COAR Notify now available for ePrints repositories - August 13, 2025
The Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR) has announced that the COAR Notify functionality is now available to ePrints users. With the implementation of COAR Notify, ePrints repositories will be able to link articles with related resources, like datasets or peer reviews, that live on other COAR… Read More
Wolters Kluwer introduces new tools to streamline medical research publication - August 7, 2025
Wolters Kluwer Health has introduced two digital tools—the Lippincott Author Portal and the Journal Recommender—aimed at improving the efficiency of medical research publication and enhancing the dissemination of scholarly work. These tools are integrated into the Lippincott platform and are designed to simplify the… Read More
South Africa updates Code of Best Practice for scholarly publishing - August 7, 2025
The Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) has released the 2025 edition of the Revised Code of Best Practice in Scholarly Journal Publishing, Editing, and Peer Review, marking a renewed commitment to ethical and transparent research practices. Initially introduced in 2004 and updated in 2018, the… Read More
ENSULIB publishes new book on libraries and sustainable development - July 31, 2025
The IFLA Environment, Sustainability, and Libraries Section (ENSULIB) has released Libraries Driving Education for Sustainable Development, a new open-access volume that explores the role of libraries in advancing UNESCO’s Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) agenda. The publication is part of the IFLA Publications Series… Read More
APL Engineering Physics now open for submissions - July 30, 2025
AIP Publishing has opened submissions for APL Engineering Physics, the latest title in its expanding gold open access portfolio. Announced in November, the journal is dedicated to publishing interdisciplinary research that applies the principles of physics to solve complex engineering challenges.… Read More
NIH introduces AI agent to enhance gene set analysis accuracy - July 28, 2025
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have developed an AI agent, GeneAgent, that improves the accuracy of gene set analysis by verifying claims against expert-curated databases. GeneAgent is powered by a large language model (LLM) that generates descriptions of biological processes for given gene sets… Read More
Royal Meteorological Society launches Peer Review Guide for early career researchers - July 25, 2025
The Royal Meteorological Society (RMetS) has released a Peer Review Guide to support early career researchers in developing the skills and confidence needed to participate in scholarly evaluation. The initiative responds to increasing demand for reviewers and interest among early-stage academics who feel underprepared… Read More
OpenAIRE enhances CONNECT and EXPLORE platforms for open access and discovery - July 24, 2025
OpenAIRE has introduced several new features across its CONNECT and EXPLORE platforms. OpenAIRE CONNECT and EXPLORE are two separate services offered by OpenAIRE to support the open science landscape. OpenAIRE CONNECT is a platform-as-a-service (PaaS) that enables research communities to create,… Read More
Emerald Publishing unveils Emerald Insight platform for enhanced accessibility and sustainability - July 23, 2025
Emerald Publishing has launched an updated version of its Emerald Insight platform, introducing a redesigned interface intended to offer improved accessibility, usability, and sustainability for a global academic audience. The upgrade serves as a centralized access point for over 400 journals, 7,000 books, 3,000… Read More
Wiley expands mass spectral database with over 17,500 newly added spectra - July 21, 2025
Wiley has announced the addition of more than 17,500 spectra to its Wiley Registry of Mass Spectral Data, a key resource available through KnowItAll subscriptions. This update brings the total number of spectra in the database to over 913,000. The Wiley Registry is recognized as one of… Read More
