Emerald Publishing announces global High Usage Awards 2026 - March 18, 2026
Emerald Publishing has announced the recipients of the High Usage Awards 2026, recognizing academic institutions with the highest usage of Emerald eJournal content during 2025. The awards, now in their fifteenth year, are based on total eJournal downloads, excluding EPS but including secondary content usage. The results… Read More
Research4Life marks 25 years expanding equitable access to scholarly research - March 17, 2026
Research4Life has marked 25 years of expanding access to trusted scholarly resources and increasing participation in global research. What began as a response to a call from the United Nations has evolved into a major public-private partnership aimed at improving research equity and broadening participation in the… Read More
ALPSP announces winners of 2026 University Press Rising Star Award - March 13, 2026
The Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers has announced the winners of the ALPSP University Press Rising Star Award 2026. The recipients are Grace Balfour-Harle, Senior Desk Editor at Edinburgh University Press; Heather Ramsay, Senior Marketing Executive at Edinburgh University Press; and Alice Tradewell, Books Marketing… Read More
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
