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
EASE launches SDG Checklist to support progress tracking on UN Sustainable Development Goals - July 21, 2025
The European Association of Science Editors (EASE) has released an SDG Checklist, developed jointly by its Environment & Sustainability (E&S) Committee and Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Committee. The tool is designed to assist editors and publishers in monitoring and reporting their contributions toward… Read More
Springer Nature introduces new tool to detect non-standard phrases in scholarly submissions - July 18, 2025
Springer Nature has implemented a new tool across its journals and books to detect non-standard phrases in submitted manuscripts. This initiative is part of the publisher's broader strategy to strengthen research integrity and protect the reliability of the scholarly record. The tool identifies phrases that appear overly… Read More
Library Publishing Coalition releases updated research agenda to support evolving publishing practices - July 18, 2025
The Library Publishing Coalition (LPC) has released the second edition of its Library Publishing Research Agenda, offering an updated roadmap to support evidence-based practices. This revised edition builds on the original 2020 version, reflecting developments across key areas of library publishing… Read More
