PALCI and Authors Alliance announce consortium-wide partnership focused on scholarly communication and information policy - January 16, 2026
The Partnership for Academic Library Collaboration and Innovation (PALCI) and Authors Alliance have announced a new consortium-wide partnership scheduled to launch in 2026, marking Authors Alliance’s first engagement at a consortium scale. The initiative establishes a shared framework to support academic libraries and authors… Read More
ASM launches Applied and Environmental Microbiology Scientific Unit - January 16, 2026
The American Society for Microbiology (ASM) has launched the Applied and Environmental Microbiology (AEM) Scientific Unit, a new collaborative hub designed to connect scientists and professionals across key areas of the microbial sciences. The unit brings together expertise from fields including ecology and evolution,… Read More
JSTOR announces first 100 Path to Open books now fully open access - January 16, 2026
JSTOR, part of the nonprofit organization ITHAKA, has announced that the first 100 books published through the Path to Open initiative are now openly available to readers worldwide. The milestone marks the completion of the program’s initial three-year… Read More
Clarivate and Iraq’s Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research enter multi-year collaboration - January 16, 2026
Clarivate Plc has entered into a multi-year agreement with the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research in Iraq aimed at advancing the country’s national research and innovation objectives. Under the agreement, the collaboration will provide strategic guidance, data and analytics, and skills development to help align… Read More
New STM report documents publisher investment in research integrity infrastructure - January 15, 2026
A new STM-commissioned report has documented how scholarly publishers are investing in infrastructure to address threats to research integrity. The report was researched and compiled by Research Consulting, which conducted in-depth interviews with 18 research integrity and publishing experts across 13 organizations. It provides a collective overview… Read More
JULAC and Taylor & Francis sign open access agreement to support Hong Kong research - January 15, 2026
Joint University Librarians Advisory Committee (JULAC) and Taylor & Francis have signed a three-year open access agreement to support open access publishing for researchers in Hong Kong. The agreement enables researchers at participating institutions to publish open access articles in more than 2,000 Taylor… Read More
