Frontiers and SANLiC agree national OA publishing deal in South Africa
Costs will be covered by participating institutions, with invoicing and payments managed centrally through SANLiC
Publishing models
“A more optimistic outlook for scholarly communication”
Cooperation and trust were key themes at the STM Frankfurt Conference 2026, writes Mithu Lucraft
Using AI to take the guesswork out of journal selection
Researchers face increasingly complex landscape finding the right publication, writes Simon Linacre
STM and Ithaka S+R launch study into AI agents’ access
“The Endpoint Question” will examine how scholarly content should meet AI agents at the point of access
arXiv imposes submission limits amid surge in AI-generated papers
The open-access repository received 40,363 submissions in September 2026 – double the same month in 2024
Silverchair launches platform to connect publishers with AI research assistants
Research Bridge "developed in response to changing patterns of scholarly discovery and consumption"
OPINION: Ten Priorities for Scholarly Publishing through 2027
Darrell Gunter sets out his wishes for publishers, societies, libraries, researchers, funders, and technology partners
PLOS and Chinese Academy of Sciences join forces on open science programme
Agreement will see the organisations explore cooperation on scientific and open science resources
XSci puts AI peer review to the test with open-review competition
Company says platform is designed to add an additional trust, or certification, layer to preprints
$17.2m boost for arXiv independence
Funding comes from Simons Foundation International, XTX Markets and Siegel Family Endowment
From campaigns to community
PARTNER CASE STUDY: How CSIRO Publishing is building researcher engagement in China
New journal pairs academic research with community expertise
Journal "challenges traditional assumptions about who creates knowledge and what constitutes evidence"