JOINAccess
Practical guidance on communicating open access options clearly, expanding participation through global initiatives and tracking impact to ensure programmes meet community needs.
Open Communications
Guidance on transparent OA policy and pricing, consistent progress reporting using shared metrics and the tools that help authors make informed decisions about how they publish.
Open Methods
Recommendations for supporting transparent, reproducible research — covering persistent identifiers, open code and datasets, discipline-standard reporting guidelines and public involvement in peer review.
Open Data
Guidance on endorsing FAIR and CARE data principles, establishing clear data policies, and encouraging responsible data sharing — so research data is as open, traceable and reusable as the research itself.
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EU COM group on generative AI use in science
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,…
APAC bimonthly seminar on Japan’s 7th 5 year plan
At STM’s May APAC seminar, Dr Shinichi Akaike of Japan’s Cabinet Office presented on the country’s Seventh Basic Plan for Science and Technology, released earlier in 2026. He set out the plan’s six pillars — including revitalising basic science, promoting open science, and enhancing international collaboration — against the backdrop of Japan’s declining share of…
STM China Chapter Meeting: Navigating the New Ecosystem of Academic Publishing
On 15 June, the STM China Chapter convened at Tsinghua University Press (TUP), Beijing, under the theme ‘The New Ecosystem of Academic Publishing: the World and China’. The meeting brought together more than 80 publishers and scholars on international publishing trends, AI-driven research integrity tools, and the development of Chinese STM journal clusters. STM CEO…
STM APAC & PubTech Conferences: AI, trust, and collaboration
STM were co-hosts of the PubTech and STM APAC Conferences last month in Beijing. The two events attracted more than 300 delegates from across 13 countries and regions, recognising the increasingly important role the Asia Pacific region plays in shaping the future of global scholarly communication. The 4th PubTech Conference, hosted by CNPIEC in partnership with…