OPINION: Ten Priorities for Scholarly Publishing through 2027
Darrell Gunter sets out his wishes for publishers, societies, libraries, researchers, funders, and technology partners
Platforms/products
River Valley launches Zintzo to streamline research integrity checks
System allows risk assessment parameters to reflect individual journals’ policies
$17.2m boost for arXiv independence
Funding comes from Simons Foundation International, XTX Markets and Siegel Family Endowment
Why research analytics built on AI needs to show its working
Appearing useful – versus reliable, credible or provable – are different, writes Kate Byrne
Pensoft launches collaborative scientific writing platform
Platform enables users to search for and import references and research objects automatically
New journal pairs academic research with community expertise
Journal "challenges traditional assumptions about who creates knowledge and what constitutes evidence"
Elsevier expands LeapSpace content and adds independent AI advisory board
Company says platform now incorporates content from more than 1,500 scholarly publishers and societies
Altmetric adds Cassyni research talks to attention tracking
Papers referenced in a Cassyni talk will now display a seminar mention on their Altmetric badge
The unseen work that helps peer reviewers make a difference
Kim Eggleton explores how pre-review screening protects reviewer time, strengthens integrity and improves scholarly publishing
CCC adds funder data to Ringgold Organizations
Move aimed at helping publishers and other organisations better understand and manage research funding data
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
Securing the digital future of open social sciences and humanities research
Anna Hughes examines how OPERAS is building a sustainable future for Europe’s open research infrastructure