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Global Open Access
Over the last 10 years gold OA has become the dominant type of open access increasing the volume of research available globally.
The opportunity to publish gold OA
In 2024, 80% of global articles, reviews and conference papers either were or could have been published as gold OA articles.
Scholarly discipline by access type
STM and SSH disciplines track closely in access to publishing OA
Available books via Research4Life
Record access to just under 239,000 books supports all disciplines across low- and middle-income countries.
Available journals via Research4Life
Critical research access to more than 56,000 journals increases participation for low- and middle-income country researchers
Access for low & middle income institutions
Almost 12,000 institutions have access to Research4Life with, on average, another 518 institutions added each year.
OA growth in Research4Life eligible countries
Research output in Research4Life countries is growing with greater opportunity to publish open access actively supported by waivers and discounts
Data availability statements
Encouraged or mandated by 81% of surveyed journals, data availability statements help ensure research data can be discovered, assessed, and reused more equitably.
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The Latest from STM
STM publishes inclusive meetings guidelines for event chairs and session organisers
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…
STM thanks Ralph Youngen on his retirement
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…
China–Australia Academic Publishing Exchange Seminar 19-23 Apr 2026
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…
STM/NISTEP Lecture Series: “Behind the Scenes in Research Integrity” — 19 May, 16:00 JST
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…