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…

Ralph Youngen, who spent 27 years at the American Chemical Society, retired last month. STM would like to take this opportunity to thank Ralph for his exceptional contributions to the scholarly publishing community—and to STeC in particular.  Ralph has been a steady, vital force in scholarly infrastructure. As co-founder and chair of GetFTR, and as STeC chair, he brought the same qualities to…

Last month, the Australian Publishers Association co-hosted the Australia–China Scholarly & Journals Publishing Roundtable in Melbourne, in partnership with the Society of China University Journals (CUJS) and supported by STM. The roundtable brought together colleagues from across Australia and China’s scholarly publishing sectors for a productive morning of discussion on research integrity, translation, the implications…

The latest in the STM/NISTEP Lecture Series brings together three senior publishing professionals to discuss how publishing workflows safeguard research integrity — covering peer review management, editorial decision-making, plagiarism and data checks, author identification, and compliance with ethical and funder requirements. Speakers: Mike Streeter (Wiley), Angela Hunter (ACS), and Mike Nobel (Wolters Kluwer Health). Moderated…