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STM participates in a working group that the EU COM runs on AI in science, which last month published the third version of ‘Living guidelines on the responsible use of generative AI in research’.  Further thematic working groups have now been set up to consider updates on the use of AI in evaluation of proposals,…

WIPO, the UN agency for intellectual property, brings governments and stakeholders together through its Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) to discuss international copyright policy. At the latest SCCR meeting in Geneva, discussions continued on copyright limitations and exceptions. Topics agreed for follow ups at the next meeting include limitations and exceptions for preservation, education,…

FY2027 appropriations activity is now underway, and early signals from Congress suggest a more moderate approach to science funding than the Administration’s proposal. While lawmakers have rejected the steepest proposed cuts, the House has still put forward meaningful reductions of its own, while the Senate is likely to propose either smaller cuts or even increases. At…

Following the announcement that the Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of China (ISTIC) would build up a World Science Citation Database, On 30 April, ISTIC sent a ‘Notice on Soliciting Opinions’ (draft for comments) on this new evaluation system. Many STM members submitted feedback to ISTIC by the deadline of 10 May.

A new GAO report examining the impact of the Nelson memo on federal spending on scholarly publishing underscores both the essential role of publishers and increasing policymaker attention to publication costs and transparency. STM and many of our members were interviewed in 2024 and 2025 for the report. The report recognises that publishers provide critical functions — including peer review, quality…

An international coalition of rightsholders sent letters to relevant policy-makers in Thailand and South Korea to counter the TDM exceptions proposed in these countries. STM will participate in an EU-Korea roundtable on copyright on 16 June to reiterate the same points and address the industry’s perspective on right reservation and AI licensing.

The EU Commission has opened the process that may lead to a targeted copyright intervention. In parallel to the evaluation of the Copyright Directive, they’re also collecting stakeholders’ views on potential interventions on, among other things, transparency and remuneration for AI uses, EU-level secondary publication right and interventions on the research exception. The deadline for submissions is 25…

On June 1, the Council of the European Union adopted a Recommendation on the first-ever European framework for science diplomacy.  At a time of increasing geopolitical complexity, the EU’s commitment to strengthening international research collaboration, promoting trust in science, and fostering international cooperation that is open, trusted and secure is both timely and important. Scholarly…

STM has published its Event Chair and Session Organiser Guidelines, a practical framework to help those planning and chairing STM events build more inclusive, accessible, and representative programmes from the outset. Developed by STM’s D&I Task & Finish Group, the guidelines cover the full arc of event planning — from assembling diverse planning committees and…

Ralph Youngen, who spent 27 years at the American Chemical Society, retired last month. STM would like to take this opportunity to thank Ralph for his exceptional contributions to the scholarly publishing community—and to STeC in particular.  Ralph has been a steady, vital force in scholarly infrastructure. As co-founder and chair of GetFTR, and as STeC chair, he brought the same qualities to…