As we approach the winter break, we invite you to join us for a brief journey: a three-minute recap of our collective achievements over the past year. What an adventure. And we’re only gaining momentum — we can’t wait to see what 2024 brings.
Thank you to all you do to help us advance trusted research.
STM salutes the leadership shown by EU policymakers in their efforts to introduce the world’s first AI playbook and finalise the political negotiations on the Artificial Intelligence Act.
Comment from STM CEO, Caroline Sutton:
The principles around transparency obligations and respect for copyright rules for general-purpose AI are particularly timely, in a moment where everybody in the publishing industry and beyond is grappling with the technology and striving to make innovative and responsible use of it. STM published its own principles in 2021, which we’re glad to see broadly reflected in the AI Act. We look forward to working with EU policy-makers and stakeholders in the coming months and years for the successful implementation of this groundbreaking legislation.
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In commemoration of the 75th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, STM is releasing an official statement reaffirming our commitment to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in academic research.
“STM, along with our member organisations, is actively working to ensure everyone can benefit from scientific advancements,” said STM CEO Caroline Sutton. “This commitment aligns with our strategic focus areas and STM’s core values of Inclusion, Integrity, Impact and Collaboration.”
STM’s statement draws specific attention to how STM members are working to support Articles 19 and 27 of the Declaration. This includes respecting, protecting and advocating for academic freedom; and fostering collaboration and participation across geographies and disciplines.
Today, STM launched Level 2 of our SDG Roadmap, an applicable collection of tools and resources that publishers of all sizes can use to ensure their work supports and aligns with the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
“This Roadmap was crafted collectively by STM members from across the globe,” said Rachel Martin, Global Director of Sustainability at Elsevier and Chair of the STM Social Responsibility committee. “We’re committed to translating these ambitions into tangible outcomes.” While Level 1 offers publishers a foundation for getting started, Level 2 is where you can move from planning to action using the provided tools, templates and actionable blueprints. Inside, you’ll be guided to:
🔹 Embed SDG commitments deeply within your organization
🔹 Mobilize communities for action
🔹 Implement systematic changes for transformative outcomes
“Each step we take brings us closer to our goals,” said Martin.
Today, STM released a new white paper — Generative AI in Scholarly Communications: Ethical and Practical Guidelines for the Use of Generative AI in the Publication Process. A followup to AI Ethics in Scholarly Communication which STM released in April 2021, this new publication is a resource for stakeholders in scholarly publishing and addresses the increasingly significant role of Generative AI (GenAI) technologies.
The paper looks at the ethical, legal, and practical aspects of GenAI, highlighting its potential to transform scholarly communications, and covers a range of topics from intellectual property rights to the challenges of maintaining integrity in the digital age. The paper provides best-practice principles and recommendations for authors, editorial teams, reviewers, and vendors, ensuring a responsible and ethical approach to the use of GenAI tools.
Recognizing the critical role of research data in advancing open science and research integrity, STM, DataCite and Crossref have joined forces to issue a joint statement aimed at guiding the scholarly community in effective research data sharing. This statement is an update to the Joint Statement from STM and DataCite from 2012, recognizing that there has been significant progress since — but also that there is still much work to do.
While the volume of data continues to increase exponentially in the current research environment, the consistency around the sharing of research data is lacking — yet it is essential. To this end, this joint statement formulates 12 recommendations for all stakeholder groups that will help to address this critical gap.
It offers a common framework for sharing research data for key stakeholders across the research community: researchers, publishers, funders, data repositories and policymakers — offering a means to advance a more open and collaborative research environment.
“This collaboration isn’t just about sharing best practices; it’s about shaping a future where research data sharing becomes the norm, not the exception,” said Hylke Koers, CIO, STM Solutions. “Our goal is to cultivate an environment that champions reproducibility, integrity, openness, and fairer research assessments. We eagerly anticipate the advancements and collaborations this new era will bring.”
Explore the Joint Statement here and see how to get involved.
Introducing the inaugural STM OA Progress Report, a highlight-focused companion to the newly launched STM OA Dashboard, a dynamic resource for exploring in-depth figures pertaining to OA uptake by research discipline, funder, region — and model. A key takeaway from this edition —35% of all articles published were via Gold OA, continuing an upward trend.
