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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Last year, the China Association for Science and Technology (CAST) released phase II of their Excellence Action Plan (EAP) for scientific, technical and medical journals. Shuai Yan and Mark Roberts of STM, with colleagues from the Society of China University Journals and Science China Press, have prepared a report to get you up to speed…
Continuing Resolution cuts grants, limits funding, promises more chaos
The US narrowly averted a government shutdown this weekend with a Continuing Resolution (CR) that funds the government for the rest of the fiscal year (through 30 September 2025). While CR legislation generally keeps funding flat, the bill includes several provisions that eliminate grants and provide more authority to the administration to carry out additional…
Federal funding crisis upends US research ecosystem
The Trump administration has continued its attack on the federal workforce and is proposing sweeping changes to federal science funding, creating significant disruptions across the US research ecosystem that will impact scholarly publishing. Since our last newsletter, the administration has, amongst other things: Continued staff firings across the government Announced plans to cancel hundreds of…
New digital identity framework aims to strengthen research integrity in scholarly publishing
A new framework aimed at strengthening research integrity in scholarly publishing is being released today for community consultation. The Researcher Identity Verification Framework proposes proportionate and inclusive measures to verify researcher identities, helping to combat fraud, reduce paper mill activity, and protect the integrity of the academic record. For centuries, academic publishing has operated on…