IReL collaborates on new models for open access publishing - April 24, 2025
IReL is working with two academic publishers to explore new open access (OA) business models that address limitations in current transformative publishing agreements. This collaboration aligns with the objectives set out in Ireland’s National Open Research Forum (NORF) Action Plan, which envisions a fully open access publishing… Read More
STM files amicus brief opposing Meta’s use of copyrighted content for AI training - April 23, 2025
STM, an international trade association for academic and professional publishers, has submitted an amicus brief in the Kadrey v. Meta lawsuit, which challenges the use of copyrighted material in training generative AI systems. The brief states that Meta copied and distributed substantial volumes of copyrighted content obtained… Read More
McGraw Hill expands support for Televerde Foundation’s education program for incarcerated women - April 23, 2025
McGraw Hill, a global education company, has expanded its partnership with the Televerde Foundation, a nonprofit organization that supports incarcerated women through education and career development. The renewed collaboration includes financial contributions and access to McGraw Hill’s digital learning platform, Connect, to strengthen the… Read More
York University Libraries launches tool to streamline open access publishing - April 23, 2025
York University Libraries (YUL) has introduced SciFree, a search tool designed to help researchers identify open access (OA) journals that offer discounted or waived article processing charges (APCs) under existing institutional agreements. The tool aims to support York-affiliated authors in navigating the financial aspects… Read More
O’Reilly announces AI Codecon virtual series on AI-assisted software development - April 23, 2025
O’Reilly, a technology learning platform, has introduced AI Codecon, a new virtual conference series focused on the role of artificial intelligence in shaping software development. The first event in the series, Coding with AI: The End of Software Development as We… Read More
Endocrine Society appoints Tena-Sempere as next Editor-in-Chief of Endocrinology - April 23, 2025
The Endocrine Society has named Manuel Tena-Sempere of the University of Cordoba in Spain as the next Editor-in-Chief of Endocrinology, the Society’s flagship journal for basic science. His term will begin on January 1, 2026, and continue through December 31, 2029. Tena-Sempere is a professor of physiology… Read More
