Taylor & Francis and Cactus Communications renew partnership providing AI language support to authors

A concrete industry deal: two well-known names renewing around a named product (Paperpal Preflight) with a specific use case — reducing desk-rejections via AI language feedback.

AI Readiness and the New Value Equation in Scholarly Publishing

A Scholarly Kitchen guest post laying out a strategic framework for how scholarly publishers can prepare for the AI era.

From 'AI helps me write' to 'AI runs the workflow': Eight Tech-trend Reports through a Publishing-and-learning Lens

The frame shift from "AI as tool" to "AI as infrastructure" is the most important strategic concept in publishing right now, and this piece synthesizes it across eight major industry reports — a useful meta-analysis.

There's an Elephant in the Room, but Not in Your Usage Reports

COUNTER reporting has been the industry standard for usage metrics for decades, but AI crawlers and LLM retrieval systems operate outside these frameworks.

Responding to the Threat of Zero-Click Search and AI Summaries: How Do We Tame The Crocodile?

"Zero-click" is the defining threat of 2026: users getting answers from AI summaries without ever visiting the source.

U.K. Publishers, Authors Applaud Highly Anticipated Report on AI and Copyright, but Uncertainty Remains

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STM Plants a Flag About Responsible Use of Research Content in GenAI

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Cochrane selects Laser AI and Nested Knowledge for evidence synthesis platform study

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STM releases discussion document on responsible use of research content in generative AI

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Springer Nature Announces Excellent FY 2025 results

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Springer Nature embraces AI tools across the publishing process, resulting in less friction and increased author satisfaction

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Elsevier expands Check Integrity screening tool to strengthen research integrity

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