Science Europe commissions CWTS and Know Center to examine connections between open science and research cultures - April 24, 2025
Science Europe has selected the Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS) at Leiden University and the Know Center in Graz to conduct a study examining the relationship between open science practices and evolving research cultures. The collaboration follows a public… Read More
PLS and ALCS to support development of UK’s first collective licence for generative AI use - April 24, 2025
Publishers’ Licensing Services (PLS) and the Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS) have confirmed their agreement to support the development of a new collective licence by the Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA) for the use of text in generative AI applications. The… Read More
SKINdeep, a new journal for translational dermatology, launches on ARPHA platform - April 24, 2025
The Austrian Academy of Sciences Press (AASP), in collaboration with SKINnovations-ÖGDV GmbH a subsidiary of the Austrian Society of Dermatology and Venereology has launched SKINdeep, a new international open-access journal focused on translational dermatology, clinical research, and related fields. The journal's… Read More
Edinburgh University Press selects Paradigm to digitize 1,600 scholarly titles - April 24, 2025
Edinburgh University Press (EUP) has partnered with Paradigm Publishing Services to archive and digitize 1,600 academic books, with digital availability scheduled to begin in 2026. The initiative will focus on bringing previously out-of-print works back into circulation, including influential texts from across the press’s… Read More
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
