Frontiers issues AI guidance spanning full publishing lifecycle
Principles include transparency, accountability, appropriate tool use, user awareness, integrity safeguards and equity
Industry trends
Beyond academic rankings: demonstrating the full value and impact of universities
4th Generation Universities will become orchestrators of regional innovation ecosystems, writes Aleks Subic
AAAS and DataSeer pilot AI-generated MDAR checklists
Pilot to evaluate whether structured MDAR reports can be created directly from submitted manuscripts in an automated process
Adopting a united front against paper mills
Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe introduces United2Act Against Paper Mills, an international group working to maintain research integrity
“Crocodile” initiative keeps snapping up new sponsors
Project will now incorporate dedicated surveys of both publishers and librarians around "zero-click search"
Jisc warns legacy IT is costing UK universities billions
Outdated and fragmented technical systems "undermining resilience, innovation and long-term sustainability"
Industry welcomes rethink as UK drops preferred AI copyright plan
United Kingdom government has now confirmed it “no longer has a preferred option” on copyright and artificial intelligence
“Reputation, trust, and community”
Mark Carden reflects on his 11 years as director of the Researcher to Reader meeting and the importance of conversation
Springer Nature expands use of AI across publishing workflows
Publisher expects the use of tools to grow by further 25% in 2026 as it continues embedding AI through workflows
Cashmere and KGL partner on AI content infrastructure
Strategic partnership aims to help publishers manage, protect and monetise premium content used within AI systems
Wiley launches Research Exchange Preprints platform
New Wiley platform will power ChemRxiv, aiming to streamline preprint posting, discovery, and early research sharing
Signals raises $1.1m seed funding with backing from ACS Publications and Enago
Funding will support further development of its research evaluation and integrity technology, according to the company