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The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) is pleased to announce the results of its recent Board elections for the term beginning July 1, 2025. Jonathan Clark, (Principal, Consultant and Managing Agent, The DOI Foundation) will transition to the role of Chair of the NISO Board, having served as Vice Chair for the past year. He is replaced as Vice Chair by Jill Morris of the Partnership for Academic Library Collaboration and Innovation (PALCI), who will assume the role of Chair for 2026–27 next July.

Charlesworth, an Enago company, global leader in publishing solutions for the academic and scientific publishing industry, is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with Cassyni, the AI platform that turns academic seminars into citable, discoverable research outputs. Through this collaboration, Charlesworth will represent Cassyni in China, introducing the service to Chinese STM publishers, institutions, and researchers.

In a landmark collaboration that underscores India’s growing emphasis on AI-driven research excellence, Cactus Communications (CACTUS), a leading technology company specializing in AI-powered solutions and expert services for the scholarly publishing ecosystem, has partnered with the National Institute of Technology Calicut (NIT Calicut) to provide institution-wide access to its advanced AI research tools via the AI toolkit, Editage Plus.

Charlesworth, an Enago company, global leader in publishing solutions for the academic and scientific publishing industry, is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with Cassyni, the AI platform that turns academic seminars into citable, discoverable research outputs. Through this collaboration, Charlesworth will represent Cassyni in China, introducing the service to Chinese STM publishers, institutions, and researchers.

In a landmark collaboration that underscores India’s growing emphasis on AI-driven research excellence, Cactus Communications (CACTUS), a leading technology company specializing in AI-powered solutions and expert services for the scholarly publishing ecosystem, has partnered with the National Institute of Technology Calicut (NIT Calicut) to provide institution-wide access to its advanced AI research tools via the AI toolkit, Editage Plus.

Cadmore Media is pleased to announce that the publishing groups at the American Medical Association (AMA), JAMA NetworkTM and the AMA Ed HubTM, have selected its platform as the solution for video hosting and streaming.

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Springer Nature and the Higher Education Electronic Resources Consortium (KONSEPt) the Malaysian consortium for higher education and research institutions, have today announced the first national Transformative Agreement (TA) in Malaysia and among Southeast Asia countries. This landmark agreement demonstrates the increasing momentum across economies of all sizes for open access (OA) publishing, and the increasing global move to open science and research.

The Big Ten Academic Alliance has signed a two-year Open Publishing Agreement with Springer Nature, making it the publisher’s first truly unlimited and uncapped open access agreement in the Americas. This is the Big Ten Academic Alliance’s fifth Open Publishing Agreement or OPA, and its most expansive to date.

Clarivate Plc (NYSE:CLVT), a leading global provider of transformative intelligence, today released the 2025 update to the Journal Citation Reports (JCR). This is the 50th anniversary of the industry-leading annual reports, which provide a comprehensive overview of the world's leading and trusted academic journals, offering academic institutions, researchers, and publishers the ability to gauge journals’ trustworthiness and impact. 

IOP Publishing (IOPP) is advancing open science and research impact by assigning Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) to supplementary data files submitted alongside research papers. This initiative will make supplementary materials more Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reproducible (FAIR), ensuring that authors receive greater recognition for their contributions beyond the primary research article.

An opportunity not to be missed! MDPI Books warmly invites all Social Sciences, Arts, and Humanities (SSAH) researchers to submit a proposal to its inaugural book competition. The winning entries will be published free of charge on the MDPI Books platform. The selected authors will be able to showcase their expertise to a global audience, contributing to broader conversations on the role of SSAH in addressing key global challenges.

U.S. News & World Report, the global authority in education rankings and consumer advice, today published the 2025-2026 Best Global Universities rankings, which evaluate more than 2,250 schools on academic research and reputation.

Clarivate Plc, a leading global provider of transformative intelligence, today announced a new milestone in its decades-long partnership with the American Library Association (ALA). Clarivate will be the first sponsor of the ALA Public Supporter Program, which engages the public in supporting libraries and library professionals.

Jisc and the publications division of the American Chemical Society (ACS) announce the renewal of their agreement supporting scientific researchers in the UK. The agreement will continue to provide participating institutions full reading access to ACS journals and seamless open access publishing services throughout 2025 and 2026.