NISO opens draft accessibility remediation metadata standard for public comment - September 28, 2026
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) has opened its draft Accessibility Remediation Metadata (ARM) standard for public comment through November 9, 2026. Stakeholders can review the draft and submit feedback via the project page. Many educational and scholarly resources, including books and journal articles, remain inaccessible to… Read More
NIH launches new PubMed tool to improve research replication and reproducibility - September 28, 2026
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has launched Linked Discoveries, an experimental tool designed to help researchers better understand how individual scientific findings connect to the broader body of biomedical evidence. The platform allows users to explore networks of related publications directly from articles… Read More
EIFL launches Toolkit to strengthen Diamond Open Access Journals - September 28, 2026
EIFL has launched Good Practice in Action: A Toolkit for Diamond OA Journals, a new resource designed to help editors, publishers, and journal managers improve the quality, transparency, and visibility of Diamond Open Access (OA) journals. The toolkit brings together three complementary resources: •… Read More
Elsevier analysis highlights UK Universities’ research strengths in growth sectors - September 25, 2026
A new analysis by Elsevier, in collaboration with Universities UK (UUK), indicates that UK universities were producing research in high‑growth sectors years before the Government’s Industrial Strategy was published in 2025. Between 2021 and 2025, UK research output in these sectors… Read More
EASE Türkiye events explore Peer Review Capacity and Quality - September 25, 2026
As part of Peer Review Week 2026, EASE Türkiye organized two online events under the theme “Peer Review Capacity: Volume, Speed, and Quality.” The sessions brought together researchers, reviewers, editors, and other stakeholders in scholarly publishing to discuss inclusivity, sustainability, and quality in peer review. A total of 193 participants… Read More
EIFL Renews OpenEdition agreement for 28 Countries - September 25, 2026
EIFL and OpenEdition have renewed their agreement for the OpenEdition Freemium collection of journals for one year, extending access until December 2027. Under the renewed agreement, libraries in 28 countries will continue to benefit from free access to 186 journals along with 17 additional… Read More
