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Journals in Taylor & Francis collective funding pilot reach target for full open access publishing

Taylor & Francis has confirmed both journals in its innovative pilot, Collective Pathway to Open Publishing (CPOP), will be converted to open access (OA) for 2025.

Announced in November 2024, CPOP has been devised as an alternative OA model for Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) journals, particularly those focused on regions with a high uptake of OA agreements.

With funding thresholds met for the pilot, every article in the 2025 volumes of Nordic Psychology and Nordic Social Work Research will now be published OA at no cost to authors. This includes all specialist and professional content, a key feature of HSS journals that is not usually included in OA agreements.

The CPOP model combines several existing funding sources to support the conversion of journals to OA, one volume at a time. Institutions participating in Taylor & Francis’ OA agreements fund publishing for their affiliated authors, accounting for a high percentage of articles in the Nordic pilot journals. In addition, continued support from a small group of institutions with subscriptions and other read access is used for the remaining new articles.

This collective approach enables all articles to be published OA, regardless of whether the authors have funding or are affiliated with an institution in an OA agreement.

Emily Farrell, Global Commercial Director for Open Research at Taylor & Francis, said: “The move to a fully open future is going to require a mix of different models, given the varying levels of funding available for OA publishing across regions and disciplines. We’re therefore delighted at the success of CPOP’s experimental approach to supporting OA conversions. Thank you to all those institutions, particularly in the Nordic countries, who have collectively made this possible by renewing their read agreement or approving articles through their open access agreement”.

CPOP is one of several pathways being created by Taylor & Francis to accelerate OA publishing. Earlier this month the publisher also announced the results of its Subscribe to Open pilot, confirming that all three of the pilot journals will be fully open access throughout 2025.

Edinburgh University Press Entrusts Paradigm with Archiving 1,600 Books

Paradigm Publishing Services will begin digitally archiving scholarly texts from Edinburgh University Press this year. In 2026, approximately 300 titles from Edinburgh will be available digitally, with more scheduled to be archived in 2027. Overall, Edinburgh University Press plans to digitize and make 1,600 titles accessible through Paradigm, giving a new life to books that are no longer cited in their current form.  

“Eliminating the concept of ‘out-of-print’ brings immense value to publishers by bringing forgotten titles to the forefront and increasing the overall rate of downloads and citations,” said Steve Fallon, Managing Director of Paradigm Publishing Services. “Paradigm has been working successfully with Edinburgh University Press for several years now on various projects, and I’m pleased that we have been entrusted with this latest venture.” 

“Putting the first fifty years of EUP’s catalogue of academic books back into circulation will be of tremendous benefit to researchers and the scholarly community,” said Nicola Ramsey, Chief Executive Officer of Edinburgh University Press. “I’m delighted that we are partnering with Paradigm to make some truly groundbreaking books – including texts from the 1970s and 1980s on machine intelligence and AI – available again.” 

Edinburgh University Press’s physical archive dates back to 1949. Many of the out-of-print titles will be digitized for the first time. The archives specialize in subject areas such as Scottish Studies, American Studies, Religion, Language & Linguistics, and Literary Studies, and include many well-known authors and books such as:  

  • The Chimpanzee by Jane Goodall
  • A Hotbed of Genius by David Daiches
  • The Crusades by Carole Hillenbrand
  • The Tobacco Lords by Tom Devine
  • Spaces of Hope by David Harvey
  • Deciphering the Signs of God by Annemarie Schimmel 
  • The Democratic Intellect by George Davie

Founded in 1949, Edinburgh University Press is committed to publishing world-class academic research that amplifies the critical role of the humanities and social sciences in shaping the way we think about and tackle global and local issues.  

To learn more about Paradigm – including the company’s services, history, mission, vision, and values – visit https://paradigmpublishingservices.com/. 

River Valley Technologies Recognised as a Finalist for the 2025 EPIC Award in Submission System Features

River Valley Technologies has been named a finalist for the 2025 EPIC Awards, presented by the Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP). ReView 3.0: Next Generation Peer Review has been nominated for consideration in the Submission System Feature category, which recognises standout functionalities within manuscript or abstract management systems that improve submission processes for authors, editors, publishers, and staff. Examples include accessibility upgrades, analytics dashboards, and workflow simplifications.

