The American Society for Microbiology launches on ChronosHub with enhanced article submissions

February 26, 2025

The American Society for Microbiology (ASM) has launched on the ChronosHub platform, enabling the first ASM authors to use ChronosHub’s manuscript submission service. The ChronosHub platform allows ASM authors to submit their manuscripts quickly and easily, using the platform’s AI metadata extraction to reduce manual work, while benefiting from guidance for funder policy compliance and APC quotation, including discount and waiver eligibility during submission.

The platform also verifies, corrects, and enriches the metadata it extracts by matching it against identifiers, thereby solving issues upstream and avoiding unnecessary manual work later in the process. After the submission is processed, ChronosHub sends the manuscript and all the metadata to ASM’s peer review system, eJournalPress.

“Our team at ASM has worked closely with the ChronosHub team to have our submission forms configured in line with our requirements – that is never an easy task,” says David Haber, Publishing Operations Director. “For this set up, both parties have also worked closely with the team at eJournalPress, to make sure submissions done on ChronosHub can be ingested into our peer review system. It’s been a labour of love but we’re very excited to see our first journals launch, with others following soon.”

“We’re very excited to have ASM as the second publisher to go-live with our submission service,” says Christian Grubak, CEO and founder of ChronosHub. “It’s been an exciting journey and we’re looking forward to extending this service to others soon too.”

The American Society for Microbiology is live on ChronosHub with submissions for ASM Case Reports and the Journal of Clinical Microbiology. The service will be expanded to other ASM journals throughout the rest of 2025.

Cassyni integrates with ScholarOne to deliver seminars for journals at scale

February 26, 2025

Cassyni, the world’s leading platform for research seminars, now integrates directly with ScholarOne Manuscripts – enabling journals to deliver seminars as a new author service, automatically and at scale. These Author Seminars give authors the opportunity to increase the impact of their research and strengthen the journal community.

Journals use Cassyni to run online seminar series that reach a global audience. These seminars are fully integrated into the scholarly ecosystem – receiving DOIs and being indexed widely – and have been shown to attract large engaged communities of researchers who go on to preferentially choose the journal for their next manuscript. Papers discussed in seminars also go on to have higher citation impact.

Typical journal series run seminars with a few authors each month. In light of researcher demand for this service and the general market trend for a differentiated author experience, Cassyni Author Seminars enables authors of every accepted manuscript to present a seminar about their work. The offering automates the process of inviting, recording, and publishing seminars, allowing the authors to share the story behind their manuscript and show the real researchers behind the research.

In a world where large language models make it trivial to generate text, and research integrity concerns are top of mind, the ability for every researcher to share the story behind their manuscript makes a huge difference. Author Seminars make this easy to offer to every researcher and the ScholarOne integration makes it a no brainer for every journal. It works out of the box and requires no day-to-day management from journal staff.
Andrew Preston,Co-founder, Cassyni

A smoother, scalable experience

The ScholarOne integration takes Author Seminars to the next level. Cassyni worked with the ScholarOne team to set up a seamless API integration that allows any size of journal to offer the Author Seminar functionality to authors of every accepted manuscript without manual input from journal staff.

The integration and related functionality takes care of the invitation process, manages embargoes for unpublished papers, helps to promote seminars to the journal community, and provides Cassyni’s AI-enhanced video player that can be embedded on publisher platforms.

Following the recent acquisition by Silverchair, ScholarOne has been focused on expanding the platform’s capabilities via modernization and new partner integrations. The Cassyni API integration is a great example of this approach, delivering a unique and effective offering that all ScholarOne customers will benefit from.
Josh Dahl,SVP of Product and General Manager of ScholarOne, Silverchair

ResearchGate Expands MDPI Partnership to 200 Scholarly Open Access Journals

February 26, 2025

Following the success of a year-long pilot on Journal Home, MDPI, the world’s largest fully open access publisher, has expanded its partnership with ResearchGate. The partnership has now grown from 10 to 200 MDPI scholarly journals, giving access to 1.5 million version-of-record research and review articles.

These journals will benefit from dedicated journal profiles across ResearchGate’s platform, as well as representation on all associated article pages and touchpoints within the ResearchGate network. Automatic updates for authors will also help to simplify content management, providing valuable insights into readership and citations.

