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Nominations for STM Board seats are now open!

06/23/23

Through 3 August, employees of STM member organisations can nominate themselves or another employee of an STM member organisation.  We seek board candidates from member organisations of all sizes — individuals who will contribute diverse viewpoints and share our common goals of advancing trusted science and ushering in a more equitable, inclusive realm of research. ...
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NASA releases revised public access plan, solicits comments

06/01/23

The second agency-wide public access plan for implementing the August 2022 OSTP memo on public access was released on 18 May by NASA, following the release in February of NIH’s plan. NASA has asked for public comment on their plan by 17 August. Questions in the NASA RFI are similar to the NIH RFI, with...
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New Draft EU Council Conclusions ratified — STM responds

05/23/23

Today, the Council Conclusions on high-quality, transparent, open, trustworthy, and equitable scholarly publishing were adopted by EU Ministers at the COMPET Council. STM calls on the European Commission and EU Member States to consult with scholarly publishers of all sizes, disciplines and models and seek a constructive collaboration that will allow the publishing industry to...
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Perspectives on Data sharing in the Humanities: Don Shelton

05/04/23

Don Shelton is an independent researcher in the humanities, based in New Zealand. While his research has been published in traditional formats including academic journals, his main focus is on publishing extensive blogposts, annotations, field notes and images on his research-focused website. His reasons for doing so align with the commonly cited benefits of research...
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New STM Committee Chairs & Board Sponsors

05/03/23

As we transition to delivering on our new STM strategy, we are pleased to announce the following Committee Chairs and Board Sponsors: Open Research, Vicky Gardner, Taylor & Francis; with board sponsor Steven Inchcoombe, SpringerNature. Research Integrity, Chris Graf, SpringerNature; with board sponsor Liz Fergusen, Wiley.   Social Responsibility, Rachel Martin, Elsevier; with board sponsor...
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STM Solutions releases MVP of new paper mill detection tool

04/13/23

Today, STM Solutions, the operational arm of STM, announced the release of the MVP (minimal viable product) of a paper mill detection tool as part of the STM Integrity Hub. It is a stand-alone web application where submitted journal manuscripts can be uploaded and checked for a variety of signals indicative of paper mills.  At...
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New white paper to report on current and potential future ecosystem of scholarly communications infrastructure

03/01/23

STM Solutions has provided sponsorship to enable Ithaka S+R, a not-for-profit higher education research and consulting organization, to research and produce a white paper that examines the shared and essential scholarly communications infrastructure. Work on the paper is to begin immediately. A draft will be made available for public comment prior to the final publication...
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STM Solutions in search of a Product Manager of ‘Access & Identity Solutions’

02/27/23

Update: This position has been filled. ___ STM Solutions is looking for an experienced Product Manager to lead the development and implementation of cross-industry solutions that improve the access experience for researchers and that support new modalities for how scholarly content can be discovered and delivered.   The Product Manager will lead the further development of...
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What a survey of humanities researchers told us about data sharing

02/06/23

Authored by Rebecca Grant, Co-Chair, STM Humanities Research Project ____ Humanities data sharing has lagged behind data sharing in other disciplines (for example life sciences, or social sciences), perhaps for good reason – what exactly is “data” for a historian? How can a physical artefact be shared in a data repository? At the same time,...
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Ylann Schemm

01/18/23

As the Elsevier Foundation’s Director, Ylann Schemm drives inclusive health and research partnerships to support the UN Sustainable Development Goals building research capacity in developing countries and tackling health inequities. She has been an integral part of the Foundation’s growth since joining as a Program Officer in 2008. In addition, Ylann is Elsevier’s Vice President...
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UPCOMING EVENTS

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September 11

7th JST/STM Seminar: Machine Readability in Scholarly Communications

Save the date for Thursday, 31st October 2024 - this will be a VIRTUAL event. * Simultaneous translation will be provided. Articles published in journals either in paper or PDF format can be read and understood by researchers, but not by machines. To enhance efficiency, accessibility, and reproducibility in the scientific ecosystem, research articles must...

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August 27

Charting your academic publishing career: a panel discussion

Hosted by the STM Early Career Professionals Committee (STM ECPC), this diverse panel of experts will provide best steps for advancing your professional development within scholarly publishing. Hear the insights of the below editors and publishing experts with 15+ years of experience in the industry, who will discuss their career progression and the paths they charted...

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