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A living library of global guidance, statements, and tools to help shape ethical, human-centric AI in research publishing.
Rights Reservation
Recommendations on current mechanisms to reserve rights: Robots.txt, TDMRep, ISCC — and resources to help get you moving.
Copyright & Licensing
Protecting publisher rights in the AI era: STM’s position on copyright, licensing, and responsible content use.
Researcher Perspectives
What researchers think about the use of AI in research: an ongoing curation of articles that capture researchers’ views on AI’s role in the research process.
AI in Science
How AI strengthens discovery, supports researchers, and reinforces the integrity of the scholarly record.
Where Are We Headed?
AI presents opportunities, threats and no shortage of questions. Explore STM Trends — our annual futurecast — and share any questions you may have with us.
Recommendations for a Classification of AI Use in Academic Manuscript Preparation
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Helpful follows & newsletters
Pascal’s Substack | Pascal Hetzscholdt | Substack
Content Licensing Brief (Creative Licensing International)
Rights Tech Extra (Paul Sweeting)
Outside Context (George Walkley)
Charting AI (Graham Lovelace)
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A curated, living library of
- global guidance
- statements
- tools
— to help shape ethical, human-centric AI in research publishing —organised by country and region.
What’s on at STM?
Task & Finish Groups
- Classifying AI Use in Manuscript Preparation | Best Practices Report
- Responsible Use of Research Content in Large Language Models (LLMs)
Events
- STM Innovation & Integrity Days | Dec 2025
- STM’s Ethical & Practical Guidelines for the Use of Generative AI in the Publication Process |Recorded March 2024
The Latest from STM
STM prepares comments for AI and copyright consultations in the Asia-Pacific region
Following other governments, the National Copyright Administration in China and the Intellectual Copyright Office in Malaysia have opened consultations on the topics of AI and copyright. China’s draft regulations avoid proposing any new exception, and STM’s response supports this choice. The Malaysian government is more open to the idea, although a concrete proposal hasn’t been…
EU Commission publishes feasibility study on TDM right reservation registry
The EU Commission has published a feasibility study looking into the possibility of setting up a registry for text and data mining (TDM). The proposed registry would facilitate the expression by rightsholders of right reservation on their content for TDM purposes (which preserves licensing routes) and, at the same time, make it easier for AI companies to…
India and EU start talks for association to Horizon Europe
Official negotiations have started for India to join the EU’s Horizon Europe research programme from 2027. They would follow a number of other non-neighbouring countries which have negotiated their association, including Canada, Japan, New Zealand and Australia, and the Republic of Korea.
Public Access, Copyright, and Publications Reporting Federally Funded Research
When the government funds research, it also has a fundamental interest in seeing it published; ensuring that research arising from federal funding is disseminated as widely as possible, with appropriate quality and integrity. It has long recognised this interest by encouraging researchers to publish in peer‑reviewed journals. At the same time, longstanding policy and legal…