This extended collaboration will boost the reach and visibility of MDPI’s open access content among ResearchGate’s global community of over 25 million researchers, exemplifying their shared commitment to ensuring open research is widely discoverable and accessible.

“The pilot program with ResearchGate exceeded our expectations, providing a valuable service for our authors while increasing the discoverability of their work,” said Stefan Tochev, CEO of MDPI. “This expanded agreement underscores our mutual dedication to empowering the academic community and amplifying the reach of open access content”.

Early Registration is Open for SSP’s 47th Annual Meeting!

February 26, 2025

The Society for Scholarly Publishing is excited to announce that registration is open for our 47th Annual Meeting, taking place May 28–30, 2025, at the Hilton Baltimore in Baltimore, Maryland. This year’s meeting, themed “Reimagining the Future of Scholarly Publishing at the Intersection of Value and Values,” will provide a vital forum for professionals across the scholarly publishing ecosystem to explore the evolving landscape of research dissemination. Register today and take advantage of our Early Bird rates until April 18!

Navigating Change in Scholarly Publishing

Each year, the scholarly publishing ecosystem requires a careful balance of innovation, optimization, and value creation. But in 2025, the pace of change is accelerating like never before. Organizations are under increasing pressure to deliver value, uphold their mission-driven values, and sustain financial health—all while protecting the integrity of the scholarly record.

With AI, open access, research integrity, and trust at the forefront of discussions, our industry is undergoing an unprecedented transformation. The 47th Annual Meeting will bring together thought leaders, researchers, publishers, funders, librarians, and service providers to explore these challenges and opportunities shaping the future of scholarly communication.

Meeting Highlights

Thirty educational sessions over two days, led by top industry experts
Four plenary sessions, including an Oxford-style debate on AI and fair use
Unparalleled networking opportunities—receptions, interactive lunches, and facilitated discussions
Industry Breakout Sessions featuring real-world case studies and market insights
The Exhibitors Marketplace, showcasing the latest innovations from service providers
Previews Session, a lightning round of 5-minute presentations on emerging tools and platforms
Poster Sessions, where attendees can engage with presenters and explore cutting-edge research

Featured Sessions & Keynotes

Keynote Address | Wednesday, May 28
How Lessons Learned from Shark Research, Conservation, and Education Can Help Advance Scholarly Communications
David Shiffman, Marine Conservation Biologist and Science Communicator
Dr. Shiffman will share insights from his career studying sharks and educating the public about their conservation—drawing parallels to how researchers can better communicate their work in an increasingly complex landscape.
Plenary Session | Thursday, May 29
Moderated Discussion: Views from the Intersection of Value and Values in Scholarly Communication
Moderator: Andromeda Yelton, Lead Software Engineer, ITHAKA
Speakers: Dr. Chhavi Chauhan, Director of Scientific Outreach, American Society for Investigative Pathology; Dave Flanagan, Senior Director, Generative AI Product Strategy, Wiley; Xiao-Li Meng, Editor-in-Chief, Harvard Data Science Review
Closing Plenary | Friday, May 30
Oxford-Style Debate: “AI is Fair Use”
Join industry experts in a lively, thought-provoking debate on the implications of artificial intelligence in scholarly publishing.

Hotel & Travel Information

Make the most of your Annual Meeting experience by staying onsite at the Hilton Baltimore Inner Harbor. Staying at the conference hotel ensures you’re just steps away from all sessions, networking events, and the Exhibitors Marketplace—maximizing your opportunities to connect with colleagues and industry leaders.

SSP has secured an exclusive group rate of $219 per night for a single/double room, offering significant savings compared to standard rates. This special rate is available until May 5, 2025, so be sure to book early!

Register Today!

Secure your spot before April 18 and save! Special discounted rates are available for librarians, students, retirees, funders, researchers, and groups. SSP members enjoy additional savings! Visit our Annual Meeting website to register and view the preliminary program.

As a community committed to advancing scholarly communication, the SSP Annual Meeting is more than an event—it’s an opportunity to shape the future of our industry. Whether you’re a seasoned professional or new to the field, we invite you to be part of this exciting conversation and look forward to welcoming you to Baltimore for an engaging and thought-provoking event!

ResearchGate and Sciedu Press announce new Journal Home partnership

February 26, 2025

ResearchGate, the professional network for researchers, and Sciedu Press, a publisher specialising in scientific and education content, have today announced a new Journal Home partnership covering a selection of fully open access (OA) journals.

