JSTOR achieves 100% ASPIRE Gold rating for accessibility statement in 2026 review - March 12, 2026
JSTOR has retained a 100% ASPIRE Gold rating following a February 2026 review of the platform’s accessibility statement and related communications. The ASPIRE verification service evaluates accessibility statements across the publishing industry, assessing clarity, completeness, transparency, and usefulness for users seeking… Read More
Springer Nature launches Early Career Researcher (ECR) Hub as Research Communities platform reaches 100,000 users - March 6, 2026
Springer Nature has launched an Early Career Researcher (ECR) Hub as part of its Research Communities platform while marking the platform’s tenth anniversary and a milestone of more than 100,000 registered users. The hub is designed to support emerging researchers by… Read More
IOP Publishing introduces annual award to recognize editorial board contributions in scholarly publishing - March 6, 2026
IOP Publishing (IOPP) has introduced a new annual award program to recognize the contributions of Editorial Board members who support journal development, peer review activities, and engagement within the scholarly research community. The awards aim to highlight the role Editorial Board members play in maintaining rigorous publication… Read More
Clarivate announces 2026 Library Innovation Awards finalists - March 5, 2026
Clarivate has announced the finalists of the inaugural Clarivate Library Innovation Awards, a global program designed to recognize innovation by academic, national, and public libraries. The finalists were selected by an independent judging panel comprising leaders from international library organizations. More than 50 submissions from 11 countries… Read More
Cambridge University Press titles recognized at 2026 PROSE Awards - February 27, 2026
The Association of American Publishers has recognized 20 Cambridge titles in the 2026 PROSE Awards, including nine subject category winners and 11 finalists. The Awards for Professional and Scholarly Excellence (PROSE Awards) honor publishers whose books, journals, and digital products make significant contributions to… Read More
Nature Awards launches AI for Discovery award with BCG X AI Science Institute - February 25, 2026
Nature Awards has partnered with the BCG X AI Science Institute, a dedicated team within BCG X that uses AI to advance scientific research and discovery, to establish AI for Discovery, a new award recognizing research teams applying AI and machine learning to accelerate… Read More
MDPI Institutional Open Access Program reaches 1,000 global partnerships across 59 countries - February 20, 2026
MDPI has surpassed the milestone of 1,000 partners in its Institutional Open Access Program (IOAP). The agreements span 59 countries across North and South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Oceania. In the past year, more than 150 new libraries and academic institutions joined MDPI’s IOAP. MDPI also… Read More
BioOne reaches Subscribe to Open threshold, making 71 titles open access in 2026 - February 19, 2026
BioOne has reached the sustainability threshold for its Subscribe to Open (S2O) pilot for 2026. The milestone was achieved with support from consortia and library partners globally. The outcome ensures that the 2026 volumes of 71 titles in the BioOne Complete aggregation will be… Read More
Digital Preservation of the Scholarly Record wins 2026 Rosenblum Award for Scholarly Publishing Impact - February 13, 2026
Digital Preservation of the Scholarly Record has received the 2026 Rosenblum Award for Scholarly Publishing Impact, recognizing collaborative achievements of libraries, publishers, technologists, and preservationists focused on ensuring that the scholarly record remains accessible, reliable, and secure. Digital preservation supports long-term access to scholarly literature and reduces… Read More
Wiley achieves 125+ transformational agreements across 45 countries - February 11, 2026
Wiley has announced that it has signed more than 125 multi-year transformational agreements with library consortia and institutions worldwide. The company stated that its Read and Publish agreements now span 45 countries and provide access to its research content while enabling more than 95,000 articles to be… Read More
