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SCHOLARLY PUBLISHING INDUSTRY WEEKLY NEWS ALERT

October 7, 2025 Editorial Breaking the Paywall Paradox: Can AI Make Open Science Truly Open?   The open access movement promised to democratize science, but soaring Article Processing Charges (APCs) now risk excluding the very researchers it sought to empower. As publishing costs climb, access to visibility increasingly depends on funding rather than merit. Artificial intelligence offers a path to rebalance this equation by automating and streamlining editorial and production workflows, cutting costs, and enabling more equitable publishing models. Rather than deepening dependence on APCs, AI can help make open science genuinely open. Read More                   New Release - Journals/Products/Services        • Elsevier launches stroke management course for nurse training - Read more • Springer Nature launches third edition of India Research Tour at ICSSR Delhi - Read more • AIP Publishing launches pilot of AIP Fusion as a model for open science - Read more • Jisc launches library lens toolkit for digital transformation - Read more     Search for more news in this Theme         Artificial Intelligence (AI) / Machine Learning (ML) / Natural Language Processing (NLP)     • Wiley advances Research Exchange platform with AI-driven automation, streamlining article placement and publication - Read more • McGraw Hill launches Sharpen Advantage, expanding the Sharpen study app into an AI-powered enterprise solution for higher education - Read more • Radiology Societies collaborate on AI education framework for imaging professionals - Read more     Search for more news in this Theme         Alliances, Partnerships & Consolidations        • AME and Wolters Kluwer plan collaboration to expand access to global medical research - Read more • American Thoracic Society partners with Oxford University Press - Read more • PLOS announces new publishing agreement in India - Read more     Search for more news in this Theme         Public Access        • De Gruyter Brill expands Subscribe to Open program with 66 journals - Read more • ASA launches open access journal Anesthesiology Open - Read more • MDPI signs first U.S. consortium agreement with Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries - Read more     Search for more news in this Theme         Events and conferences        • Innovation meets publishing in Hall 4.0: Science, education, business information, and publishing partners - Read more • Publish, review, curate model to be discussed at Cambridge in December - Read more • CCC to host panel on licensing and responsible AI at Frankfurt Book Fair - Read more     Search for more news in this Theme         New Appointments and administrative changes       • STM appoints Claudia Russo to expanded Public Affairs Leadership role - Read more • Thieme appoints Tehshik Yoon and David Sarlah to Science of Synthesis Editorial Board - Read more • Sera Young appointed Co-Editor-in-Chief of PLOS Water - Read more     Search for more news in this Theme     Discover More News Themes: Expand Your Knowledge Today! Transformative / Read and Publish Agreement Peer Review Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Accessibility (DEIA) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) / Sustainability More Industry News SSP opens submissions for 2026 EPIC Awards recognizing excellence in scholarly publishing Read more>> Bristol University Press launches Global Social Challenges Development Fund Read more>> RSC report highlights five-year transformation of RSC's prizes portfolio Read more>> Upcoming Industry Events STM Dinner & Conference 2025 | Frankfurt Event Date: October 13 - 14, 2025 Event Location: Frankfurt, Germany 4th Sustainable Publishing Forum (SPF 2025) Event Date: November 13 – 14, 2025 Event Location: Barcelona, Spain To learn more, visit our Events Page.

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