The agreement includes 5 fully open access Sciedu Press journals covering a range of fields including education, finance, and business. Through the partnership, the participating journals will now benefit from the extended visibility offered through Journal Home, increasing readership internationally among ResearchGate’s active community of 25m+ researcher members.

With Journal Home’s expansive features – which include dedicated journal profiles, full text article pages, and discoverability across other touchpoints on the platform, such as network feeds – Sciedu Press will reach new readers and potential authors, enabling them to understand how their network is connected with a journal. Meanwhile, Journal Home’s unique insights will allow Sciedu Press to understand how researchers are interacting with their journals, building on these interactions to create engaged communities around their portfolio.

For Sciedu Press authors, the new partnership enhances the author services they provide, with automatic updates of published articles to member profiles – amplifying new publications to their networks and increasing visibility and usage. Unique platform insights provided to authors on who is reading and citing their work will enable them to find new opportunities to engage and collaborate with other relevant researchers globally.

“Sciedu Press’ partnership with ResearchGate enhances our journals’ offering to the science and education communities we serve,” said Wenwu Zhao, the President and Director, Sciedu Press. “Through higher visibility and readership, we look forward to attracting new international researchers to our journals as readers and authors and helping grow our global researcher community.”

“Our partnership with Sciedu Press is a great example of smaller and niche publishers being able to better enable their content to reach highly engaged and relevant researchers around the world – opening up more collaboration, and contribution opportunities for researchers,” said Sören Hofmayer, co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer at ResearchGate. “With the increase in discoverability and the growth in journal and content usage that Journal Home offers, Sciedu Press can look forward to greater awareness and engagement for their journals with researcher communities worldwide.”

For more information about Journal Home, please visit www.researchgate.net/journal-home

For more information about ResearchGate, please visit www.researchgate.net

For more information about Sciedu Press, please visit https://www.sciedupress.com

KnowledgeWorks Global Ltd. Reimagines Peer Review with New Integrations and AI in Smart Review®

February 26, 2025

KnowledgeWorks Global Ltd. (KGL), the leading provider of transformative content solutions, unveiled the latest enhancements to its industry-leading Smart Review workflow tool to strengthen the administration, accuracy, speed, and integrity of journal peer review in a single efficient, user-friendly platform.

Integrating via API with submission systems including Editorial Manager^® (EM) and ScholarOne Manuscripts, Smart Review directly accepts articles into a comprehensive peer review workflow, providing at-a-glance oversight across multiple journals with advanced reporting capabilities. The system implements automated checks guided by human supervision, including figure and table labeling and citation, reference format, ethical disclosures, and conflicts of interest between authors and potential reviewers.

Supplementing long-standing checks such as with iThenticate and other manual and automated checks, additional research integrity checks are now performed via third-party integrations with Clear Skies’ Papermill Alarm and DataSeer’s SnapShot tool. Papermill Alarm, the world’s leading tool for detecting research misconduct across all areas of science, uses AI, LLMs, and network analysis to find signals consistent with organized research fraud. DataSeer’s AI technology helps ensure complete and best-practice data availability, allowing publishers to monitor compliance with funder and institution open data mandates.

Atul Goel, President of KGL remarked, “Smart Review is no less than a game changer for scholarly communications. After decades of manually performing and connecting complex steps in the peer review process, both by our publisher colleagues and the team at KGL Editorial, there is now a simple and cost-effective workflow solution to both enhance accuracy and speed up research evaluation. And with the infiltration of paper mills, citation cartels, and other bad actors, it was imperative to incorporate best-in-class tools to protect the integrity of our customers’ journals. KGL’s unique combination of human experts and intelligent automation is blazing a trail into the future of scientific peer review.”

KGL will be showcasing Smart Review at the Researcher to Reader Conference, February 25-26, 2025, in London, as well as the London Book Fair, March 11-13, at Stand 2D36.

JAMS Relaunch Empowers Small Publishers with Enhanced Support and Flexible Pricing

February 26, 2025

MDPI, a leading open access publisher, today announced the relaunch of a submission platform specifically designed to support small-scale, independent publishers. The Journal and Article Management System, JAMS, now offers flexible pricing and new editorial services to improve accessibility.

