Public accountability ‘leading motivation for evaluating research impact’ globally
But funding requirements were the dominant driver in Europe, according to Clarivate survey
Research impact
Researcher to Reader 2026: structure, debate, and community
Themes include research integrity, open science infrastructure, peer review reform, business models
New Clarivate tool “connects AI users to trusted academic resources”
Nexus integrates academic content and services into the AI tools increasingly used by students and researchers
MDPI launches new ‘freemium’ model
Initiative hopes to help smaller journals, particularly those in underserved markets and global south, with growth and impact
From anxiety to advantage
Tamir Borensztajn reframes artificial intelligence as the "connective tissue of academic knowledge"
Five publishers join Kudos in ‘zero-click search’ investigation
More sponsors asked to join ‘Taming the Crocodile’ study to help protect usage, revenues and research integrity
Clarivate signs agreement with Iraq research ministry
Deal to provide "strategic guidance, data and analytics, and skills development to align research outputs with national priorities"
Wiley and CAUL announce three-year read and publish agreement
Renewed partnership enables open access publishing for researchers at 50+ institutions in Australia and New Zealand
After the PDF: A new unit of knowledge for the AI era
Steve Smith argues that the "Knowledge Object" should be considered the atomic unit of the scholarly record
AI can accelerate the real-world impact of research – report
Benefits "will only be realised if AI is used transparently, ethically and to strengthen, rather than replace, human expertise"
Jisc secures landmark publishing agreements for UK universities
Negotiations on behalf of the UK higher education sector successfully conclude with all five major academic publishers
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