Taylor & Francis integrates with OA Switchboard to enhance research metadata sharing - August 12, 2026
Taylor & Francis has announced a partnership with OA Switchboard, a collaborative initiative designed to simplify the exchange of scholarly communications metadata and improve the visibility of published research. As part of the integration, Taylor & Francis will provide standardized metadata for all new… Read More
BMC launches three open access journals in clinical research - August 12, 2026
BMC has introduced three new fully open access journals—Immuno‑Oncology, Journal of Fibrosis, and Translational and Clinical Neuroinflammation—to support the translation of research into clinical practice. The journals are intended to provide dedicated platforms for fast‑moving research communities and form part of Springer Nature’s open… Read More
Barbara Kline Pope to retire as Executive Director of Johns Hopkins University Press - August 12, 2026
Barbara Kline Pope will retire from her position as executive director of Johns Hopkins University Press on February 1, 2027, according to an announcement from university leadership. Pope joined the university in 2017 and has guided the Press through a period of significant change in academic publishing,… Read More
Knowledgespeak Editorial – AI Is Changing the Economics of What Publishers Keep - August 11, 2026
A few years from now, researchers revisit a promising AI-assisted study. The article remains available, but the generated code used to transform the data disappeared when a commercial service was withdrawn. The underlying model changed, its evaluation set was never deposited, and the synthetic data supporting a comparison cannot be… Read More
Saint Louis University–Madrid expands research resources with APA PsycTests and Open Journal Finder - August 11, 2026
The Saint Louis University–Madrid library has broadened its research support by adding access to APA PsycTests, a database developed by the American Psychological Association. The resource provides thousands of psychological assessments, surveys, scales, and other instruments used in psychology, education, behavioral… Read More
SPIE CEO Kent Rochford to retire in February 2027 - August 11, 2026
Kent Rochford has announced his intention to retire as Chief Executive Officer of SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, effective February 13, 2027. Rochford joined SPIE as CEO in May 2018 and has overseen significant developments during his tenure. Under his leadership, the Society expanded… Read More