The platform’s new Editorial Guidance service, for example, offers expert consulting to help journals achieve indexing, expand readership, and enhance their impact, setting a new standard in editorial support across the scholarly publishing landscape.

JAMS’ new scalable pricing model has been designed to benefit publishers in the Global South, non-profits, and smaller organizations, improving access to high-quality journal management and engaging researchers from diverse communities.

“JAMS combines robust functionality with expert support to simplify and enhance every stage of the publishing process,” said Silvano Bonfatti, Product Manager for MDPI’s JAMS. “Our latest updates, including flexible pricing and expanded services, demonstrate our commitment to meeting the evolving needs of publishers and helping them achieve their objectives of quality, growth, and impact.”

Francesca Minerva, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Controversial Ideas, described JAMS as an “an editorially independent, user-friendly platform that aligned perfectly with the journal’s vision,” enabling the journal “to maintain rigorous academic standards while reaching a global audience and fostering impactful academic discourse.”

Read more about JAMS’ expanded offerings and success stories on their new website.

UPLOpen Adds its 10,000th Open Access Monograph

February 26, 2025

The De Gruyter eBound Foundation is pleased to announce a major milestone for University Press Library Open (UPLOpen), its comprehensive open access initiative and eBook platform. Launched in April 2024 with a goal of drawing attention to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), UPLOpen now hosts 10,000 open access titles from more than 50 prestigious academic publishers.

The diverse collection of titles on UPLOpen cover a wide range of disciplines in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. A large number of these are new or recently published titles. Over 1,800 have a copyright date of 2023 or later. Among the publishers represented in UPLOpen are Chicago, Cornell, Duke, NYU, Penn, Stanford, Toronto, De Gruyter, Edinburgh, Manchester, London School of Economics (LSE), Helsinki, and Stockholm. UPLOpen is also home to two unique and complete series collections: Luminos, from the University of California Press, and Toward an Open Monograph Ecosystem (TOME), a five-year pilot project of the Association of American Universities, Association of Research Libraries, and Association of University Presses.

Visitors to UPLOpen will also notice a number of other important enhancements to the site. These include:

Expanded user functionality. In response to feedback and the growing demand for a more intuitive and efficient search experience, UPLOpen’s expanded search capability enables users to find relevant content based on the meaning and context of their queries, rather than just keyword matches.
Enhanced metric data. Visitors have access to enhanced usage metrics via the OPERAS metrics platform, a leading tool for tracking the impact and reach of open access publications. Developed by Ubiquity for OPERAS, this integration enables greater insight into how content is being accessed and used, supporting data-driven decision-making and further promoting the value of open access publishing.
Greater discoverability. The UPLO collection is now available in library knowledge bases including OCLC, EBSCO, and Ex Libris. In addition, MARC records for the entire UPLOpen collection are available for bulk download.

Peter Potter, Executive Director of De Gruyter eBound confirms that “the growing number of titles, the enhanced functionality, and improved discoverability on UPLOpen are all designed to meet the evolving needs of users wherever they are in the world. These advancements reflect our ongoing commitment to supporting the open access movement and ensuring that academic research is accessible to everyone, regardless of geographical or institutional barriers.”

“A large part of my career has been focused on global open access and UPLOpen is not only underscoring that need but also providing it,” said Curtis Brundy, Associate University Librarian for Scholarly Communications and Collections at Iowa State University. “This is a big achievement for the scholarly community.”

Jane Bunker, Director of Cornell University Press, expressed gratitude for the platform. “These milestones are incredibly beneficial to everyone in the scholarly publishing landscape – not just libraries, but also publishers. Having user data readily at hand means we can approach publishing content with a different eye.”

Knowledge Unlatched and LibLynx Partner to Advance Open Access Analytics

February 26, 2025

Knowledge Unlatched (KU), a Wiley brand, is collaborating with LibLynx to enhance the delivery of comprehensive usage analytics for Open Access (OA) scholarly publications. LibLynx’s innovative Touchstone analytics solution, developed in partnership with PSI Metrics, will enable libraries worldwide to assess the impact of thousands of OA titles made available through KU’s library crowdfunding initiatives.

