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As the STM US Conference approaches, we’re spotlighting the leading voices who are helping shape the future of research communication. One such voice is IJsbrand Jan Aalbersberg—visionary thinker, long-time STM leader, and current consultant with RIAIT. With a career marked by driving innovation and collaboration, IJsbrand Jan brings a deep, nuanced perspective to one of…

As we count down to the STM Annual US Conference, we’re highlighting some of the expert voices shaping the conversations at this year’s event. One such voice is Simon Holt, Head of Content Accessibility at Elsevier, who brings deep insight into the evolving landscape of accessible publishing. Simon will be part of the panel “Accelerating…

Last year, the China Association for Science and Technology (CAST) released phase II of their Excellence Action Plan (EAP) for scientific, technical and medical journals. Shuai Yan and Mark Robertson of STM, with colleagues from the Society of China University Journals and Science China Press, have prepared a report to get you up to speed…

The US narrowly averted a government shutdown this weekend with a Continuing Resolution (CR) that funds the government for the rest of the fiscal year (through 30 September 2025). While CR legislation generally keeps funding flat, the bill includes several provisions that eliminate grants and provide more authority to the administration to carry out additional…

The Trump administration has continued its attack on the federal workforce and is proposing sweeping changes to federal science funding, creating significant disruptions across the US research ecosystem that will impact scholarly publishing. Since our last newsletter, the administration has, amongst other things: Continued staff firings across the government Announced plans to cancel hundreds of…

A new framework aimed at strengthening research integrity in scholarly publishing is being released today for community consultation. The Researcher Identity Verification Framework proposes proportionate and inclusive measures to verify researcher identities, helping to combat fraud, reduce paper mill activity, and protect the integrity of the academic record. For centuries, academic publishing has operated on…

On 19 February, the ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy) Committee voted with a strong majority on their position of the 10th Framework Programme. The EU Parliament is asking for a standalone FP10 with an increased budget of €200 billion and governance that is more expert-driven than top-down. The position mentions the need to balance openness and research security, the benefits…

The European Commission has established a living repository to support AI literacy, a requirement of the AI Act that took effect last month. AI providers and deployers have to ensure AI literacy among their staff and users, regardless of the risk level of the AI models or systems they use. The non-exhaustive but regularly updated repository is…

The European Accessibility Act (EAA) requires every e-book to have a description of its accessibility features. Confused about how to add this accessibility metadata to your publications? AIE and Fondazione LIA are offering an online training course that will get you up to speed on how to distribute and effectively display accessibility metadata throughout the publishing supply chain….

The change in the US administration is having very palpable repercussions in the EU, where key digital regulation is meant to impose obligations on US tech giants (e.g., Digital Services Act, Digital Markets Act, AI Act). The ongoing discussions on the EU Code of Practice for AI companies, aimed at specifying concrete obligations to comply with the AI Act,…