Measuring our impact, together. At STM, we believe that advancing research should go hand-in-hand with environmental responsibility. That’s why we’re proud to launch the STM Digital Carbon Calculator — a practical new tool designed to help academic publishers understand and reduce the carbon footprint of their digital journals. Every digital article hosted, accessed, and cited…

Barbara Kalumenos retires from STM on 28 August 2025. Barbara joined STM in 2008 as Director of Public Affairs, at a time when STM was a very different organisation from today. During her time with STM, she built up the organisation’s presence in Europe, while also developing and strengthening relationships in Japan, China, and India….

Shuai Yan, with co-authors Mark Robertson (STM) and Eric Na (IET), has published the third report on developments in scholarly publishing in China. Over the past decade, several Open Access (OA) journal white lists have been developed in China, including the GoOA Fully OA Journal White List (GoOA), the International OA Journal Recommended List (OARL),…

On 16 July, the European Commission presented the first draft of its 2028-34 budget, which includes €175 billion for Horizon Europe — nearly double its current funding. Horizon Europe would remain a standalone programme, although the €175 billion would be part of the €409 billion European Competitiveness Fund (ECF) and the €1.8 trillion Multi-annual Financial Framework (MFF)….