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With so much happening in US Federal Science Agencies, we want to ensure you hadn’t missed a selection of key developments last month: The Department of Energy announced  it will join the NIH in attempting to cap indirect cost rates at 15% to “halt inefficient spending” by universities. Recall that the NIH’s effort has been blocked  by a federal judge,…

There was significant news from the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy last week, as well as from nominated and incumbent science agency leaders. Here’s a roundup: OSTP Director Michael Kratsios outlined the Administration’s priorities in his first significant speech since being confirmed. He called for an America First science agenda and protection of “intellectual capital.”…

On Friday, the Trump Administration released a partial budget request for Fiscal Year 2026, which begins on October 1. While the President’s budget is only a request—Congress must still pass appropriations bills, which often differ significantly—it signals this Administration’s continued aggressive stance on federal spending. That makes this proposal more consequential than a typical opening bid….

The NIH has unexpectedly revised the implementation timeline for its updated 2024 public access policy (the 2024 updated policy). The new requirement will now take effect on 1 July 2025, instead of the previously announced 31 December 2025. Under this policy, any peer-reviewed article reporting on NIH-funded research that is accepted for publication on or after 1 July 2025 must…

STM is proud to welcome the integration of a proprietary AI tool donated by Springer Nature into the STM Integrity Hub. Originally developed to identify AI-generated nonsense text in research manuscripts, this tool has been successfully used across Springer Nature’s journals and books. Its donation marks a significant step forward in collective efforts to uphold…

STM has filed an amicus brief in Doe v. GitHub before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, supporting rightsholders alongside the Authors Guild, the Association of American Publishers, and the News/Media Alliance. The brief argues that the district court misapplied Section 1202 of the DMCA by requiring that infringed works be “identical” to original…

STM has filed an amicus brief supporting authors in the Kadrey v. Meta litigation, which challenges Meta’s use of copyrighted works to train its generative AI systems.  The brief underscores that Meta knowingly copied and distributed large volumes of copyrighted content sourced from notorious piracy websites—including Z-Library, Libgen, Sci-Hub, and others—that have been repeatedly shut…

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…

STM, along with cOAlition S and library organisations across the globe, provided feedback on the new draft revised Tri-Agency Open Access (OA) Policy on Publications. Our comment supported the flexibility in the draft policy while making several suggestions for changes or clarifications: Maintain recognition of publisher investments in vetted, validated, peer-reviewed articles Find ways to…

This month, STM’s Social Responsibility Committee is focusing on accessibility. We kicked things off with a dynamic panel discussion exploring inclusive publishing practices at our US conference earlier this month. We’ve also launched a new online Accessibility Resource Centre offering members practical guidance and tools to support accessible publishing. Preparing for the EU Accessibility Act?…