The Peer-to-Processor Review

A KnowledgeSpeak editorial tracing how the "front door" to journal articles has evolved — from PDF to hosting platforms to discovery systems.

ICSTI's 2026 Annual Conference (August 6–7, Seoul) is explicitly themed around scientific integrity in the AI era, hosted by KISTI in partnership with science and technology information bodies.

The CHORUS Forum on Trust and Integrity brought together publishing leaders to examine how AI is fueling research misconduct and what the industry can do about it.

A high-signal piece arguing that AI agents are fundamentally rewiring how users access scholarly content — bypassing publisher platforms entirely.

A direct response to the AI content flood: the authors argue publishers must reassert their gatekeeping role rather than outsourcing it to post-publication tools.

Concrete product launch: Digital Science deploying AI-driven analytics for publication impact in medical affairs — a segment where data-driven decisions have high stakes.

Addresses reviewer pipeline stress in the AI era — framing mentorship as a structural response to eroding human capacity in peer review.

Retraction Watch's weekend roundup surfaces the BuyTheBy dataset—a new resource tracking paper mill authorship pricing ($56–$5,600 per slot)—alongside the UK Biobank data breach and reader links on AI as a research tool and AI agents gaining social network capabilities.

STM's annual Trends 2030 report is the industry's most authoritative horizon scan for scholarly communication — and AI is almost certainly a central driver in this edition given where the field is.

IGI Global — a prolific academic publisher known for its wide subject coverage — is institutionalizing AI strategy by creating a dedicated VP-level role for AI business development.

ACM — the leading scholarly society for computing — is convening a dedicated AI Leadership Summit bringing together researchers, educators, industry leaders, and policymakers.

STM's Trends 2030 report places AI-driven discovery at the center of scholarly publishing's near-term future.