Editorial

Introducing Maternal and Children’s Health, Karger’s latest Open Access journal. The new peer-reviewed journal will focus on research in the periconceptional, perinatal, and neonatal periods of pregnancy, and on the development of the child to emerging adulthood and beyond.

PeerJ has announced the launch of PeerJ Open Advances in Zoology, a new Open Access journal dedicated to publishing research and commentary that addresses the most pressing challenges in the field of zoology. With a focus on equity, collaboration, and openness, the journal will eliminate financial barriers to publication and dissemination, making high-impact research and commentary accessible to all by being free to read and free to publish.

Kudos and the Publications Division of the American Chemical Society (ACS) are proud to announce a new partnership to increase the reach and impact of research relating to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The collaboration will see ACS Publications joining the SDG Knowledge Cooperative, an initiative led by Kudos wherein publishers join forces to help more people find, understand and act on research that will help drive progress towards achieving the SDGs.

IOP Publishing (IOPP) and Baidu Scholar, a Chinese academic search engine, have formed a partnership to integrate IOPP’s academic resources onto the Baidu platform. The partnership makes it easier for researchers to find and access IOPP’s content via Baidu’s convenient and user-friendly platform. 

The work of researchers in Africa is experiencing increased international reach, supported by new open access (OA) partnerships between research libraries and publishers. Recent forums in South Africa have highlighted the importance of this cooperation for the continued growth and impact of Africa’s rich research output.

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This new feature enables publisher partners to identify and effectively communicate with relevant researchers about funding for publishing that they are eligible for through Open Access Agreements (also referred to as Transformative Agreements, Transitional Agreements or Read & Publish Agreements) – driving greater awareness and uptake of open access publishing. 

Karger Publishers, a leading provider of scientific and medical content, has joined forces with Scite, an award-winning platform within the Research Solutions (NASDAQ: RSSS) product family, used by more than one million students and researchers to discover and better understand scientific literature.

As Peer Review Week kicks off, STM is excited to announce the launch of the Peer Review Terminology website—a new resource designed to bring greater clarity, consistency, and transparency to the peer review process. Created through a partnership between STM and NISO, this initiative reflects our shared mission to enhance scholarly communication and streamline research practices.  

Wiley, one of the world’s largest publishers and a global leader in research and learning, today announced plans to further expand the prestigious Advanced Portfolio, a series of highly-regarded journals in materials science, physics, and engineering communities, into new areas of study in the life and health sciences.

Building on the momentum of several years of working closely together to publish the multidisciplinary, open-access journal FACETS, Canadian Science Publishing (CSP) and the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) are expanding the scope of their collaboration by inviting multidisciplinary contributions germane to the social sciences, and through the establishment of a board of RSC peer reviewers.

In celebration of Peer Review Week, IOP Publishing (IOPP) is raising awareness of the importance of constructive, respectful peer review feedback and how innovations can help to create a positive peer review culture. The campaign shares examples of unhelpful reviews received by researchers early in their careers through a short video and highlights the emotional toll of such feedback.