OpenAIRE and STARS EU Alliance partner to advance open science, research visibility, and evidence-based policy - January 14, 2026
OpenAIRE and the STARS EU University Alliance have entered into a collaboration to support Open Science practices, improve research visibility, and enable evidence-based decision-making across the alliance. The partnership provides STARS EU with a dedicated OpenAIRE CONNECT Gateway and MONITOR Dashboard to support a… Read More
PNAS and Jisc announce new two-year open access publishing agreement - January 14, 2026
The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) has announced a new two-year Publish-and-Read agreement with Jisc that expands open access publishing opportunities for researchers across the United Kingdom. The agreement allows corresponding authors at participating UK higher-education institutions and research organizations to… Read More
American College of Cardiology appoints Dr. Dinesh Kalra as Editor-in-Chief of JACC: Advances - January 14, 2026
The American College of Cardiology (ACC) has appointed Dr. Dinesh Kalra as the Editor-in-Chief of JACC: Advances, an open-access, peer-reviewed journal focused on cardiovascular medicine. Kalra will lead the journal with a mandate to broaden its scientific scope, expand its global reach, and maintain the editorial standards… Read More
AACR appoints Dr. Ross Levine as Editor-in-Chief of Blood Cancer Discovery - January 14, 2026
The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) has appointed Dr. Ross Levine, as the Editor-in-Chief of Blood Cancer Discovery, one of the association’s 10 peer-reviewed journals. Levine will serve in the role alongside founding Editors-in-Chief Riccardo Dalla-Favera, MD, FAACR, and Kenneth C. Anderson, MD, FAACR, who have… Read More
Milner Library and Elsevier sign open access agreement - January 12, 2026
Milner Library has entered into a new open access publishing agreement with Elsevier, expanding support for Illinois State University authors. The agreement marks the 13th open access arrangement established by the Milner Library since 2021, adding to existing agreements with publishers such as ACS,… Read More
Cureus outlines peer review process focused on speed and editorial rigor - January 12, 2026
Cureus has published a detailed overview of the peer review process used across the journal, addressing common author questions regarding publication speed and quality standards in medical publishing. In an academic publishing environment where peer review decisions can take several months, Cureus has designed a technology-optimized workflow… Read More
