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Safeguarding Scholarly Communication: Publisher Practices to Uphold Research Integrity
CLICK HERERecommendations for a Classification of AI Use in Academic Manuscript Preparation
CLICK HEREBest Practices for Guest Editors / Issue Validation and Audit
CLICK HEREFeasibility of technical solutions for the detection of falsified images in research
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New Report Documents Publisher Investment in Research Integrity Infrastructure
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (January 13, 2026) - A new report, released today, offers the first collective look at the range of approaches scholarly publishers are deploying to tackle threats to research integrity, threats that have evolved in nature and scaled dramatically in recent years.
The STM-commissioned report was researched and compiled by research firm Research Consulting, which conducted in-depth interviews with 18 research integrity and publishing experts across 13 organizations. It documents significant capacity building in recent years. Some publishers now maintain dedicated research integrity teams that number more than 100 staff members and screen millions of manuscript submissions annually. They do so using innovative and evolving detection systems that enlist technology, but keep humans at the center of the work.
This investment has grown in response to two converging pressures. Global R&D spending has nearly tripled since 2000 to roughly $2.5 trillion annually, driving a surge in research output. At the same time, integrity threats ...
A recap: STM Integrity & Innovation Days 2025
On 9–10 December 2025, STM’s annual Innovation & Integrity Days brought together publishers, startups, funders, researchers and infrastructure providers for two days of focused, cross-sector collaboration in London. Now in its third year (building on the legacy of STM Week), this year’s Innovation & Integrity Days reflected a noticeable shift: more dialogue across traditional boundaries, more...
Inside STM’s November visit to Japan: key themes, takeaways & what’s next
In early November, STM CEO Caroline Sutton spent several days in Tokyo meeting with funders, government leaders, research agencies, and publishing groups — alongside delegates from STM’s Japan Chapter. As in last year’s visit, the conversations were productive, wide-ranging, and grounded in strong local partnerships. And while open science dominated the agenda in 2024, this...
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Dust off the January blues by upskilling and taking action to embed inclusion into your everyday presentation practices. We will share highlights of our newly released Presenters Inclusivity Guide to support you in making your presentations more accessible and inclusive, at STM events and across the broader industry. The guide is designed as a ready-to-use, accessible slide deck template. It offers a clear starting...
Increasing impact: Easy ways to make your presentations accessible and inclusive webinar #2
Dust off the January blues by upskilling and taking action to embed inclusion into your everyday presentation practices. We will share highlights of our newly released Presenters Inclusivity Guide to support you in making your presentations more accessible and inclusive, at STM events and across the broader industry. The guide is designed as a ready-to-use, accessible slide deck template. It offers a clear starting...
STM 2-day US Annual Conference 2026
Save the date — and chime in. Join us in Washington, DC on April 22-23 where together we will explore the topic of Scientific Publishing & the Industrial Shift: Are we future-ready? Are we fit for purpose for what lies ahead? We’d love to hear from you as we imagine the programme. Below, you’ll find...
STM Dinner & Conference 2026 | Frankfurt
SAVE THE DATE! What’s this? Every year, the STM Community convenes in Frankfurt for STM’s Annual Conference — held conveniently right before the Frankfurt Book Fair. It brings together academic publishers, innovators, societies, funders, and universities with a common goal: advancing trusted research. What to expect? First, a welcoming dinner on Monday, 5 October, gives...