As a global leader in curating and supporting the publishing of peer-reviewed OA content, KU works with publishers and libraries to make scholarly works freely accessible. Over 5,000 titles are available across platforms such as JSTOR, Project MUSE, OAPEN, and the Open Research Library (ORL). The ability to aggregate and analyze usage data from these platforms is critical for libraries to evaluate the local and global impact of these publications effectively.

Through this partnership, LibLynx will implement a data pipeline for KU, capable of collecting, standardizing, and enriching usage event data from partner platforms. The solution will provide real-time, customizable dashboards and detailed analytics reports tailored to the needs of libraries, institutional partners, and authors.

“Measuring the impact of OA publications for institutions and researchers has always been an integral part of what we do,” said Olaf Ernst, Chief Solution Officer within Wiley. “We’re delighted to partner with LibLynx, whose expertise ensures we can deliver this crucial information to our global partners effectively.”

The analytics will give libraries granular insights into their content’s usage, including data on the organizational origin of readership and engagement by title, country, organizational type, and subject area. Data can be accessed online or exported as PDFs and spreadsheets for further analysis.

“OA usage analytics are becoming increasingly complex as publishers broaden accessibility across multiple platforms,” said John Corkery, Client Engagement Director at LibLynx. “Our plug-and-play solution enables facilitators like KU to provide unified, actionable reporting for their institutional stakeholders.”

ResearchGate and De Gruyter Brill expand Journal Home partnership to cover 60 journals and activate Open Access Agreement Upgrade

February 26, 2025

ResearchGate, the professional network for researchers, and De Gruyter Brill, a global leader in humanities publishing and beyond, have today announced an expansion of their Journal Home partnership covering 60 titles. They have additionally activated the pioneering Open Access Agreement Upgrade.

The extended partnership follows a successful content syndication agreement that has been in place since February 2023. 60 journals covering a broad and representative range of De Gruyter Brill’s combined portfolios will now benefit from Journal Home’s advanced visibility features and insights, including:

Increased brand profile, with dedicated journal profile pages highlighting key information and content, along with prominent journal branding across article pages and relevant member touch points.
Improved author support, with articles automatically added to authors’ profile pages, and providing key insights into who is reading and citing their articles.
Increased impact on authorship for the journals through continuous engagement and interaction with relevant authors throughout their publishing cycles.
Full content syndication covering all historical and newly published articles, providing greater accessibility and visibility with ResearchGate’s highly relevant, global audience of 25m+ researcher members. This includes access to subscription content for entitled users.
A deeper insight into the impact, engagement and communities of each journal through Journal Home’s unique analytics.

With the Open Access Agreement Upgrade (OAAU), De Gruyter Brill also seeks to address a widely reported challenge: making researchers aware of funding available to them through institutional Open Access (OA) Agreements. The OAAU offers De Gruyter Brill:

A unique understanding of the number of researchers in eligible institutions who can benefit from De Gruyter Brill’s OA agreements, based on their publishing history and areas of research.
An unprecedented opportunity to communicate directly with individual researchers about their eligibility for funding under agreements.
The ability to deliver highly targeted messages across relevant member touchpoints on the ResearchGate platform, providing timely and contextual information to researchers as they engage with individual journals.
A rich understanding of the effectiveness of communication, with unique reporting and analytics measuring engagement at each stage of the publishing journey – from readership all the way through to authorship.

“This is an important time for De Gruyter Brill as we strive for new and better services for our author communities, so we are delighted to expand our collaboration with ResearchGate,” said Zita Jeukendrup, VP of Marketing. “Activating the OAAU for our journals supports our commitment to grow OA publishing in the humanities, where funding is a known barrier to participation. Highlighting our agreements to eligible researchers enables the possibilities of open research for these authors.”

“We have long been admirers of De Gruyter Brill and their drive to push the boundaries of publishing, seeking new ways to disseminate knowledge among global researcher communities,” said Sören Hofmayer, co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer at ResearchGate. “It’s an exciting time for the newly combined organisation to drive forwards open access and enhance author service, and we look forward to seeing OA growth across the portfolio.

For more information about Journal Home, please visit researchgate.net/journal-home

For more information about ResearchGate, please visit www.researchgate.net

For more information about De Gruyter Brill, please visit degruyterbrill.com

1,000 institutions in 53 countries are now participating in The Company of Biologists’ Read & Publish initiative

February 26, 2025

As we celebrate our 100-year anniversary in 2025, we are delighted to announce that we now have 1,000 institutions participating in our cost-neutral Read & Publish Open Access (OA) initiative.

