(18 Oct 2026) The Annual Meeting of the Southeast Asia Library Group was held at ETH Zürich on 19–20 June 2026. For early arrivals, there was an optional tour of the ETH Zürich main building and a viewing session of Southeast Asia related archival materials – focusing on maritime Southeast Asia – in the reading…
In-depth analysis finds country’s success down to continuity of funding and investment in early careers, but collaborations and original scientific discoveries still proving challenging (19 Oct 2026) China’s transformation into a research powerhouse has been built on sustained investment, institutional continuity and considerable backing for young researchers, according to the findings of a “forensic” analysis…
(27 Oct 2026) OASE+ (Open Access for Scholarly Empowerment +), a collective negotiating body established with support from the Japanese government to advance the country’s national open access policy, and Elsevier have agreed to a new three-year read-and-publish agreement covering 2027 through 2029. The agreement removes the annual limit on open access articles published in eligible…
European funders put weight behind emerging ‘publish, review, curate’ approach for preprints. (28 Oct 2026) Science funders and research organizations in Europe are joining forces to expand open-access publishing and make the peer-review process more transparent, with the aim of spurring change in scholarly communication. By early November, the European Commission will roll out…