“A more optimistic outlook for scholarly communication”
Cooperation and trust were key themes at the STM Frankfurt Conference 2026, writes Mithu Lucraft
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OPINION: Ten Priorities for Scholarly Publishing through 2027
Darrell Gunter sets out his wishes for publishers, societies, libraries, researchers, funders, and technology partners
APE innovation award opens for 2027 nominations
Winner will receive €1,000, travel support and free attendance at the 22nd APE Conference in Berlin in January
Taylor & Francis launches Plain Language Reviews
Product aimed at non-specialist audiences including caregivers, healthcare professionals and policymakers
Researcher to Reader 2027 opens call for papers
Organisers say they are particularly keen to receive proposals from researchers, editors, funders and librarians
Cambridge reaches 75 per cent open access milestone
Agreements "are the engine driving whole-journal flips and taking the scholarly record into the open, permanently"
JSTOR launches new pathway from digitisation to discovery
Initiative aims to help institutions move past digitisation projects and towards long-term discovery, access, and impact
Understanding ISSN-H – a smarter identifier
ISSN International Centre introduces a smarter identifier – improving publication discovery, metadata quality, and interoperability DOWNLOAD HERE! The ISSN International Centre is pleased to…
JSTOR stewardship initiative passes 50-participant milestone
Next phase of the programme will continue to focus on developing shared tools, practices and infrastructure
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences joins GetFTR
PNAS publishes more than 3,500 research papers annually across the biological, physical and social sciences
Clarivate and Benetech expand collaboration to improve library accessibility
Bookshare platform provides more than 1.4 million titles in accessible formats and serves people with print disabilities
IOP Publishing automates IP updates to improve institutional access
Integration "enhances data accuracy and reduces the administrative burden for libraries and publisher teams"