This report, which offers a snapshot of data and trends, looking beyond OA uptake to include research integrity and social responsibility, sets a benchmark for annual updates to chart ongoing developments in Open Access.
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STM Association, in partnership with its member publishers, has released an inaugural STM OA Progress Report. This highlight-focused report is a companion to the newly launched STM OA Dashboard, a dynamic resource for exploring in-depth figures pertaining to OA uptake by research discipline, funder, region — and model. A key takeaway from this 2023 edition —35% of all articles published were via Gold OA, continuing an upward trend toward Open Access.
This report, which offers a snapshot of data and trends, looking beyond OA uptake to include research integrity and social responsibility, sets a benchmark for annual updates to chart ongoing developments in Open Access.
The report is freely available for download.
Today, we unveil the chosen innovators who will be presenting their groundbreaking AI solutions at the highly anticipated AI Innovations in Publishing event — STM Innovations Day — on 5 December at the BMA House in London.
STM Innovations Day, which marks the inaugural day of STM Week, will showcase how artificial intelligence is revolutionizing academic publishing, from facilitating deeper insights and more streamlined collaborations to enhancing the overall impact of research.
From a pool of esteemed applicants, we have handpicked the following pioneers whose contributions in AI-powered innovations are accelerating trusted research:
Appetence
Visual Abstract
SciencePOD
Writefull
Research Square
Signals
Molecular Connections
DataSeer
Clear Skies
ImageTwin
Scite
MPS Limited
Kriyadocs
Cactus
Hum
Morressier
Ludenso*
Global Campus*
Teraquiz*
Paindrainer*
PIPRA*
You can think of this event as an AI-fest, of sorts. Attendees will gain deep insights as these organizations showcase their novel solutions via lightning talks — and you can connect personally with innovators on the floor of the interactive fair. The day will conclude with the prestigious Vesalius Innovation Award ceremony, honoring exceptional accomplishments in innovation.
Delegates from publishing backgrounds, especially those involved in technology and innovation, platform management, data management, editorial processes, and other related functions, are highly encouraged to attend. It’s an unparalleled opportunity to network, envision the AI-driven future of publishing, and explore potential collaborations.
Book your spot now and be a part of this exciting journey.
*Denote the 5 Vesalius Innovation Award Finalists who will also be presenting at this event.
Pilot program will detect duplicate submissions that may indicate paper mill activity
Oct. 12, 2023 – THE HAGUE, Netherlands. STM Solutions today announced the launch of a pilot program to detect duplicate submissions to scholarly publications. Submitting the same manuscript to multiple journals simultaneously is, in most cases, against publisher policies and often indicates the work of paper mills, which produce and sell fraudulent research.
This workflow, part of the STM Integrity Hub, represents the first time duplicate submissions can be detected across different journals, publishers, and submission systems while upholding robust confidentiality and privacy standards. IEEE, IOP Publishing, ACS Publications, Taylor & Francis, Sage, and PeerJ are among the publishers who have already signed on.
“The journal ecosystem is very siloed in nature, which has been exploited by paper mills and other bad actors spamming journals with identical, often fake manuscripts,” Hylke Koers, CIO of STM Solutions, said. “The duplicate submissions workflow represents a milestone in collaboration between academic publishers, marking the first moment that we are able to automatically detect duplicate submissions across different publishers and editorial systems. We expect more publishers and journals will join this pilot soon, which we expect will evolve into an important tool against systematic misuse.”
The STM Integrity Hub, which was founded by STM members and developed by STM Solutions, safeguards research integrity by allowing publishers of all sizes to share data and experiences and offering a variety of tools to identify and respond to materials that violate standards. Most recently, in April, the Integrity Hub released the MVP of a paper mill detection tool designed to flag several indicators that suggest a manuscript originated from a paper mill.
Tony Alves, senior VP at HighWire Press and chair of the Duplicate Submissions Working Group, expressed excitement about this pivotal move to eliminate publishing misinformation. “It is fulfilling to see that the industry has come together to tackle the challenges of misinformation and fake science by building a collaborative infrastructure that flags suspect material early on in the publishing workflow. Much hard work went into defining policies and procedures that safeguard confidentiality and protect research interests while screening for duplicate submissions, and I am happy to see we are now moving into this phase.”
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