DOAJ partnership aims to elevate Chinese OA journals globally
Partnership may extend to more project-based initiatives focused on promoting open access and best practice
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RSC journals open to 18 million researchers through India’s ONOS scheme
Chemical science journals now available to be accessed by more than 6,500 member institutions
Taylor & Francis publishes first sustainable impact report
According to report, the company has achieved a 35% reduction in print supply chain emissions since 2019
Preprints.org marks 10th anniversary with Popular Preprints award
Preprints.org celebrates its 10th anniversary with the Popular Preprints of the Decade Award. Learn how this MDPI platform is accelerating open science.
Independent Publishing Awards: Sage wins Alison Morrison DEI award
Sage has won the Alison Morrison Diversity, Equity and Inclusion award. Discover how this independent publisher is leading the way for social justice in…
Publishers sue Meta platforms over alleged AI training piracy
Publishers bringing the case are Elsevier, Cengage, Hachette Book Group, Macmillan Publishers and McGraw Hill
Johns Hopkins University Press and BioOne announce merger
BioOne Complete, along with its eBook collections, will continue as distinct products within Hopkins Press
New IOP Publishing tool detects duplicate peer reviews
Duplicate Review Checker automatically flags duplicate review activity immediately and directly to editorial teams
Strong research segment helps Springer Nature to increased Q1 profits
The number of published articles rose by nearly 15% across the whole portfolio during the first quarter of 2026
JMIR Publications and University of California extend OA agreement
UC Libraries cover the first $1,000 of APC for articles where the corresponding author is affiliated with a UC campus
ResearchGate and De Gruyter Brill expand partnership to 100 titles
Move is intended to lower barriers to open access participation across both STM and humanities disciplines
Springer Nature and Jisc renew open access agreement
More than 46,000 UK-funded articles have been published under the agreement, with 231 million downloads globally