Wiley showcases expert voices on science communication, academic societies, and AI in new series - November 13, 2025
Wiley has released a new season of its expert roundtable series examining how stronger science communication and evolving academic society strategies have supported public trust in research. Wiley has introduced the latest season of its award-winning thought leadership series, ‘The Conversations’, to address how research communities can… Read More
SPIE launches Advanced Quantum Catalyst, a new journal dedicated to applied quantum technology - November 13, 2025
SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, has launched its newest journal, Advanced Quantum Catalyst (AQC), announcing the initiative during the first SPIE Quantum Catalyst event in Boulder, Colorado. The organization plans to name the inaugural editor-in-chief and issue a call for papers in early 2026.… Read More
NISO opens draft CCLIP Recommended Practice for public comment through December 15, 2025 - November 12, 2025
The National Information Standards Organization announced public comment availability for the draft Collaborative Collections Lifecycle Infrastructure Project (CCLIP) Recommended Practice (NISO RP-46-202X) through December 15, 2025. The draft outlines approaches for more intentional and equitable collaboration across the collections lifecycle. Recommendations address collaboration levels… Read More
American Physiological Society launches nationwide campaign to support physiology’s role in biomedical discovery - November 10, 2025
The American Physiological Society (APS) has launched a nationwide campaign to highlight physiology’s essential role in biomedical discovery, public health, and scientific innovation. APS has introduced Physiology: The Science Life Depends On, a national effort that mobilizes scientists in academia and industry, federal decision-makers,… Read More
STM unveils Publishing Decoded to educate stakeholders on scholarly publishing infrastructure - October 31, 2025
The STM Association has launched Publishing Decoded as an educational resource to help audiences outside the publishing industry understand how scholarly publishing operates. Publishing Decoded highlights the extensive and often unseen infrastructure that scholarly publishers maintain to support today’s research ecosystem. The new microsite… Read More
Sense about Science and Sage launch guide to elevate the role of information curators in combating misinformation - October 31, 2025
A new guide launched by Sense about Science and Sage emphasizes the critical public role of information curators — including librarians, editors, research integrity officers, and specialist journalists — in ensuring access to reliable information amid the growing challenges of misinformation. Titled ‘The People’s… Read More
De Gruyter Brill expands scholarly publishing with Transport Phenomena and Open Transport - October 30, 2025
De Gruyter Brill has launched two new scholarly journals, Transport Phenomena and Open Transport, to provide dedicated venues for publishing research in fluid dynamics, heat transfer, and mass transfer. Both titles aim to advance interdisciplinary studies across the physical and biological… Read More
Crossref launches global dashboard to track open research metadata completeness - October 27, 2025
Crossref has released an enhanced global dashboard designed to monitor and improve the completeness of open research information. The tool provides a comprehensive view of metadata coverage and highlights individual organizations’ contributions to documenting the process and sharing research outputs. It enables research-performing, funding, and publishing organizations… Read More
Jisc updates digital elevation tool for further education colleges - October 27, 2025
Jisc has updated its digital elevation tool to help further education (FE) colleges strengthen digital capability across teaching, leadership, and infrastructure. The relaunch introduces new assessment categories focused on artificial intelligence (AI), sustainability, and accessibility. The digital elevation tool enables FE colleges to evaluate… Read More
UMass Amherst Libraries launch new journal for emerging researchers - October 23, 2025
The University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries have launched The Open Journal for Students’ and New Scientists’ Research (OJSSR), a peer-reviewed, open-access publication designed to support undergraduate and early-career researchers. The new journal encourages students and novice scientists to engage in original, data-driven research across biological and life… Read More
