JOINGetFTR Collaboration
GetFTR is a publisher-led community initiative that streamlines the researcher journey by checking permissions, directly with the publisher, at the point of discovery and that facilitates access directly to the article or book chapter the researcher wants to read. Links are returned for open access, free and entitled subscription content, supporting ever greater dissemination of research to a global community. STM supports this work through STM Solutions.
Our work with Seamless Access
SeamlessAccess is a cross-stakeholder collaborative initiative that is designed to help foster a more streamlined online access experience when using scholarly collaboration tools, information resources, and shared research infrastructure. The service promotes digital authentication leveraging an existing single-sign-on infrastructure through one’s home institution, while maintaining an environment that protects personal data and privacy. STM supports this work through STM Solutions.
The Article Sharing Framework
Simple Content Sharing — consistent with publisher policies. STM’s Article Sharing Framework (ASF) offers us the technical processes that enable content sharing in ways that are simple and seamless, yet compliant with the EU Digital Single Market.
Researcher Identity
Improving verification of researchers’ identities in publication systems is expected to enhance research integrity and effectively mitigate some of the current challenges facing the system — see what the Researcher Identity Task & Finish Group is up to.
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STM responds to proposed revisions to U.S. federal funding regulations affecting publication and dissemination of federally funded research
In response to a Nature News request for comment on the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)’s proposed revisions to U.S. federal funding regulations affecting publication and dissemination of federally funded research, STM CEO Caroline Sutton said: “We remain baffled by the idea that publishing research could be seen as anything other than central to…
In the media | Research Professional News: “Retractions for honest mistakes ‘should be celebrated'”
How do we strengthen trust in the scholarly record at a time of rapid technological change and increasing pressures on researchers? In an interview with Research Professional News, STM CEO Caroline Sutton discusses the need for a more constructive culture around research retractions. She urges for clearer distinctions between honest mistakes and “manipulative” behaviour. She…
STM welcomes the adoption of the Council Recommendation on a European framework for science diplomacy
On June 1, the Council of the European Union adopted a Recommendation on the first-ever European framework for science diplomacy. At a time of increasing geopolitical complexity, the EU’s commitment to strengthening international research collaboration, promoting trust in science, and fostering international cooperation that is open, trusted and secure is both timely and important. Scholarly…
STM publishes inclusive meetings guidelines for event chairs and session organisers
STM has published its Event Chair and Session Organiser Guidelines, a practical framework to help those planning and chairing STM events build more inclusive, accessible, and representative programmes from the outset. Developed by STM’s D&I Task & Finish Group, the guidelines cover the full arc of event planning — from assembling diverse planning committees and…