UUK and Elsevier partner to map university research strengths
Partnership will analyse how institutions support the Government’s eight priority Industrial Strategy sectors.
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Wiley acquires Emerald Publishing in £337m deal
Deal adds nearly 500 journal brands, 8,000 book titles, and a substantial archive of case studies and backfile content
The Frankfurt Book Fair 2026 (Frankfurter Buchmesse) will take place from 7 to 11 October 2026 at the Messe Frankfurt venue in Germany
Why scientific content cannot be overlooked
As AI adoption accelerates, content quality, usability, and permissions are now critical constraints, writes Adam Churchill
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
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
ERC backtracks on resubmission rule changes after community response
Response follows feedback on proposals unveiled earlier this month aimed at managing growing demand for ERC funding
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