“We set out to build a modern peer review system that streamlines and improves the user journey for authors, editors, reviewers and publishers. We recognise that publishers need robust, modern systems with fast yet reliable and pain-free migration features. This nomination is a welcome recognition of our team’s vision and hard work over the last decade – thank you SSP!” said Maryam Bazargan, CEO, River Valley Technologies.

The Company of Biologists appoint New Knowledge Information Co., Ltd., as sole agent in Thailand

We are delighted to announce that we have signed an agreement with New Knowledge Information Co., Ltd., to represent us as sole agent in Thailand.

New Knowledge Information Co., Ltd., has many years of experience of working with librarians across a range of settings as well as extensive knowledge of the education market. This new partnership provides us with opportunities to increase our visibility and to expand our subscriptions and Read & Publish initiative to benefit institutions and researchers throughout Thailand.

Patcharasiri Sritrakul, Founder and CEO, New Knowledge Information Co., Ltd., says:

“New Knowledge Information Co., Ltd., is pleased to partner with The Company of Biologists to promote transformative agreements and high-quality journals in Thailand. This collaboration aims to support researchers and universities in Thailand by enabling greater access to publish and share their works openly. Together, we are committed to advancing open access publishing, increasing the global visibility of Thai research, and fostering a more sustainable and accessible research environment in the biological sciences.”

Sarah Logan, Regional Sales Manager at The Company of Biologists, says:

“We are excited to now begin working with New Knowledge Information in Thailand, which will provide The Company of Biologists with greater visibility to libraries in this region, particularly in institutions who are already publishing with us, and others with biology specialties who would benefit from access to our high-quality journal content. New Knowledge Information will be our sole representatives in Thailand for all journal sales, including our Read & Publish initiative. They will be our dedicated point of contact for librarians and resource coordinators.”

Springer Nature donates its unique AI tool that identifies problematic text to publishing community

Following the successful rollout across its journals and books of its AI tool that detects cases of AI-generated nonsense text in research manuscripts, Springer Nature is now donating the tool to STM.  It will be integrated into the STM Integrity Hub, an industry-wide initiative that supports publishers in ensuring the integrity of their published content, as part of its mission to develop and trial tools that publishers large and small can use to screen submissions for indicators of compromised content.  

Chris Graf, Director of Research Integrity at Springer Nature and Chair of the STM Integrity Hub Governance Committee, commented:

“Developing this tool has been a major investment and a long-running project involving close collaboration between leading research integrity and AI teams. We are delighted we will now be able to share this technology with the wider publishing community so it can have an even bigger impact. The rise of AI has made it easier for unethical individuals to generate fake content and tools like this one which harness the power of AI and pattern recognition will be vital, particularly when they are powered by the extensive data that utilisation across the industry will deliver.”  

Dr Joris van Rossum, Program Director of STM Solutions, said:

“The growth in fraudulent submissions from paper mills, facilitated by the rise in generative AI, is an increasing challenge for the publishing community.  The STM Integrity Hub is a major initiative to help publishers to combat the scourge of papermills and other unethical conduct.  We are delighted to be able to integrate this unique tool that identifies indicators of AI generated manuscripts, to support publishers across the industry.  This wider use will help to further train the tool and improve its accuracy.”

The tool has already been responsible for identifying hundreds of fake papers soon after submission, preventing them from being published and taking up editors’ and peer reviewers’ valuable time.  in addition, the tool provides a gateway to identifying a larger cohort of problematic submissions. Connections between the original papers and other content, for example as part of the same special issue, can be found, leading to the identification of papers that, at first sight, appear robust but, upon more rigorous analysis, are in fact problematic. Data from all these papers feed into Springer Nature’s wider investigations and help to keep out compromised content.

