Bristol University Press has launched the Global Social Challenges Development Fund to support marginalised voices in academic publishing and make vital research accessible to all. The initiative aims to helps fund language editing, mentorship and open access publication for scholars in the Global…
Scholarly publishing is in a state of flux. Whether it’s regarding business models, technology, or global funder and political policies, there is change in every corner. As such, this 2025's ALPSP Conference focused on ‘Practical Implementation’, with the aim of enabling attendees to gain…
The fully Open Access publisher MDPI and Proofig AI, a leader in AI-driven proofing and integrity software for scientific publications, have today announced a new agreement. Following the success of a pilot program, MDPI and Proofig AI have agreed to move forward with a multi-year collaboration.…
Cactus Communications (CACTUS), a leading technology company specializing in AI-powered solutions, expert services for the scholarly publishing ecosystem and global enterprises, is pleased to announce the appointment of Siddharth Bhatia as Chief Growth Officer, Institutional Sales (West).
MDPI Books invites submissions to its brand-new Early Career Researcher Prize, sponsored by the journals: Humanities, Philosophies, Publications, and Social Sciences. Each journal will select one winning entry, which will receive full editorial support and a complete waiver of Book Processing…
"'Show Me the Incentive, and I’ll Show You the Outcome': Mapping the Forces Shaping Knowledge Creation and Dissemination" explores how policies, funding mechanisms, and evolving publishing models shape research communication. From the evolution of open access models to the business strategies…
Paperpal, the leading AI research and writing assistant by Cactus Communications (CACTUS), unveils a transformative brand strategy, evolving from a writing tool to a complete AI research assistant. This new brand strategy ‘AI that brings out the best in you’ emphasizes its commitment to equipping…
ALPSP Awards Winners Announced at the Annual Conference 2025 All winners of the ALPSP Awards 2025 have just been announced at this year’s Annual Conference dinner held on 12 September at the Hilton Manchester Deansgate, UK. The ALPSP Award for Contribution to Scholarly Publishing was presented…
IGI Global Scientific Publishing announces a new partnership with ScienceDirect, Elsevier’s world-leading platform dedicated to peer-reviewed primary scientific and medical research. Through this collaboration, IGI Global Scientific Publishing’s open access journals – indexed in Scopus – will now…
