Coalition Publica, OCUL, and University of Toronto Libraries formalize collaboration on scholarly infrastructure - July 10, 2026
Coalition Publica — a partnership between the Public Knowledge Project (PKP) and Érudit — along with the Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL) and the University of Toronto Libraries, acting as the service provider for Scholars Portal, have… Read More
EIFL renews agreement with Royal Society Publishing for journal access and waived APCs - July 10, 2026
EIFL has renewed its agreement with Royal Society Publishing for another three years, extending through December 2029. The agreement provides EIFL partner countries with free or discounted access to eight high‑impact journals in the physical and biological sciences, along with waived Article Processing Charges… Read More
SPIE acquires The Lens to expand access to patent data - July 8, 2026
SPIE has announced the acquisition of The Lens, an open‑knowledge platform that provides global access to scholarly works and patent information. The acquisition is intended to broaden SPIE’s scholarly portfolio and enhance the accessibility of patent application data by showing real‑time utilization of research.… Read More
Clarivate to divest Life Sciences & Healthcare segment for $600 million - July 7, 2026
Clarivate Plc announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Life Sciences & Healthcare (LS&H) segment to Altaris LLC, an investment firm focused on healthcare, for $600 million. Following the transaction, Clarivate will concentrate on its Academia & Government (A&G)… Read More
AOTA moves flagship journal AJOT to Sage Journals platform - July 7, 2026
The American Journal of Occupational Therapy (AJOT), the flagship research publication of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), will transition to the Sage Journals digital platform. The move is intended to enhance access to occupational therapy scholarship, improve visibility, and support… Read More
ResearchGate and Bioscientifica form Journal Home partnership for endocrinology and biomedical titles - July 3, 2026
ResearchGate and Bioscientifica have announced a new Journal Home partnership covering seven endocrinology and biomedical journals. The collaboration aims to increase visibility, readership, and author engagement for Bioscientifica’s portfolio, which includes the Journal of Endocrinology, Journal of Molecular Endocrinology, and Endocrine-Related Cancer, among others.… Read More
MDPI expands Healthcare portfolio with acquisition of Swiss journals - July 2, 2026
MDPI has acquired three Swiss journals from the former publisher Editores Medicorum Helveticorum (EMH): Swiss Archives of Neurology, Psychiatry and Psychotherapy (SANPP), Primary and Hospital Care (PHC), and Cardiovascular Medicine. The publisher has released its first issues of… Read More
CABI and CNUDST sign three-year publishing agreement - July 1, 2026
CABI has entered into a three‑year publication agreement with the Centre National Universitaire de Documentation Scientifique et Technique (CNUDST) in Tunisia. Under the agreement, author fees are fully covered for publishing in CABI’s journals. The CABI journals portfolio includes four fully open access titles… Read More
Amsterdam University Press acquires ATF Press Publishing Group - July 1, 2026
Amsterdam University Press (AUP) has acquired the ATF Press Publishing Group, an independent academic publisher based in Adelaide, Australia, effective July 1, 2026. The acquisition includes ATF Press’s full backlist of more than 400 titles published over the past 34 years. The integration process… Read More
ResearchGate and ASHS partner to expand access to horticultural science journals - June 30, 2026
ResearchGate and the American Society for Horticultural Science (ASHS) have announced a new Journal Home partnership that will cover ASHS’s full portfolio of peer-reviewed journals. The collaboration is intended to broaden the international reach of ASHS publications and strengthen connections with authors and readers… Read More
