UKSG eNews 560

Fraudulent papermill articles harm research. They erode trust in the scholarly literature, which should lay the foundation of knowledge. Nonsensical articles can be used in training data for AI models, and researchers waste resources differentiating between real and fake articles, or even worse, use fake research in their own work. One necessary solution is to identify and retract these articles.

Following the AGM on the 20th March, we are announcing some changes to our Board of Trustees.

We have released the popular app for conference delegates - read on for more details on downloading and making the most of it.

In a first for Bloomsbury Publishing they have announced a multi-year partnership with Jessica Kingsley Publishers (JKP) to deliver the Jessica Kingsley Publishers Library to academic institutions worldwide.

PeerJ is best known for its multidisciplinary flagship title PeerJ Life & Environment serving the Biological, Medical and Environmental Sciences and PeerJ Computer Science (covering all areas of computer science, including AI, quantum, and robotics). In addition, PeerJ offers five titles in the Chemical Sciences, meaning that in total Taylor & Francis will welcome seven new journals to its open research program.

Editage, part of Cactus Communications (CACTUS) have announced a partnership with Cambridge University Press. The partnership is designed to elevate the quality and impact of scholarly work, providing researchers with enhanced support and resources.

ResearchGate and Taylor & Francis have announced a significant expansion of their Journal Home partnership, doubling coverage from 200 to 400 journals in 2024. The expanded partnership includes all open-access journals and platforms published by Taylor & Francis, including titles published under imprints Routledge, Dove, and F1000, as well as a wider range of hybrid journals.

MPS North America has announced today the successful completion of the acquisition of AJE LLC, including its subsidiary American Journal Online (Beijing) Information Consulting Limited.

An expanded collaboration agreement between CERN and the OAPEN (Open Access Publishing in European Networks) Foundation sees the Laboratory directly hosting the OAPEN Library and the Directory of Open Access Books in its Data Centre

The National Open Research Forum (NORF), the Irish Research eLibrary (IReL), and OpenAIRE have announced the launch of the National Open Access Monitor, a cornerstone in Ireland's shift towards a fully open access research ecosystem.