BPS and Wiley launch open access journal in environmental psychology - August 28, 2025
In partnership with Wiley, the British Psychological Society (BPS) will launch Environmental Psychology Research (EPR) in 2026 as its first fully open-access journal. The publication will cover research at the intersection of psychology and the environment, spanning urban design, sustainability to virtual spaces, climate… Read More
EIFL agreements drive sharp increase in open access publishing - August 28, 2025
EIFL’s Licensing Programme with publishers continues to expand open access publishing opportunities in its partner countries, according to new data from 2024. By the end of the year, EIFL had secured 14 open access agreements with publishers, covering waived or discounted article processing charges… Read More
Melanie Cocco appointed Editor-in-Chief of Biophysical Reports - August 28, 2025
The Biophysical Society has named Melanie Cocco of the University of California, Irvine, the next Editor-in-Chief of Biophysical Reports. Her term will begin on January 1, 2026. Cocco, who has served as an Associate Editor since the journal’s launch in 2021, will succeed founding Editor-in-Chief Jörg Enderlein… Read More
Springer Nature to publish Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine - August 27, 2025
Springer Nature has been selected as the new publishing partner for the American Academy of Sleep Medicine’s (AASM) official publication, the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. Beginning January 2026, the journal will be published under the Springer Nature imprint. The Journal of Clinical Sleep… Read More
NIH releases plan to promote gold standard science - August 27, 2025
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has released a comprehensive plan to promote gold standard science across all agency operations. The plan aligns with the U.S. Government’s nine interlocking tenets of gold standard science and the Department of Health and Human Services’ implementation framework.… Read More
PLA transitions Project Outcome to support free, local use - August 27, 2025
The Public Library Association (PLA) has launched Outcome Measurement for Public Libraries from its Project Outcome toolkit, marking the culmination of a decade-long effort to support outcome measurement in public libraries. Originally funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in 2015, Project Outcome… Read More
