(10 Apr 2026) The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) has announced a new agreement with Wiley, under which Wiley will operate a significant portion of ASME’s publishing business. The deal covers sales and marketing for ASME’s journals and conference proceedings, as well as the digital collection comprising these publications. ASME will retain responsibility for…
(26 Apr 2026) All 22 members of the advisory board that oversees the US National Science Foundation (NSF), a leading funder of fundamental science, were fired on 24 April without explanation. Every member of the NSF’s National Science Board (NSB) received an e-mail on Friday afternoon saying that “on behalf of President Donald J. Trump”, their positions…
(21 Apr 2026) When it comes to plagiarism-related issues, there are three terms that get thrown around a lot: Authorship, Attribution, and Citation. The three terms are often used interchangeably. And, to be fair, there is a great deal of overlap between them. However, there are some key differences that are important to understand. As…
(22 Apr 2026) In December 2025, the South African government approved a National Open Science Policy requiring that all research outputs arising from public funding be made available through open access. The Department of Science, Technology and Innovation published details of the policy in March 2026. The policy emphasizes that faster and less costly access to scientific…
(22 Apr 2026) Cactus Communications (CACTUS) has announced a partnership with Imagetwin to integrate automated image integrity checks across its research and publishing solutions. As part of this integration, Imagetwin is embedded within Paperpal Preflight, CACTUS’ editorial integrity and workflow efficiencies solution, where it operates seamlessly, allowing users to run image integrity checks with minimal effort…
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…