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IOP Publishing (IOPP) and the University of California (UC) today announced a new transformative open access agreement that will accelerate publishing and expand access to high-quality research in physics and related disciplines. The three-year agreement will make it easier and more affordable for UC researchers to publish open access articles in all of IOPP’s owned journals and most of its partner journals, a total of 77 titles, and will advance the university’s efforts to empower more of its authors to share their research freely with the world.  

The BSI family of journals are an important part of our mission to support the immunology community in driving scientific discovery and making a positive impact on health. Not only do our journals Clinical & Experimental Immunology, Immunotherapy Advances and Discovery Immunology, provide a trusted home for quality immunology research, they also act as an important revenue stream for the BSI.

The American Society for Microbiology (ASM) welcomes a new President, President-Elect and new members of the Board of Directors. They begin serving their leadership terms on July 1, 2025. These leaders will play a pivotal role in advancing ASM’s strategic roadmap and overseeing the continued implementation of its 3 scientific units.

On June 16, 2025, STM supported the 3rd PubTech Conference in Beijing, aligning with global partners to explore how technological innovation is reshaping scholarly publishing. Organized by China National Publications Import & Export (Group) Co., Ltd. (CNPIEC) and co-organized with the Society of China University Journals and APPA Key Laboratory, this year’s PubTech focused for the first time on academic publishing, under the theme “Publishing’s Future Empowered by Technology.”

Crimson Interactive, a globally trusted partner for academic and scientific communications, language solutions, and publishing innovation, is pleased to announce the appointment of Abhigyan Arun as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective July 1, 2025.

Elsevier introduces Embase AI, a GenAI-powered version of Embase, the leading biomedical literature database. Embase AI transforms literature searches and other tasks carried out by multiple teams, including R&D, medical affairs, product managers, academic researchers, knowledge managers and educators.

OCLC's WorldShare Management Services (WMS)—the first cloud-based library services platform and the only platform built with WorldCat as its foundation—continues to expand its reach. Since July 2024, 53 new libraries have selected WMS to streamline operations, improve user experiences, increase the visibility of collections, and collaborate with leading institutions worldwide through OCLC's global network.

Frontiers and the University of Miami are pleased to announce a new flat fee open access publishing agreement. Through this partnership, affiliated researchers can publish in a selection of leading peer-reviewed journals without incurring article processing charges (APCs), which are fully covered by the University.

The Society for Scholarly Publishing is proud to announce the successful conclusion of its Generations Fund endowment campaign, having reached its goal by raising an impressive $500,000 to support SSP’s Fellowship, Mentoring, and DEIA programs. This milestone marks a significant step forward in cementing our commitment to the future of scholarly communications, by providing dependable and sustainable long-term support for these programs through an endowment structure.

Silverchair and ASTM International announced the launch of the enhanced ASTM Digital Library on the Silverchair Platform. ASTM International is a globally recognized leader in engineering standards and technical publications. This strategic partnership provides users with advanced access to ASTM's comprehensive collection of more than 35,000 chapters and papers, including 17,000 journal articles spanning multiple engineering disciplines.

Wiley is excited to announce a new publishing partnership with the Royal Society Te Apārangi. This strategic alliance, beginning in 2026, represents a major step forward for the Society’s eight journals, and for Aotearoa New Zealand’s research community.

ResearchGate, the professional network for researchers, and World Scientific Publishing, a leading international independent publisher of books and journals, have announced an expansion of their Journal Home partnership to include 19 journals.