(11 Feb 2026) OpenAI today announced the launch of Prism, a free, AI-native workspace designed to help scientists write, collaborate on, and prepare research for publication more efficiently. Prism brings together…
(2 Feb 2026) A cloud-computing architect at German telecommunications company Deutsche Telekom, who is based in Raeren, Belgium, created Aletheia-Probe while he was helping his colleagues to write a review…
(2 Feb 2026) With The State of Open Data survey and report now reaching its 10th anniversary, Mark Hahnel shares the wins of the past decade, the challenges, and the future of data…
By Ruth A Pagell* What else is new at THE? What changes has CWTS Leiden made? Do the Human Freedom rankings affect university rankings? What is the number one university…
(30 Jan 2026) This week, the very first Charleston Conference Asia took place in Bangkok, Thailand at the Royal Orchid Sheraton Hotel. From January 26 through January 28, 2026- well over 600…
(5 Feb 2026) MPS North America LLC (“MPS NA LLC”), USA, a wholly owned material subsidiary of MPS Limited, today announced that it has agreed to acquire 100% stake in Unbound…
(27 Jan 2026) Over the past decade, Hindawi expanded rapidly from a small open access (OA) publisher into a large, multi-journal operation publishing tens of thousands of articles annually. This period…
(4 Feb 2026) The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), a technical professional organization and public charity, together with the IEEE Computer Society, has announced its 2026 Technology Predictions. The report…
(3 Feb 2026) The Australian Government has announced a new Open Science Policy designed to improve access to publicly funded health and medical research and strengthen collaboration across the research sector.…
(4 Feb 2026) Cabells has expanded its Predatory Reports database to include more than 20,000 journals. The US-based information services company reports that Predatory Reports has grown by more than…
(29 Jan 2026) The Open Journals Collective (OJC) has announced the launch of its official investment campaign, inviting libraries to back a sustainable, community-led alternative to commercial scholarly publishing models. Positioned as…
(23 Jan 2026) The popular arXiv preprint server, which holds nearly 3 million manuscripts, mainly in computing science, physics, and math, has put up a new hurdle for first-time submitters. …
(20 Jan 2026) In the Netherlands (NL), Open Science has taken another major step forward. Open Science NL has announced €35 million in funding for 45 projects aimed at strengthening Open Science infrastructure,…
(29 Jan 2026) The University of Queensland Library equips the UQ community with the information and skills to thrive in today’s complex information society. As a key strategic partner and connector…
(23 Jan 2026) IGI Global Scientific Publishing has announced the launch of a new Read & Publish licensing model combining access to its e-Book collection with unlimited open access publishing. …
