Editorial
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How is AI used in peer review? Insights from the global reviewer community
Against a background of REF mandates and declining academic book sales, this piece outlines arguments for scholars and librarians on why OA may be a useful tool for change in the face of increasing precarious contracts, redundancies and AHSS course closures.
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Supporting and encouraging authors to publish OA monographs with no REF2029 mandate
As I sat through the presentations last December at the UKSG Forum – Our Profession in 2030: publishing, sharing and curating content now and in the future I wondered if the people attending the forum – librarians, publishers, system, content and record vendors – appreciated how the quality of search, discovery and access (and the…
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Supporting and encouraging authors to publish OA monographs with no REF2029 mandate
Against a background of REF mandates and declining academic book sales, this piece outlines arguments for scholars and librarians on why OA may be a useful tool for change in the face of increasing precarious contracts, redundancies and AHSS course closures.
UKSG news
Forthcoming Events
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Forthcoming UKSG events
Uncertainty and risk, resource discovery, usage metrics and building solid foundations, our Brighton Forum and the annual conference in Glasgow next year.
Industry news
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Tentative agreement reached in Anthropic copyright lawsuit
“In an announcement that stunned industry veterans who remember publishing’s drawn-out fair use battle with Google, Anthropic has reportedly reached a preliminary agreement with attorneys representing authors and publishers in a class action lawsuit that was only approved this summer.” (PW article)
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United2Act Phase 1: Report and Recommendations
The report describes the process and outcomes of the first phase of United2Act, which was financially supported by STM and COPE, ran for 18 months and concluded in June 2025.
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Taylor & Francis Online showcases multimedia content to boost research engagement and impact
New journal-level features on Taylor & Francis Online showcase content such as audio abstracts, podcasts, and video articles, which can help boost the impact of associated research.
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Springer announces strategic partnership with Indian government
The Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA) to the Government of India and Springer Nature have announced a strategic collaboration to increase awareness of the importance of research integrity, open access and other scholarly publishing practices across India’s Tier 2 and Tier 3 academic institutions.
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NIH releases plan to promote gold standard science
The strategy reinforces NIH’s commitment to scientific integrity and aims to ensure that research findings are objective, credible, and accessible to the public.
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New AI tool identifies 1,000 ‘questionable’ scientific journals
A team of computer scientists led by the University of Colorado Boulder has developed a new artificial intelligence platform that automatically seeks out “questionable” scientific journals.
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Cadmore Media and ASNR partner to introduce video articles in AJNR
Cadmore Media worked alongside HighWire, AJNR’s hosting platform, and KGL, which provides editorial and XML services, to ensure smooth video integration and an inclusive viewing experience.
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Arc Humanities Press partners with Liverpool University Press for UK and European distribution
ARC is the sixth scholarly publisher to join LDS since its launch in September 2024, sitting alongside leading university presses in the humanities and social sciences.
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A new books model: Publisher Collections on JSTOR
As with all books in the Books at JSTOR program, Publisher Collection books will be DRM-free and searchable alongside journal articles and research reports aligned to related subjects, along with primary sources, images, and multimedia, on JSTOR’s platform.
Resources
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New COPIM Compass resources launched
The Copim Open Book Futures team have just launched a brand-new part of Copim Compass (the guide to open access book publishing)!
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First books published under new British Academy partnership with Liverpool University Press – with new delayed Open Access offering
With the publication of these books, the British Academy is, for the first time, offering delayed Open Access* for new volumes in its ‘Proceedings of the British Academy’ series – building on the approach for titles in the ‘British Academy Monographs’ series, which have been fully Open Access since 2022.