The nonsense text detector is one of a number of AI tools, including Snappshot, which identifies problematic images, and an irrelevant reference checker tool, which was launched last month,  that have been or are being developed in-house as part of Springer Nature’s ongoing commitment to ensuring the integrity of the content it publishes.  This commitment also includes investment in a rapidly growing, expert team and extensive technology development and utilisation. In addition, Springer Nature is also involved in ongoing collaborative work with the wider publishing community both as a contributing organisation in the STM Integrity Hub, where, in addition to this donation, it is also involved in multiple working groups and pilot tests, and through involvement with other sector bodies and organisations.

Journals in Taylor & Francis collective funding pilot reach target for full open access publishing

Collective Pathway to Open Publishing combines funding from OA agreements and reading access to convert journals to open access

Taylor & Francis has confirmed both journals in its innovative pilot, Collective Pathway to Open Publishing (CPOP), will be converted to open access (OA) for 2025.

Announced in November 2024, CPOP has been devised as an alternative OA model for Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) journals, particularly those focused on regions with a high uptake of OA agreements.

With funding thresholds met for the pilot, every article in the 2025 volumes of Nordic Psychology and Nordic Social Work Research will now be published OA at no cost to authors. This includes all specialist and professional content, a key feature of HSS journals that is not usually included in OA agreements.

The CPOP model combines several existing funding sources to support the conversion of journals to OA, one volume at a time. Institutions participating in Taylor & Francis’ OA agreements fund publishing for their affiliated authors, accounting for a high percentage of articles in the Nordic pilot journals. In addition, continued support from a small group of institutions with subscriptions and other read access is used for the remaining new articles.

This collective approach enables all articles to be published OA, regardless of whether the authors have funding or are affiliated with an institution in an OA agreement.

Emily Farrell, Global Commercial Director for Open Research at Taylor & Francis, said: “The move to a fully open future is going to require a mix of different models, given the varying levels of funding available for OA publishing across regions and disciplines. We’re therefore delighted at the success of CPOP’s experimental approach to supporting OA conversions. Thank you to all those institutions, particularly in the Nordic countries, who have collectively made this possible by renewing their read agreement or approving articles through their open access agreement”.

CPOP is one of several pathways being created by Taylor & Francis to accelerate OA publishing. Earlier this month the publisher also announced the results of its Subscribe to Open pilot, confirming that all three of the pilot journals will be fully open access throughout 2025.

CCC Honored as 2025 Artificial Intelligence Excellence Awards Winner

CCC, a leader in advancing copyright, accelerating knowledge, and powering innovation, has been named a winner in the 2025 Artificial Intelligence Excellence Awards, highlighting the company’s “exceptional advancements in AI and the value it brings to stakeholders and the broader community” through its Annual Copyright License (ACL), an enterprise-wide rights licensing solution offering companies an efficient way to license rights, including rights for the internal use of legally-procured copyrighted materials within AI systems, and to use copyrighted materials with AI systems by providing users with a harmonized set of internal use AI rights from a broad range of rightsholders.

The Artificial Intelligence Excellence Awards celebrate the most innovative companies, technologies, and professionals in AI innovation. Winners were selected by a panel of industry experts who evaluated nominees based on their creativity, impact, and measurable success in AI-driven solutions.

“The AI industry is evolving rapidly, and it is through the efforts of companies like CCC that we see real-world applications driving change,” said Russ Fordyce, CEO of the Business Intelligence Group. “Their work exemplifies the kind of innovation and leadership shaping the future of artificial intelligence.”

“CCC is honored to receive this accolade in recognition of our voluntary opt-in collective licensing solutions that were specifically designed to meet the needs of businesses and rightsholders alike and to further expand the functioning AI rights licensing marketplace that exists today,” said Tracey Armstrong, President and CEO, CCC. “Responsible AI is good business practice and is the key to unlocking AI’s untapped potential. The copyright ecosystem produces the high-quality content essential for training effective AI systems. Success is a future where AI innovation and copyright are complementary strengths.”

“Copyrighted materials are the fuel for AI systems,” added Armstrong. “Trustworthy AI outputs depend on original high-quality inputs, and those inputs are the result of human creativity and expertise that deserves recognition and fair compensation for rightsholders.”

CCC advocates for copyright worldwide by engaging governments, stakeholders, and individuals with educational programming and thought leadership resources.  The organization also maintains an online hub, AI, Copyright & Licensing, which features informational resources for creators, publishers, rightsholders, technologists, media representatives, policymakers, intellectual property attorneys, and others.

