Standards & technology

Collective innovation and standardization to advance open, trusted research.

Standards & Technology are central to all that STM does. Our work here convenes STM members of all shapes and sizes to pool ideas, resources, experience, and innovations to advance open, trusted research — together. This is how STM accelerates positive change.

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Content-update Signaling and Alerting Protocol

CUSAP enhances transparency and integrity in scholarly records, notifying platforms of updates to published works for responsible dissemination.

 

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Researcher
Identity

Examining publisher methods for verifying identities of authors, reviewers, and editors to strengthen research integrity through a unified framework.

 

 

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Article 4 Implementation

Task & Finish Group (TFG) on implementation of Article 4 of the 2019 EU Directive for Copyright in the Digital Single Market (DSM).

 

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The STM Future Lab

The Standards & Technology Future Lab is a platform for a wider STM Community to share input and insights to help us advance trusted research. Our Lab is composed of a diverse membership of inspired individuals, appointed by their own organisations, who are eager to help envision future strategies to drive our mission forward. 

 

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New Scholarly Kitchen post: Classifying AI Use in Manuscript Preparation – A Recommendation

It is almost a cliché to say that AI has changed the academic publishing industry – for authors, reviewers, editors, readers, and publishers themselves. In 2023, STM published guidelines outlining ethical and practical considerations regarding the use of AI tools in the publication process. In the two years since, technology has progressed significantly, creating even more possibilities…

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STM Integrity Hub in action: a chronicle

Launched in 2022, the STM Integrity Hub has grown into a collaborative platform that helps publishers safeguard the scholarly record. Today, more than 35 publishers are using the Hub to screen over 125,000 papers each month, intercepting around 1,000 suspected paper-mill submissions.  By combining shared tools, community intelligence, and trusted third-party integrations, the Hub enables…

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Calling trailblazers: STM’s 2025 Innovator Fair applications are open

Are you an innovator — or do you know a tech game-changer that deserves the spotlight? Come closer, there’s an exciting opportunity ahead. STM’s annual Innovator Fair is back, and we’re seeking trailblazers and pioneers developing fresh solutions to transform scholarly communications. This year’s event takes place December 9, 2025, at BMA House in London…

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United2Act Phase 1: Report and Recommendations

Paper mills are a multi-million pound industry profiting from the sale and publication of manuscripts containing low value or fraudulent content. They are destroying the integrity of research and publishing practices. United2Act was established in October 2023, as an international multi-stakeholder project with the aim of tackling the growing problem of paper mills. This report…

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