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To drive this mission forward, STM’s strategic areas of activity focus on advancing research integrity, open research and social responsibility — and are powered by standards and technology to deliver real impact.

Research Integrity

We see research integrity as the foundational pillar of scholarly communications — and strive to ensure the credibility and trustworthiness of academic findings through policies, practices and stakeholder collaboration. Learn more.

Social Responsibility

STM’s Social Responsibility work drives collective actions across academic and scholarly publishing that will positively contribute to a more equitable, inclusive, and sustainable world for both people and planet. Learn more

Open Research

STM stands for advancing open and trusted research, where researchers and the rest of society can rely on information that is credible, accessible, linked and searchable in perpetuity. Learn more

Standards & Technology

Our work here convenes STM members of all shapes and sizes to pool ideas, resources, experience, and innovations to advance open, trusted research — together. Learn more

Our Members by the Numbers

66%

percentage of papers published

~140

members of all shapes + sizes

21

countries represented

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STM joins the Coalition for Diversity & Inclusion in Scholarly Communications (C4DISC)

STM has signed on as a member of the Coalition for Diversity & Inclusion in Scholarly Communications (C4DISC), joining other influential organisations to work towards a more diverse scholarly publishing industry. C4DISC believes in valuing the skills and viewpoints of professionals from diverse backgrounds who have historically had less representation in scholarly communications. This approach...

IJJ Aalbersberg to step down as STM committee chair

Following more than a decade of leadership within STM, most recently as chair of the Standards and Technology Committee (STeC), IJsbrand Jan Aalbersberg will step down from the position, in connection with his departure from Elsevier. IJsbrand Jan has been one of the driving forces behind STM’s work on standards and technology, and STM would...

STM welcomes landmark EU AI Act vote | Joint statement

Today, the European Parliament made a significant stride in the governance of artificial intelligence with the final approval of the Artificial Intelligence Act, a world-first legislation intended to regulate the development and use of AI and sets an example for responsible AI governance. STM welcomes the vote and endorses the Act’s positioning on the...

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May 9

Careers in Academic Publishing – the good, the bad and why it might be the best career you ever had

What does STM publishing have to offer, and why should it be considered a career option? Join us for a free STM webinar on Thursday, May 9th at 10 am EDT, 3 pm BST, and 4 pm CEST, where three expert industry speakers – Jessica Anne Carter, Publishing Assistant at University of Toronto Press), John...

May 13

Consultation: the future direction of the Article Sharing Framework

Moderated by Richard Northover, Product Manager, Identity + Access, STM Solutions Sharing Platforms are expected to seek permission from publishers before they can make protected journal articles available through their services. Publishers are responsible for making relevant and necessary information about rights and sharing policies available to platforms to allow them to make sharing decisions...

May 16

STM Conversation on Author rights

Publisher copyright agreements. Why these are needed and what researchers/authors and their institutions and funders should know about them. Background: Authors automatically have rights in the works they write as their creators, but these may be subject to requirements from their institutions, funders and/or publishers to assign or license those rights to them. As an...

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