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How do we strengthen trust in the scholarly record at a time of rapid technological change and increasing pressures on researchers? In an interview with Research Professional News, STM CEO Caroline Sutton discusses the need for a more constructive culture around research retractions. She urges for clearer distinctions between honest mistakes and “manipulative” behaviour. She…

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…

Last month, the Australian Publishers Association co-hosted the Australia–China Scholarly & Journals Publishing Roundtable in Melbourne, in partnership with the Society of China University Journals (CUJS) and supported by STM. The roundtable brought together colleagues from across Australia and China’s scholarly publishing sectors for a productive morning of discussion on research integrity, translation, the implications…

The latest in the STM/NISTEP Lecture Series brings together three senior publishing professionals to discuss how publishing workflows safeguard research integrity — covering peer review management, editorial decision-making, plagiarism and data checks, author identification, and compliance with ethical and funder requirements. Speakers: Mike Streeter (Wiley), Angela Hunter (ACS), and Mike Nobel (Wolters Kluwer Health). Moderated…

STM’s Claudia Russo and CLOCKSS’ Alicia Wise will discuss the widening gap between publication and long-term preservation. Register here.

The EU COM is in the process of evaluating whether the Directive for Copyright in the Digital Single Market, adopted in 2019, has been properly implemented and has achieved its objectives. Stakeholder feedback is being collected until 5 June here.

The report, published on 30 April, acknowledges that Europe has achieved higher-than-average OA rates, that no statistically significant effect can be attributed to SPR, and that Gold Open Access (OA) and Transformative Agreements have been the underlying drivers of OA growth in Europe (in line with what our data also shows). Yet it puts forward…

A new microsite from STM’s Equity in Open Research Task & Finish Group sets out voluntary best practice guidelines, case studies, and emerging data to advance equity across the open research lifecycle – through transparency, accessibility, collaboration, and accountability. STM’s Equity Statement and OA Equity Statement set out publishers’ commitment to inclusive, accessible research –…