Since 1978, CCC has supported content users by providing efficient, harmonized licensing solutions for their internal content uses. CCC’s non-exclusive voluntary collective licensing solutions include ACL for Business, Multinational Copyright License (MCL) for Business, ACL for Higher Education, ACL for Curriculum & Instruction, and ACL for Student Assessments. In addition to licensing solutions, CCC provides one-stop access for users to request, receive, and pay for full-text content and permissions to re-use content.

ProQuest – New Ebook Central AI tool helps users engage deeper with scholarly ebooks

With AI playing an increasingly vital role in academia, ProQuest, part of Clarivate, is expanding its series of responsibly developed academic AI tools, keeping library resources on pace with user expectations. The Ebook Central Research Assistant joins the Web of Science, Primo, and ProQuest Research Assistants in supporting research insights and developing critical thinking. Embedded within the award-winning Ebook Central platform, the Ebook Central Research Assistant is designed to help researchers and students navigate ebooks more effectively – surfacing key insights, uncovering connections and guiding them to the next steps in their academic journey.

Seamlessly Integrated Into Research Workflows

Most Ebook Central users enter at the book level, where the Ebook Central Research Assistant is strategically positioned to enhance engagement and support users at critical points in their research workflow. This allows them to quickly assess the book’s relevance to their assignment and deepen their understanding. Additionally, they can seamlessly search across their institution’s catalog to find further resources.

“We worked with our community of customers to create a tool that uses Academic AI to solve challenges for users and showcase more of the library’s ebook collection,” said Meredith Griggs-Keane, Vice President, Product Management at Clarivate. “We’re creating tools that are responsibly developed so students, faculty and librarians can feel confident that their use of AI is aligned with traditional values of scholarship.”

Enhancing Engagement With Ebooks

The Ebook Central Research Assistant simplifies book exploration by identifying key concepts and providing contextual explanations to enhance understanding. With chapter-level insights and key term definitions drawn directly from the text, it keeps users engaged in their research. Powered by Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), it ensures accuracy by sourcing insights directly from the book’s content. Additionally, it helps users discover related titles within their library’s Ebook Central collection, seamlessly expanding their research scope. Features at launch include:

    • Key Takeaways: Chapter-level insights help users assess content relevance efficiently
    • Concept Highlights: Identification and explanation of key terms, with one-click searches, deepen research

Drew Baker at the Digital Theological Library, a development partner on Ebook Central Research Assistant, said: “For me, the key takeaways are the most helpful, while students will likely find the concept identification feature even more valuable. With these tools working together, this is definitely something I would use. It also helps us direct students’ attention to library collections and provides a trusted, AI-powered research tool that we can confidently recommend to users.”

Academic AI That Supports Library Missions

The Ebook Central Research Assistant isn’t just for users – it’s a powerful tool for supporting library missions. The tool:

    • Improves research efficiency – With chapter-level takeaways, key concept identification, and research expansion features, users can navigate complex topics more effectively.
    • Supports information literacy – The assistant doesn’t feed answers to users; it helps them understand and think critically about scholarly content, reinforcing research skills that are essential for academic success.
    • Boosts collection usage – By surfacing relevant content, the assistant encourages deeper interaction with trusted Ebook Central subscriptions and collections.

Built on Responsible AI Principles

Clarivate is dedicated to developing trustworthy Academic AI solutions for academia, ensuring transparency, integrity and collaboration with librarians and users. The Ebook Central Research Assistant joins the Web of Science, Primo, and ProQuest Research Assistants as part of a growing ecosystem of academic AI-powered solutions built on the Clarivate Academic AI Platform with responsible AI principles.

How to Access the Ebook Central Research Assistant

The Ebook Central Research Assistant is now available in Beta on the platform for owned and subscribed titles. This feature is automatically enabled at no extra cost but can be disabled if you choose via LibCentral.

To learn more about this new tool and help your library and users prepare:

You can promote this new feature to your users by adding a reference to your LibGuides, AI in Library Databases sections or library social media and blogs. To assist you, we’ve created a dedicated section in the Ebook Central Marketing Toolkit where you’ll find videos, images, posts and more.

