(28 Jul 2026) Anyone who has spent time in a room where open access business models are being discussed knows the confusion and chaos the topic can induce. Someone mentions a transformative agreement, only to be asked by a colleague whether it is read-and-publish or publish-and-read; a third person wonders aloud whether Subscribe to Open…
(16 Jul 2026) ORCID and the CSTR Identification Platform, based in Beijing, China, are pleased to announce a new strategic partnership aimed at strengthening the adoption of persistent identifiers (PIDs) throughout the research data lifecycle and enhancing the visibility of research systems globally. ORCID and CSTR share a common goal to improve the transparency and…
(30 Jul 2026) Researchers across the Pacific are driving impactful work on issues of regional and global significance. However, the geographic spread of institutions across many island nations, together with limited capacity to support and maintain research infrastructure, can make it more difficult for researchers and their work to gain visibility, build international connections, and fully…
(27 Jul 2026) Research security screening checks author affiliations against lists of organizations of concern, using bibliometric data. Affiliation matching is imperfect, though, especially for companies and small institutes with short names or no ROR record, so a researcher can end up linked to an organization they have no connection to. As a first pass…
(21 Jul 2026) A second-year medical student in Nepal is at the center of an international research network churning out everything from systematic reviews and meta-analyses to case reports and database studies, Retraction Watch has learned. The student, Raghabendra Kumar Mahato, leverages this network, which includes nearly 1,000 members connected through the WhatsApp messaging platform, to…
(21 Jul 2026) What does responsible research assessment actually ask of the people who build the infrastructure, rather than those who write the policy? In this post, Steven Hill traces the arc from DORA and the Leiden Manifesto through to the Barcelona Declaration, and sets out what the principles mean in practice for the tools that describe,…
(10 Jul 2026) The National Health Commission released on Friday 28 cases of research misconduct involving data fabrication, paper trading and guest authorship. The cases involve researchers from hospitals in Shanxi, Jiangxi and Guangdong provinces, as well as Chongqing, the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region and the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. In one case, researchers…
(9 Jul 2026) Choice announces the publication of “Transformative Agreements, Open Access and Research Impact,” the latest in a series of research reports designed to provide actionable intelligence around topics of importance to the academic library community. Through a collaboration between Wiley and Choice, this survey report examines how academic libraries are navigating the transformative agreements…
(27 Jul 2026) Authorities in Indian-administered Kashmir have ordered a multi-level audit across all public libraries and educational institutions to purge books and digital archives flagged as “anti-national” or “glorifying terrorism”. The move has drawn sharp reaction from scholars and residents of Kashmir, who argue that the region’s academic freedom is being systematically destroyed. In an…
At the end of a tow rope, somewhere between O’Svay and Preah Romkel, a boat loaded with books changed banks. This is not a metaphor. (26 Jun 2026) On June 24, 2026, in the early morning heat of rainy season, the provincial team of the Documentation Center of Cambodia (DC-Cam) Stung Treng Branch began…