Springer Nature reports continued growth in TAs and OA publishing
Publisher signed 19 new transformative agreements and renewed 17 more during the year, bringing total to 101 agreements
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Researcher to Reader 2027 opens call for papers
Organisers say they are particularly keen to receive proposals from researchers, editors, funders and librarians
Nine ways a paper tells you it won’t reproduce – before anyone tries
The remedy to the reproducibility problem lies in the hands of those who steward the record, writes Mayank Vadaliya
ISSN and DOAJ renew metadata partnership
Agreement aimed at strengthening collaboration on metadata exchange, interoperability and visibility
Digital Science unveils AI-powered research strategy platform
Platform "designed to help research institutions answer complex strategic questions"
Why scholarly publishing needs an independent certification authority
A universal certification framework would distinguish trusted publishers from bad actors, writes Darrell Gunter
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
Why research impact needs libraries more than ever
58% of researchers use AI tools – yet only 22% believe they are trustworthy
Clarivate releases Journal Citation Reports 2026
More than 500 journals received a Journal Impact Factor for the first time, representing 47 countries and regions
Journal of Research on Research to research research
Community-owned, open-access title J·ROR aims to advance improvements across the research ecosystem
China extends lead in Nature Index global research rankings
Wider East Asia region continues to outpace Europe and North America in research output growth