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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?…

A bridge under construction… or a future in the making? There’s more to this image than meets the eye. It’s a symbol of collaboration, resilience, and the strategic choices shaping the future of scholarly communications. Welcome to STM Trends 2029: our annual industry futurecast — just revealed last week at the STM US Conference in…

With the European Accessibility Act going into effect this June, it’s time to make sure you’re in compliance. Silverchair hosted a webinar exploring what publishers can do to prepare, illustrating that true accessibility is not just about compliance — it’s about creating content that can genuinely reach and serve all potential users. Catch the replay (and transcript) here.

The third draft of the EU’s AI Code of Practice — the last one we’ll be able to provide feedback on before the final version is published by 1 May — is now available, and unfortunately, it has been severely weakened. All of the provisions were watered down and there are no new gains in this version,…

Three French publishing organisations sued Meta last month, accusing the company of parasitically using their members’ copyrighted works without permission to train its generative AI models. This marks France’s first major AI copyright dispute, and it could set important legal precedents for both French and EU case law. The lawsuit, brought before the Paris Judicial Court by the Syndicat…