1,000 institutions in 53 countries are now participating. We have agreements with 20 library consortia, and we have recently renewed our agreements with BIBSAM, CAUL and Jisc. We have seen growth in many regions given the support of consortia representatives and regional partners. In Europe, we have seen growth in Germany, (thanks to ZB Med – Information for Life Sciences), Italy and Spain. There has been significant growth in Asia/S. E. Asia — Japan, Taiwan, Korea and China — thanks to the Japan Alliance of University Library Consortia for E-Resources (JUSTICE); the Korean E-resource Service for Library Consortium (KESLI); the Korean Council for University Education Consortium (KCUE); the Digital Resource Acquisition Alliance of Chinese Academic Libraries (DRAA), and our most recent agreement with the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), respectively. We continue to see a significant increase in North America and in developing and transition economy countries through our agreement with Electronic Information for Libraries (EIFL).

The success of our Read & Publish initiative continues to drive growth in the proportion of OA research content in our transformative journals — Development, Journal of Cell Science and Journal of Experimental Biology.

We are also delighted that nearly all libraries have opted to include our fully OA journals — Disease Models & Mechanisms and Biology Open — in their Read & Publish agreements in 2025. This shift not only reduces barriers to publishing and accessing research articles but enables corresponding authors at participating institutions to publish an uncapped number of OA research articles in our two fully OA journals as well as our transformative journals – without paying an Article Processing Charge (APC).

Shelly Turner, Sales & Marketing Director at The Company of Biologists, says:

“We would like to thank our library customers and consortia partners throughout the world for their support of our Read & Publish initiative — without you, we would not have reached this amazing milestone. We are absolutely thrilled that such a significant number of institutions are able to access our content, and that more and more researchers from around the globe can publish fee-free OA research articles in our journals.”

Claire Moulton, CEO at The Company of Biologists, says:

“We are overjoyed to reach this significant landmark as we celebrate our 100-year anniversary. We launched the Read & Publish initiative as part of our long-standing commitment to OA, and we were one of the first not-for-profit publishers to introduce a Read & Publish programme. The ongoing success of the initiative is supporting our transformative journal strategy and has helped us to meet our targets for OA growth.
We continue to be delighted with the fantastic feedback that we receive from authors all over the world who have benefitted from immediate and fee-free OA publishing in our journals.”

Wiley Joins India’s Landmark One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) Initiative, Expanding Research Access

February 26, 2025

In line with the Government of India’s groundbreaking One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) initiative, Wiley, one of the world’s largest publishers and a trusted leader in research and learning, has signed a 3-year license agreement. Under this agreement, Wiley has enabled access to nearly 2,000 journals, supporting approximately 18 million students, researchers, and faculty across 6,300+ government higher education institutions and research centers nationwide.

“This collaboration represents a pivotal moment for India’s academic and research landscape. We are proud to partner with the government to advance this initiative forward,” said Ritesh Kumar, Country Lead for Wiley in India. “ONOS is not just about accessing journals—it’s about creating a unified national research ecosystem that will empower Indian researchers to lead global scientific conversations, break traditional knowledge barriers, and accelerate our country’s research output.”

Prof. Ajay Sood, Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India said, “The One Nation One Subscription initiative embodies the honorable Prime Minister’s call of ‘Jai Anusandhan’ – celebrating research and innovation. By empowering researchers from metropolitan centers to the most remote institutions, we’re cultivating a nationwide innovation network that will fuel our national aspirations. This initiative is truly aimed at positioning India as a global leader in scientific discovery during our Amrit Kaal.”

“The One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) initiative of the Government of India is a transformative initiative. ONOS ensures that Higher Education Institutions of central government and all state governments and R&D institutions of central government, irrespective of their size and budgets, can participate fully in India’s research revolution. By democratizing access to world-class research resources, we’re empowering all the students and researchers of these institutions across India to contribute to our nation’s knowledge economy,” said Dr. Vineet Joshi, Secretary, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education.

The three-year Wiley agreement from 2025-2027, aligns with the Indian government’s Viksitbharat@2047 vision of establishing India as a global research and innovation hub. It aims to provide comprehensive digital access to scholarly publications, support researchers in tier 2 and tier 3 cities, and enhance open access publishing opportunities.