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…

On 15 June, the STM China Chapter convened at Tsinghua University Press (TUP), Beijing, under the theme ‘The New Ecosystem of Academic Publishing: the World and China’. The meeting brought together more than 80 publishers and scholars on international publishing trends, AI-driven research integrity tools, and the development of Chinese STM journal clusters. STM CEO…

STM were co-hosts of the PubTech and STM APAC Conferences last month in Beijing. The two events attracted more than 300 delegates from across 13 countries and regions, recognising the increasingly important role the Asia Pacific region plays in shaping the future of global scholarly communication. The 4th PubTech Conference, hosted by CNPIEC in partnership with…