Annual Reviews acquires Underline Science - July 15, 2026
Annual Reviews (AR), a nonprofit organization focused on synthesizing and integrating knowledge for the advancement of science and society, has announced the acquisition of Underline Science (Underline). The move expands AR’s ability to support scholarly societies and conference organizers worldwide. The addition of Underline… Read More
ResearchGate and Via Medica expand Journal Home partnership - July 15, 2026
ResearchGate, the professional network for researchers, and Via Medica, a publisher of medical information for doctors and patients, have announced an expansion of their Journal Home partnership. The agreement now covers 20 journals, representing nearly half of Via Medica’s publishing portfolio.… Read More
AAPG and GeoScienceWorld finalize Datapages merger - July 13, 2026
The American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) and GeoScienceWorld (GSW) announced that the Datapages Board of Directors and the AAPG Executive Committee have approved the merger of Datapages into GeoScienceWorld. The merger combines two established geoscience publishing resources. Datapages contributes a long‑standing archive of… Read More
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
