By Ruth A Pagell* (28 Apr 2026) The previous article asked four questions, none of which were completely answered 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 in the world? I thought I had finished updating…
(24 Apr 2026) STM has released STM Trends 2030: A Voyage Into the Unknown — Navigating Shifts, Propelling Discovery, its annual horizon scan of developments shaping scholarly communication. The report, prepared by senior members of STM’s STEC Committee and Future Lab, highlights four interconnected drivers expected to influence the publishing landscape: Geopolitical changes affecting international research…
(20 Apr 2026) Digital Science has announced the launch of Compass by Dimensions, a new publication impact tracking solution designed for medical affairs teams. Compass – initially available to publication planners and medical affairs professionals in a beta – combines data from Dimensions and Altmetric into a single, self-service platform. The tool enables users to search, analyze, benchmark,…
(13 Apr 2026) Frontiers released unique-in-publishing AI guidance covering the entire publication lifecycle – from researchers to editors and peer reviewers – moving beyond simplistic “allowed / not allowed” rules toward practical, responsible routes for AI adoption, while calling for policy to evolve in step with real-world AI use by researchers and reviewers. The guidance responds…
(22 Apr 2026) The Council of Australian University Librarians (CAUL) has announced a major milestone in the development of open access (OA) publishing across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand, with the publication of its 100,000th open access article through a consortium agreement. CAUL first established OA agreements with two small publishers in 2020 and has since expanded…
(20 Apr 2026) This article examines a selection of online AI‑assisted video creation and editing tools through an academic library lens. Rather than providing exhaustive product comparisons, the goal is to highlight the types of functionality currently available, illustrate the range of tools on offer, and identify where these tools may help libraries save time…