER appoints Alexander Hasgall as Executive Director - February 3, 2026
LIBER has announced the appointment of Alexander Hasgall as Executive Director, effective March 1, 2026. In this role, Hasgall will coordinate and implement strategic actions, manage the LIBER Office and Foundation, and represent European research library members at the European level. Hasgall joins LIBER from the Swiss… Read More
AgriEngineering journal now indexed in CABI Digital Library - February 3, 2026
AgriEngineering has been accepted for coverage in the CABI Digital Library, expanding the journal’s visibility within a global research platform that provides access to more than 16 million authoritative articles. The CABI Digital Library covers a wide range of subject areas, including agriculture, environmental… Read More
Pensoft and University of Zurich sign open access publishing agreement - February 3, 2026
Pensoft and the University of Zurich have signed a strategic open access agreement that enables researchers from participating institutions to publish their findings in Pensoft’s peer-reviewed journals without paying individual Article Processing Charges (APCs). The agreement covers five research and medical institutions: the University… Read More
Global Reporting Standard for AI disclosure in research consultation opens - January 30, 2026
The International Association of Scientific, Technical and Medical Publishers (STM) has released the report ‘Recommendations for a Classification of AI Use in Academic Manuscript Preparation’ in September 2025 to address differences in how Artificial Intelligence use is disclosed. Transparency regarding the use of Generative… Read More
