This week, we share a survey seeking experiences with content reuse permissions, signpost an upcoming global discussion about OA publishing, and highlight an event at Cambridge University discussing i...

Traditional publishing practices are stifling global academic potential. Dependency on institutional subscriptions for access to academic literature and prolific use of ‘science speak’ hinders student...

This week, we listen to Amanda Solis and Leslie Rotz as they explain how to harness social media for medical research communication. We share a call for proposals for the 2026 NISO Plus conference and...

This week, we’re reflecting on Peer Review Week, which took place from 15 to 19 September and centred around the theme Rethinking peer review in the AI era. We begin by reading about new approaches to...

This week, we encourage readers to comment on draft OABP recommendations from NISO and complete a survey exploring how to make PLS clearer and more accessible. We also read guidance on how to make PLS accessible in APAC, and we consider when and how to retract an article. We review insights on transparent peer review based on experiences at the European Journal of Higher Education and ask if pharma is ready to rethink implementation for patient centricity. Finally, we listen to the latest MAPS Elevate podcast, which explores how to improve your journal selection process.

This week, we read about an AI screening tool developed to identify suspicious publishing practices, review evidence on the effectiveness of publication extenders, and examine concerns around the pote...

Social media is a powerful tool for science communication, allowing information to be shared at the speed of a swipe. Researchers, funders and communicators can use platforms such as Bluesky, Instagra...

Open Pharma and Bayer are proud to announce that Bayer has become the latest Supporter of Open Pharma! Open Pharma aims to drive positive change in the communication of research funded by the pharmace...

This week, we read about the OpenAIRE Graph and the steps we can take to make research and healthcare information more accessible to all. We highlight proposed solutions to improve the peer review pro...

This week, we explore how to collaborate effectively while using genAI, how genAI can enhance data sharing practices, and how the NIH is approaching its newly announced top priorities and funding revi...

This week, we explore the impact of article extenders on the readership of PLSPs and CTPs, and we review a critique of Nature’s decision to only publish peer review reports for accepted papers. We als...

This week, we read about improving incentives for peer reviewers, the author–editor networks that are used to publish fraudulent research and the gaming of the scientific system through strategic mani...

This week, we learn about NIH’s AI breakthrough in gene set analysis and highlight the importance of null results in the advancement of scientific discovery. We explore ORCID’s role in the evolving re...

This week, we explore how shortform science videos might be compromising our critical thinking. We read about how copyright regulations are changing with AI, and whether an AI jury could help improve ...

A group of publishers, in collaboration with The Synergist, are working together to create The PLS Finder – a comprehensive aggregator of abstract style plain language summaries (PLS) and standalone p...

This week, we reimagine ePI to transform the way we access and understand medical information and we read about Frontiers’ use of AI tools to check publication integrity. We also consider the importan...

This week, we highlight a new study from STM designed to understand how publishers safeguard publishing integrity and signpost the call for submissions to the 2026 Researcher to Reader Conference. We ...

This week, we listen to Conor Grennan as he explains why we should all ditch our trusty AI prompt libraries and just talk to AI like a person instead. We read the latest Open Pharma quarterly update a...

Open Pharma quarterly update: April–June 2025. Read about what we've been up to this quarter!

This week, we signpost STM’s roadmap for implementing the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals in academic publishing. We read about what meaningful accessibility means in academic publishing, and we...

This week, we signpost an opportunity to contribute to NISO AI interoperability standards, feature a webinar about AI author tools at Springer Nature and include a reminder to register for the HIMSS A...