cOAlition S announces 2026–2030 strategic plan to advance open access and equitable knowledge sharing - November 12, 2025
cOAlition S has reaffirmed its commitment to achieving full and immediate Open Access while expanding its mission to promote transparent, equitable, and trustworthy scientific knowledge sharing. Seven years after launching Plan S, the international coalition of research funding and support organizations has presented a new strategic plan… Read More
Biological and biomedical societies establish BioCore consortium to support integrity and sustainability in society-led publishing - November 12, 2025
Four major scientific societies have established BioCore: A Scholarly Publishing Consortium to reinforce society-led publishing and uphold research integrity in the biological and biomedical sciences. The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB), Society for the Study of Reproduction (SSR), Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine… Read More
AIP Publishing and Hebei University of Technology to launch diamond open access journal Harmonics and Scattering in 2026 - November 12, 2025
AIP Publishing (AIPP) has announced a publishing partnership with Hebei University of Technology to develop Harmonics and Scattering (HAS), an international, peer-reviewed diamond open access journal focused on harmonics and scattering technologies. The journal will open for submissions in December 2025, with its first issue scheduled for… Read More
JMIR Publications adopts Signals Manuscript Checks to strengthen research integrity with AI Tool - November 12, 2025
JMIR Publications announced a partnership with Signals Manuscript Checks to strengthen research integrity across the publisher’s full portfolio. The collaboration integrates automated manuscript-evaluation tools that help identify potential integrity concerns and support consistent editorial checks across digital-health and scientific publishing. Through the partnership, JMIR… Read More
NISO opens draft CCLIP Recommended Practice for public comment through December 15, 2025 - November 12, 2025
The National Information Standards Organization announced public comment availability for the draft Collaborative Collections Lifecycle Infrastructure Project (CCLIP) Recommended Practice (NISO RP-46-202X) through December 15, 2025. The draft outlines approaches for more intentional and equitable collaboration across the collections lifecycle. Recommendations address collaboration levels… Read More
EBSCO User Group 2026 extends proposal deadline; adds lightning-round Innovation Sessions - November 12, 2025
EBSCO Information Services extended the proposal deadline for EBSCO User Group 2026 to December 1, 2025, providing additional time for North American academic library professionals to submit session ideas. The conference runs May 5–8, 2026 in Omaha, Nebraska, featuring three days of peer-to-peer learning,… Read More
