AMA releases CPT 2027 code set reflecting advances in medical services - September 10, 2026
The American Medical Association (AMA) has released the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) 2027 code set, which includes 299 new codes designed to reflect developments in medical, surgical, and diagnostic services. The CPT code set continues to evolve alongside medical innovation, offering a structured pathway… Read More
MDPI relaunches Journal of Interdisciplinary Research Applied to Medicine - September 10, 2026
MDPI has acquired and relaunched the Journal of Interdisciplinary Research Applied to Medicine (JDReAM), which had been dormant since 2021. The publisher released the first issue in March, with Volume 6, Issue 3 expected later this month. Established in 2017, JDReAM is the official… Read More
Kudos launches Phase II of Taming the Crocodile to advance AI discoverability standards - September 9, 2026
Kudos has announced the launch of Phase II of Taming the Crocodile, an industry initiative aimed at ensuring scholarly and scientific content remains discoverable as artificial intelligence increasingly mediates information access. EBSCOHost has joined as a headline sponsor, alongside Wiley, Emerald Publishing, Springer Nature,… Read More
AGU launches special collection connecting science and policy - September 4, 2026
The American Geophysical Union (AGU) has introduced a new special collection across seven of its journals to encourage submissions of policy‑related commentaries and research articles. The initiative is intended to strengthen the connection between scientific research and policy decision‑making. AGU noted that while its journals are already… Read More
China Academy of Sciences launches Data Research and Applications Journal - September 4, 2026
The Institute of Automation under the Chinese Academy of Sciences has introduced Data Research and Applications (DRA), an international academic journal dedicated to the open sharing of scientific research data. The institute explained that data journals play an important role in promoting open data sharing, improving governance,… Read More
Scientific organizations launch AI Horizons, a diamond open access journal for AI in Engineering and Science - September 3, 2026
IOP Publishing, in collaboration with the Eastern Institute of Technology (EIT) in Ningbo, the Zhejiang Association for Science and Technology (ZAST), and the World Association of Young Scientists (WAYSS), has announced the launch of AI Horizons, a new Diamond Open Access (OA) journal. The… Read More
Wolters Kluwer Health adds prior authorization and claims processing tools to support payers - August 28, 2026
Wolters Kluwer Health has introduced new enhancements to its Health Language Data Quality Workbench aimed at helping U.S. health insurers meet upcoming federal requirements and reduce high appeal overturn rates. The updated terminology, mapping, and value set management tools provide payers with a unified… Read More
PLOS and UNC partner on 2026 Water and Health Conference special collection - August 28, 2026
PLOS and The Water Institute at the University of North Carolina (UNC) are collaborating to publish a special collection of articles in PLOS Water and PLOS Sustainability and Transformation based on the 2026 UNC Water and Health Conference,… Read More
JMIR Metascience and Research Integrity opens call for papers on misinformation in scientific publishing - August 28, 2026
JMIR Metascience and Research Integrity has announced a call for papers for a new e‑collection examining misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation in scholarly publishing. The initiative highlights growing concerns about compromised peer review, manipulated data, misleading abstracts, predatory publishing, citation manipulation, paper mills, and misuse of artificial intelligence… Read More
NISO releases KBART Phase III Recommended Practice - August 27, 2026
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) has published a revision to the Knowledge Bases and Related Tools (KBART) Recommended Practice, designated NISO RP‑9‑2026 and commonly referred to as KBART Phase III. Originally introduced in 2010, KBART provides guidance on metadata formatting to support accurate exchange between content… Read More
