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We are excited to announce the launch of SSP Engage, a dynamic new mobile app designed to keep the scholarly communications community connected, informed, and engaged—365 days a year. Available now for iOS and Android devices, the free SSP Engage app brings together the latest SSP news, content from The Scholarly Kitchen, event updates, and interactive features to support connection and collaboration within the SSP community. Simply search for “SSP News and Events” in the App Store or Google Play to get started.

The “How Equitable Is It?” tool, designed to assess the equity of scholarly communication models, has been officially launched today in its updated version following a comprehensive review of community feedback.  Originally introduced as a beta version in September 2024 at the OASPA conference, this refined version of the tool incorporates significant improvements based on input from across the scholarly publishing ecosystem. 

Digital Science, a technology company serving stakeholders across the research ecosystem, will offer U.S. government libraries access to some of its most powerful research data and analytics tools under a new partnership with the Federal Library and Information Network (FEDLINK).

IOP Publishing is introducing the Contributor Role Taxonomy (CRediT) across all its proprietary journals to enhance recognition for authors. The taxonomy provides a standardised framework to define and recognise the diverse roles authors play during the production and publication of research outputs such as research articles. 

Lausanne-based open access publisher Frontiers is pleased to be the main sponsor of the 2025 LIBER Conference, taking place this summer in the open access publisher’s home city.

For publishers wanting to integrate natural language querying without reducing control over their content, 67 Bricks are now offering a compelling solution. Their new tool, developed in-house, can be seamlessly integrated into all existing bespoke or third-party platforms, delivering a research tool that answers users’ queries with responses grounded in paywalled and proprietary content.

PubHive Ltd., an award-winning and leading provider of cloud-based scientific literature management and safety intelligence solutions for the life sciences industry, today announced the launch of its latest innovation: AI Translation for Pharmacovigilance, Medical Affairs, and Regulatory Compliance.

Cassyni, the platform for research seminars, and Springer Nature, a global research publisher, today announced the expansion of their partnership to enable more journals...

The Beijing International Book Fair (BIBF), 18-22 June 2025, the second largest book fair in the world, will see a growing focus on academic publishing with a new STM conference and hub for its 31th edition. Over 200 global libraries and research institutions will attend BIBF, organised by the China National Publications Import and Export (Group) Co., Ltd., alongside a growing list of international exhibitors from 80 countries (up from 71 in 2024). 

Two new Nature journals, Nature Health and Nature Sensors, will launch in January 2026. These titles will offer new avenues for research publication in evolving and expanding areas such as health research and applied science, increasing knowledge around some of the critical priorities facing us in the world.

The MIT Press is proud to announce that beginning in 2026, Duke University Presswill join our Direct to Open (D2O) program. This collaboration marks the first such partnership with another university press for the D2O program, and reaffirms our shared commitment to open access publishing that is ethical, equitable, and sustainable.

Silverchair has announced the launch of Dynamic Discovery, a powerful AI discovery tool that transforms how researchers find relevant scholarly content. The innovative solution connects users to better refined search results more quickly, all while enhancing the value of publishers’ brands and their content.