Stay tuned for further updates and be among the first to explore future developments of this tool. Consider subscribing to our newsletter to stay informed.

BMJ Group expands open access reach with new Read and Publish agreements

Global healthcare knowledge provider, BMJ Group, is expanding its open access reach by introducing new and renewed Read and Publish agreements for 2025, further reinforcing its ongoing support for enhancing global knowledge sharing. With agreements now spanning the Americas, Australia, and Europe, these partnerships enable researchers to publish their work openly, reaching a broader audience and amplifying the impact of their research.

BMJ Group’s Read and Publish agreements now encompass over 200 institutions worldwide. In 2024, publishing output through these agreements increased by 212% compared to 2021, demonstrating the growing global demand for sustainable open access publishing models. 

These agreements also provide access to the Group’s full journal collection of over 65 titles, some of which are the most influential in their field. These agreements also provide access to the Group’s full journal collection of over 65 titles, some of which are the most influential in their field. These agreements also provide access to the Group’s complete journal collection of over 65 titles, some of which are the most influential in their field. 

UK and Ireland—BMJ Group has renewed its Read and Publish agreements with JISC in the UK and the Irish Research e-Library (IReL)—a consortium of Irish research libraries—for the fifth consecutive year. This year’s agreements continue with a “Publish” element covering the entire BMJ Journals Collection, giving researchers at over 75 institutions the opportunity to publish open access across the full range of the Group’s titles. These long-standing partnerships continue to support the transition to open access, enhancing global access to critical healthcare research.

Europe—BMJ Group has expanded its reach with renewed agreements in Hungary and Austria. The partnerships with the Hungarian Electronic Information Services National Programme (EiSZ) in Hungary and E-Media Austria Cooperation (KEMO) in Austria allow researchers at participating institutions to publish open access across the full BMJ Journals Collection. BMJ Group has also renewed agreements with major European consortia, including Bayern Konsortium (BSB, Germany), the National Library of Sweden (Bibsam), and the Consortium of Swiss Academic Libraries (CSAL, Switzerland).

Australia—Having grown from one institutional agreement in 2024 to four in 2025, BMJ Group is excited to see the rapid expansion of its partnerships in Australia. New agreements with the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, University of Notre Dame, University of New South Wales, and Edith Cowan University will support academic excellence and foster greater regional research collaboration. This expansion reflects the Group’s dedicated focus on increasing access to open access publishing opportunities for Australian researchers, empowering them to share their work on a global scale.

Americas—BMJ Group continues strengthening its presence in the United States with brand new Read and Publish agreements at the University of Arizona and Northeastern University. In addition, Vanderbilt University, Rowan University and Michigan State University have all renewed their existing agreements. These agreements enable researchers to publish open access across the BMJ Journals Collection, including The BMJ [Research]; and BMJ Gold open access journals, including BMJ Open. 

In Mexico, BMJ Group continues collaborating with the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). Our new 2025 Read and Publish Agreement covers publish and read access in the BMJ Journals Collection and our Gold open access journals.

New STM Draft Report: Classifying AI Use in Manuscript Preparation

STM has released a new draft report, Recommendations for a Classification of AI Use in Academic Manuscript Preparation, developed by the STM Association’s Task & Finish Group on AI Labelling Terminology. This draft is now open for community consultation. 

While publishers have long offered guidance on disclosing human assistance—such as language editing—recent advances in generative AI have significantly expanded the ways in which machine tools can support manuscript preparation. From writing and editing to generating images and diagrams, the use of AI in scholarly publishing is evolving rapidly. 

However, publisher guidelines have not kept pace, leading to growing uncertainty across the research ecosystem: 

  • Authors are unsure of what AI usage must be disclosed.
  • Peer reviewers lack clarity on what AI contributions are acceptable.
  • Readers need transparency to distinguish between human- and AI-generated content.
     

This lack of consistent standards risks undermining trust in scholarly communication. To support the integrity of the academic record, the draft classification offers a clear framework to help publishers define, evaluate, and guide the transparent use of AI in manuscript preparation in the context of their individual editorial processes. 

