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STM has submitted comments to the United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB) opposing proposed changes to federal grant regulations that would undermine independent expert review, scholarly communication, and the dissemination of research findings. It joins a broad coalition of universities, scientific societies, publishers, libraries, and research organisations that have expressed concern that the…

A new documentary video released by The Rosenblum Award for Scholarly Publishing Impact celebrates the digital preservation of the scholarly record, the invisible infrastructure that keeps research reliable, accessible and secure for generations to come. Featuring leaders from CLOCKSS, LOCKSS, Portico, Lyrasis, the ISSN International Centre, the Digital Preservation Coalition, the Training Centre in Communication…

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,…

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…