“A more optimistic outlook for scholarly communication”
Cooperation and trust were key themes at the STM Frankfurt Conference 2026, writes Mithu Lucraft
Sustainable development
OPINION: Ten Priorities for Scholarly Publishing through 2027
Darrell Gunter sets out his wishes for publishers, societies, libraries, researchers, funders, and technology partners
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
Global research cybersecurity partners renew threat-sharing agreement
Partnership aims to strengthen collective cyber defence across the global research and education community
Cambridge reaches 75 per cent open access milestone
Agreements "are the engine driving whole-journal flips and taking the scholarly record into the open, permanently"
Canadian partners unite to strengthen open research preservation
Move represents a significant step towards strengthening Canada's community-owned scholarly infrastructure
IFLA launches survey on barriers to international research collaboration
Survey aims to improve understanding of the challenges affecting cross-border research partnership
Why scholarly publishing needs an independent certification authority
A universal certification framework would distinguish trusted publishers from bad actors, writes Darrell Gunter
Jisc and EAUC urge institutions to address AI’s environmental impact
Guidance calls on institutions to balance AI innovation with sustainability, transparency and responsible governance
Journal of Research on Research to research research
Community-owned, open-access title J·ROR aims to advance improvements across the research ecosystem
The Frankfurt Book Fair 2026 (Frankfurter Buchmesse) will take place from 7 to 11 October 2026 at the Messe Frankfurt venue in Germany