C4DISC calling for working group volunteer members
New working group being set up to amplify equity, inclusion, diversity, and accessibility in scholarly communications
Accessibility
Ball State partners with Cambridge University Press for open access
Ball State University Libraries has partnered with Cambridge University Press to expand open access publishing opportunities for faculty, staff, and graduate students
An ongoing commitment to supporting UK teaching, research, and innovation
Anna Vernon – Head of Licensing at Jisc – discusses collective negotiation, open access evolution, and her vision for a more inclusive scholarly communications…
MDPI joins COUNTER Registry in open access research transparency boost
MDPI, has been included in the COUNTER Registry, a move designed to provide libraries and institutions with standardised usage statistics to better measure the…
“Merit and relevance of research should be determined by visibility and impact”
Akhilesh Ayer – Cactus Communications CEO – reflects on pressing issues for the industry, the global south, and his hopes for the future
The accessible future of research: from checklists to cultural change
To create a truly inclusive research ecosystem we must leverage technology, prioritise metadata and embrace shared responsibility
Scholarly Communication at a Turning Point – Time to Build What’s Next. The APE Conference returns to Berlin in January 2026 for its 21st…
R2R Conference Call for Papers
The conference board welcomes proposals from all members of the scholarly communications community
Jisc-negotiated licensing delivers £500 million in member savings
License agreements secure critical savings as financial pressure continues to mount for education and research institutions
SSP’s Generations Fund raises $500,000
Fund "provides dependable and sustainable long-term support for programs through an endowment structure"
Rethinking the model for sustainable open access
Scott Delman reflects on how ACM is building a sustainable path to OA to make computing research accessible and sustainable
Making access work in scholarly publishing
Tracy Gardner reviews and celebrates five years of GetFTR’s cross-industry collaboration