EDP Sciences and SMAI release fifth Transparency Report on Subscribe to Open mathematics journals - August 4, 2026
EDP Sciences and the Société de Mathématiques Appliquées et Industrielles (SMAI) have released the fifth annual Transparency Report for their Subscribe to Open (S2O) mathematics program. The report provides detailed information on funding, cost distribution, and progress toward long-term financial sustainability. The publication follows… Read More
Springer Nature Open Access report highlights role of transformative agreements - July 31, 2026
Springer Nature has released its fifth Open Access (OA) report, showing that transformative agreements (TAs) remain a central driver of the global transition to OA publishing. The publisher reported a 12 percent increase in OA publishing through TAs in 2025, alongside 19 new and… Read More
IEEE releases Technology Megatrends 2030 Report on AI and global innovation - July 30, 2026
IEEE has published the Technology Megatrends 2030 Report, a global forecast outlining how artificial intelligence (AI) and related technologies are expected to reshape industries, labor markets, and daily life over the next decade. The report draws on insights from 168 IEEE experts across 38… Read More
De Gruyter eBound Foundation releases 2025 Annual Report on open access progress - July 30, 2026
The De Gruyter eBound Foundation has published its 2025 Annual Report, outlining progress in advancing open access book publishing and supporting bibliodiversity worldwide. The report notes that in its first two years, the foundation raised $1.6 million for the University Press Library Open (UPLOpen)… Read More
University of Melbourne publishes inaugural Research Integrity Report - July 29, 2026
The University of Melbourne has released its first Research Integrity Report, covering the period from January 1 to December 31, 2025. The report outlines the practices, standards, and processes that underpin the institution’s approach to research integrity and transparency, aligning with its strategy Advancing… Read More
ACM report highlights Generative AI’s impact on Programming Education - July 28, 2026
As generative AI becomes increasingly integrated into software development, educators are reassessing how students should learn programming and how instructors should evaluate learning when AI can generate code. A new report from the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) highlights growing concern among computing educators… Read More
Pearson and AWS report highlights AI readiness gap in UK - July 28, 2026
A new report from Pearson and Amazon Web Services (AWS) examines the gap between artificial intelligence (AI) knowledge and its practical application in the United Kingdom. The findings suggest that while higher education continues to play a central role in preparing students, graduates often lack opportunities to… Read More
Kudos report shows AI accounts for one‑third of research discovery - July 21, 2026
Kudos has released the Phase I report from its Taming the Crocodile project, showing that artificial intelligence now accounts for a third of scholarly information‑seeking. The study, based on surveys of 11,500 researchers and 200 librarians and an environmental scan of more than 300… Read More
Springer Nature report highlights career-stage differences in AI use among researchers - July 20, 2026
A new white paper, The State of AI Use Among Researchers, released by Springer Nature in collaboration with Fudan University and the Shanghai Academy of AI for Science, indicates that artificial intelligence is increasingly integrated into early stages of research workflows.… Read More
Springer Nature report highlights global reach of China’s open access research - July 13, 2026
A new regional white paper from Springer Nature highlights the growing international impact of China’s open access (OA) research, particularly in the Global South. The report, Open for Impact: China’s Gold Open Access Boosting Global Innovation and Supporting the Global South, shows that by July 2025, nearly… Read More
