Pensoft and ARPHA join forces with Reviewer Credits
Collaboration aimed at enhancing peer review transparency and recognition, and strengthening integrity
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Celebrating innovation and impact: the power of scholarly publishing
We need to recognise, celebrate, and elevate those driving progress, writes Melanie Dolechek
JMIR Publications announces membership of STM
Publisher also adopts STM Integrity Hub to "further support the integrity and high quality of scholarly publishing"
IGI Global Scientific Publishing and Athabasca University continue collaboration
Renewed agreement "reinforces shared commitment to removing barriers to open access and increasing visibility and impact"
ResearchGate and Compuscript launch new partnership
Five of Compuscript’s biomedical journals will now be immediately accessible to ResearchGate’s global community
Australasian libraries agree new OA deal with Taylor & Francis
However, negotiations with Elsevier stall after parties were unable to reach agreement on commercial terms
Open access growth drives “strong” Springer Nature results
Research sector achieves underlying revenue growth of 7% with journals "outgrowing the market" in 2025
Oxford University Press announces agreement to acquire Karger
Agreement to "extend the reach and impact of Karger’s leading academic and research publishing in medicine and health sciences"
STM launches educational resource centre
New resource offers an industry explainer for the scholarly publishing ecosystem where public understanding remains limited
Applications now open for 2026 APE Award
Award for innovation in scholarly communication will be presented Academic Publishing in Europe APE Conference in Berlin
GetFTR partners with Web of Science
Entitlement checks will enable the Web of Science to add full-text indicators, with smart links made available
IEEE and Enago partner on AI technology for manuscript checking
First phase of project will provide authors with customised guidance on improving the language of their manuscript