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The US Senate has taken a significant step to prevent implementation of the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) proposed revisions to federal grant regulations. On 2 August, the Senate released the text of a Continuing Resolution to fund the federal government through mid-December. On the last page of the bill, Congress forbids the Administration…

STM recently convened exploratory workshops in London and Brussels to examine how scholarly publishers can support access to trusted research and evidence during emergencies. Discussions brought together a wide range of organisations with direct experience across science advice, humanitarian response, policy, public communication and research infrastructure, including DG ECHO, the European Commission’s Scientific Advice Mechanism,…

More than 150 partners from across the scholarly communications ecosystem gathered in July for the Research4Life Global Partners Meeting (GPM) in Geneva, celebrating 25 years of collaboration to expand access to research and strengthen global participation in knowledge creation. Hosted by WHO, WIPO and ILO and attended by representatives from FAO and UNEP, publishers, librarians…

STM has long championed data citation and the sharing of research data underlying articles and monographs — work that sits at the heart of transparent, reproducible science. So it’s welcome news that Crossref has expanded its support in this area with a new dedicated data citation API endpoint, now available in beta. It contains over…

Transparency about how AI contributed to research outputs is an important aspect of research integrity. As approaches to disclosing AI use vary widely across disciplines, regions, and publication cultures, you may recall STM’s previous engagement on this topic. In September of 2025, STM released the report Recommendations for a Classification of AI Use in Academic…

When six publishers and the World Health Organization signed a three-year agreement in July 2001, one journalist predicted its significance would only become clear “in the long run – say, 25 years from now.” That moment has arrived. Research4Life is now a partnership of more than 200 publishers providing access to more than 250,000 journals,…

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 consultants Shuai Yan, Mark Robertson, and Eric Na have published a detailed report on Phase II of China’s Excellence Action Plan — the largest national initiative in Chinese scholarly publishing, now supporting 13 journal cluster pilot projects with 45 million RMB in annual funding. Phase II has a clear ambition: a publishing ecosystem built…

STM strongly opposes the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)’s proposed revisions to the Guidance for Federal Financial Assistance. We stand with colleagues across the library, university, and research communities in warning that these provisions will undermine the independent, rigorous system that has made American science the envy of the world.   The United States has…