Editorial

As part of its ongoing efforts to make Open Access (OA) publishing more equitable, the Microbiology Society is pleased to announce a new Article Processing Charge (APC) waiver agreement with Electronic Information for Libraries (EIFL). The agreement, commencing in January 2025, will cover unlimited fee-free OA publishing in all Society titles for researchers across 33 developing and transition economy countries and territories.

Supporters of research integrity have signed a new declaration calling for data-driven forensics – known as Forensic Scientometrics (FoSci) – to lead the charge in detecting, exposing and even preventing fake science. The Forensic Scientometrics (FoSci) Paris Declaration was drafted during an event in Paris last week organized and run by Digital Science’s VP of Research Integrity, Dr Leslie McIntosh.

The leading scientific publisher has long been a partner to the Indian research community and will now serve 6380 institutions under ONOS, empowering approximately 18 million researchers, students, and educators. As the largest publisher of academic research in India, Springer Nature is committed to supporting Indian authors and institutions, enabling more of them to get published and for their work to reach a global audience.

ResearchGate, the professional network for researchers, and Canadian Science Publishing (CSP), Canada's largest, not-for-profit publisher of peer-reviewed science journals, have announced a further expansion to their Journal Home partnership to include the Open Access Agreement Upgrade (OAAU). This follows the recent expansion of their Journal Home partnership to cover CSP’s complete journal portfolio.

IOP Publishing (IOPP) has introduced the Get Full Text Research (GetFTR) retraction and errata feature onto its content platform, IOPscience, to keep researchers informed about updates to scientific content and strengthen scientific integrity. The integration flags retractions and corrections directly on article pages, ensuring transparency and accuracy at the point of discovery. 

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.

We started Signals to help build a transparent foundation for identifying problematic articles as well as trustworthy and valuable research outputs. Our greater goal...

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.