Wolters Kluwer survey highlights rapid AI adoption and trust concerns in healthcare - June 3, 2026
Wolters Kluwer Health has released the 2026 Future Ready Healthcare Survey Report, conducted with Ipsos, examining how patients and clinicians are adopting AI in healthcare. The findings reveal rapid uptake of AI tools alongside significant concerns about trust, governance, and accountability.… Read More
SPARC responds to GAO report on Federal Research Publishing Costs - June 2, 2026
On May 21, 2026, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released its report Federal Research: Agencies Should Better Manage Anticipated Publishing Cost Increases Amid Shift to Public Access (GAO‑26‑107738). In response, the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) issued a statement addressing the implications… Read More
PLOS report outlines publishing pathways to advance open science - May 28, 2026
PLOS has published a new report, Redefining Publishing: Practical Pathways to Open Science, which sets out a roadmap for how scholarly publishing can evolve beyond article‑centered and APC‑driven models. The report highlights structural pressures across the research ecosystem and proposes practical pathways to support open science. The… Read More
Survey explores institutional support for Open Education in European higher education - May 27, 2026
Academic librarians have played a central role in advancing open practices in European higher education, including open access, open scholarship, open science, and open education. To better understand how open education is currently embedded within institutions, SPARC Europe and the European Network of Open… Read More
Jisc launches sector survey to inform future FE digital content service - May 19, 2026
Jisc has launched a new sector survey to help shape the future of its digital content service, including the e‑books for FE program. The initiative seeks input from further education (FE) practitioners to ensure that future licensing agreements and content offerings provide value, improve affordability, and support… Read More
Elsevier report highlights nurse exclusion in clinical AI adoption - May 13, 2026
Elsevier’s Clinician of the Future 2026 report, released on International Nurses Day, identifies uneven adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) across clinician groups, with nurses reporting limited involvement in both usage and decision‑making. The findings are presented in the inaugural Clinician of the Future 2026:… Read More
Taylor & Francis reports progress on sustainability, equity, and accessibility in scholarly publishing - May 12, 2026
Taylor & Francis has released its first sustainable impact report, Publishing with Purpose, outlining progress in sustainability, equity, and accessibility across its publishing operations. The report highlights reductions in environmental impact, initiatives to expand access to knowledge, and contributions to the United Nations Sustainable… Read More
Frontiers study highlights detection gaps in papermill screening and need for multilayered defenses - May 12, 2026
A new study from Frontiers highlights the challenges of detecting papermill activity in scholarly publishing and emphasizes the need for a multilayered defense to safeguard research integrity. The study examined how artificial intelligence (AI) tools and human expertise can work together to identify fraudulent submissions. Frontiers analyzed… Read More
STM publishes Trends 2030 report on scholarly communication drivers - April 24, 2026
STM has released STM Trends 2030: A Voyage Into the Unknown — Navigating Shifts, Propelling Discovery, its annual horizon scan of developments shaping scholarly communication. The report, prepared by senior members of STM’s STEC Committee and Future Lab, highlights four interconnected drivers expected to… Read More
Wolters Kluwer FutureCare Nursing survey reports care model success measures used by CNOs - April 9, 2026
Wolters Kluwer Health has released the 2026 edition of Lippincott’s annual FutureCare Nursing report, based on responses from chief nursing officers (CNOs) in the United States who oversee care model programs across the healthcare continuum. The respondents identified patient outcomes at 87%, nurse competency… Read More