“This work builds on STM’s 2023 guidance and aims to support the development of clear, practical policies across disciplines—ensuring that the use of AI in research aligns with principles of transparency, accountability, and research integrity,” said Joris van Rossum, Program Director of STM Solutions.

Download the report here 

Feedback is welcome through May 31, 2025, submit to joris@stm-solutions.org 

World Book Day: Preprints.org Launches Reading List and Community Programs

Preprints.org, a multidisciplinary preprint platform by open-access publisher MDPI, has unveiled its new Reading List feature on World Book Day 2025. The new feature helps researchers, authors, and readers curate and share collections of preprint articles, versions of a scientific paper that precede formal peer review and publication. In conjunction, Preprints.org has introduced two community programs—the Preprint Reading Marathon and Reader’s Choice—offering certificates, discounts on MDPI Author Services, and global engagement opportunities.
World Book Day, organized annually by UNESCO, celebrates the power of books to connect people across cultures and generations. This global initiative highlights the importance of reading for all, serving as a reminder of the vital role literature plays in education, innovation, and cultural exchange.

New Reading List Feature

From today, users can create public or private reading lists on the Preprints.org World Book Day page. Public lists will be featured on the platform, where they can be shared, favorited, and discussed by others in the community. It is a simple yet impactful way to organize research, foster meaningful conversations, and amplify research visibility.

Preprint Reading Marathon and Reader’s Choice

In tandem, Preprints.org invites researchers and scholars worldwide to participate in two month-long programs. Through the Preprint Reading Marathon, participants can create and read a list of preprints to earn a Reading Marathon Award. The second program, Reader’s Choice, invites participants to share their list publicly and receive endorsements (“favorites”) to earn a Reader’s Choice Award. All successful participants will receive certificates and discount vouchers for MDPI Author Services.

“With the launch of the Reading List feature and our new community programs on World Book Day, we’re strengthening Preprints.org’s role as a hub for early research and scholarly engagement,” says Lloyd Shu, product manager of MDPI’s Preprints.org. “This launch is all about connecting our community, making it easier for academics to organize research and spark global discussions. Whether you’re an author sharing your work or a reader exploring new ideas, these programs add a dynamic and rewarding layer to the experience, while also encouraging broader participation in the open science movement.”

Clarivate Releases EndNote 2025 with AI Powered Research Tools

Clarivate Plc, a leading global provider of transformative intelligence, today released EndNote 2025, a comprehensive reference management solution that streamlines the research and writing process. Its new features include AI support, enhanced referencing tools, and journal matching capabilities, designed to save researchers time and improve accuracy.

Emmanuel Thiveaud, Senior Vice President, Research and Analytics, Academia & Government at Clarivate said: “EndNote 2025 empowers researchers by helping them save valuable time, stay organized, and collaborate more effectively as they write and publish research papers, maximizing their contribution to their fields. AI features streamline tedious tasks and provide insights and recommendations that improve the research journey, setting researchers up to succeed both now and in the future.”

The new EndNote 2025 features are available for all users, and include:

  • Key Takeaway — A new, generative AI-powered tool that expedites research discovery by extracting key insights and takeaways from individual papers.
  • Find a Journal publishing tool — An enhanced machine learning tool available directly in Cite While You Write that allows researchers to find the best journal match using their paper.
  • Cite from PDF — Quickly insert both a highlighted quote from a PDF and its corresponding citation into the document with a click of a button.
  • Summary panel redesign — View a more modern, organized summary of record with configurable detail options.
  • Web of Science citing articles and related records — Curate a more comprehensive reference library by viewing relevant articles and finding papers that have cited existing references.
  • Find Reference Updates and Find Full-Text improvements — Easily access both the Find Reference Updates and Find Full-Text tools at the top of the record menu, creating a more streamlined user experience.

Later in 2025, EndNote plans to release more AI features including the EndNote Research Assistant, which will be available to EndNote subscribers.

EndNote 2025 leverages the Clarivate Academic AI Platform, which serves as a technology backbone enabling accelerated and consistent deployment of AI capabilities across our portfolio of solutions.

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