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A timely interview with our own Hylke Koers in Retraction Watch highlights STM’s work on strengthening research integrity in scholarly publishing. With fraud and paper mills exploiting gaps in editorial systems, STM has developed a Researcher Identity Verification Framework—a flexible, inclusive approach to help journals and institutions verify researcher identities more reliably. Originally released in…

A new Nature Magazine survey of 5,000+ researchers shows there’s no clear consensus on how and when generative AI should be used in writing and reviewing scholarly papers — or how that use should be disclosed. To help bring clarity, STM has released a draft report: Classifying AI Use in Manuscript Preparation — that offers…

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM (May 14, 2025) — It is with heavy hearts that we inform you that Dr. Einar Fredriksson passed away unexpectedly on the 30th of April 2025, at the age of 82. Einar, a native of Sweden, earned his PhD in mathematics in Poland, specializing in mathematical logic and related topics. He later became an honorary…

STM is proud to welcome the integration of a proprietary AI tool donated by Springer Nature into the STM Integrity Hub. Originally developed to identify AI-generated nonsense text in research manuscripts, this tool has been successfully used across Springer Nature’s journals and books. Its donation marks a significant step forward in collective efforts to uphold…

STM has filed an amicus brief in Doe v. GitHub before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, supporting rightsholders alongside the Authors Guild, the Association of American Publishers, and the News/Media Alliance. The brief argues that the district court misapplied Section 1202 of the DMCA by requiring that infringed works be “identical” to original…

STM has filed an amicus brief supporting authors in the Kadrey v. Meta litigation, which challenges Meta’s use of copyrighted works to train its generative AI systems.  The brief underscores that Meta knowingly copied and distributed large volumes of copyrighted content sourced from notorious piracy websites—including Z-Library, Libgen, Sci-Hub, and others—that have been repeatedly shut…

STM has released a new draft report, Recommendations for a Classification of AI Use in Academic Manuscript Preparation, developed by the STM Association’s Task & Finish Group on AI Labelling Terminology. This draft is now open for community consultation.  While publishers have long offered guidance on disclosing human assistance—such as language editing—recent advances in generative…

This month, STM’s Social Responsibility Committee is focusing on accessibility. We kicked things off with a dynamic panel discussion exploring inclusive publishing practices at our US conference earlier this month. We’ve also launched a new online Accessibility Resource Centre offering members practical guidance and tools to support accessible publishing. Preparing for the EU Accessibility Act?…

A bridge under construction… or a future in the making? There’s more to this image than meets the eye. It’s a symbol of collaboration, resilience, and the strategic choices shaping the future of scholarly communications. Welcome to STM Trends 2029: our annual industry futurecast — just revealed last week at the STM US Conference in…

On the afternoon of March 27, the China Chapter of STM held its first in-person meeting of 2025 at the CAS Library. Nearly 50 member representatives of STM attended the meeting. The first session of the meeting was chaired by Dr. Yan Shuai, the STM China Consultant. Professor Yang Liying, Director of the Department of…