STM releases inclusive meetings guidelines for Event Chairs and Organizers - May 21, 2026
STM has published its Event Chair and Session Organizer Guidelines, a framework designed to help organizers plan more inclusive, accessible, and representative programs for STM events. Developed by STM’s Diversity and Inclusion Task & Finish Group, the guidelines address the full scope of event… Read More
Six European organizations urge stronger open science policy and practice - May 21, 2026
Six major European organizations have issued a joint statement calling on EU policymakers and practitioners to strengthen Open Science policy and practice across Europe. The statement was coordinated by SPARC Europe and signed by ALLEA, EIFL, IFLA, LIBER, OPERAS, and SPARC Europe. Together, these… Read More
South Africa and Australia advance National Open Science Policies - April 22, 2026
In December 2025, the South African government approved a National Open Science Policy requiring that all research outputs arising from public funding be made available through open access. The Department of Science, Technology and Innovation published details of the policy in March 2026. The policy emphasizes that… Read More
Australia introduces open science policy to expand access and collaboration in health research - February 3, 2026
The Australian Government has announced a new Open Science Policy designed to improve access to publicly funded health and medical research and strengthen collaboration across the research sector. The policy has been introduced by the Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing and jointly developed by… Read More
Rethinking EU AI Regulation for Agentic AI: Key Findings from ACM ETPC Brief - November 3, 2025
The Association for Computing Machinery’s Europe Technology Policy Committee (ETPC) has released 'Systemic Risks Associated with Agentic AI: A Policy Brief,' examining how European Union regulation should adapt to autonomous, goal-directed LLM systems. The brief defines agentic AI as systems capable of setting or… Read More
Frontiers Research Foundation and OSH Forum unite to strengthen science-policy interface for health and climate - October 29, 2025
The Frontiers Research Foundation and the One Sustainable Health (OSH) Forum have expanded their partnership to strengthen the global science-policy interface on health and climate ahead of the OSH For All Forum in Lyon, scheduled for November 2–5, 2025. The collaboration builds on the… Read More
EDP Sciences updates AI and publishing ethics policy with generative AI guidelines - October 24, 2025
EDP Sciences has updated its policy on AI and ethics, outlining clear principles for the responsible use of generative AI and AI-assisted technologies throughout the publishing process. The revised policy, now incorporated into EDP Sciences’ Publishing Policies & Ethics, provides practical guidance for authors,… Read More
AAAS statement in response to NIH public access policy - September 26, 2025
AAAS has submitted comments to the National Institutes of Health regarding its July 2025 proposal on ‘Maximizing Research Funds by Limiting Allowable Publishing Costs.’ In its comments, AAAS commends NIH for tackling the rise in article processing charges (APCs) that scientific journal publishers now… Read More
American Heart Association details open science policies and researcher support - September 22, 2025
The American Heart Association (AHA) has reaffirmed its public access and open data policies—both in place for more than a decade—and outlined resources and training to help funded researchers comply with open science requirements. The AHA requires journal articles arising from its funding to be made freely… Read More
COPE issues revised retraction guidelines addressing paper mills and third-party involvement - September 11, 2025
The Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) has released new retraction guidelines designed to address growing challenges such as paper mill activity, fraudulent authorship, and undeclared third-party involvement. The new framework specifies that journals should retract work when authorship cannot be verified, when accountability is uncertain, or when… Read More
