Member News & Announcements, January IO 2026
Reports & Research Insights
New report from Sage reveals social scientists perceive disconnect between their goals and the incentive and reward structures shaped by universities
SAGE Publishing, Voting Member, Press Release, December 9, 2025
A new white paper from Sage reveals a gap between the aspirations for societal impact of social and behavioral science (SBS) researchers and the leaders and systems that govern their careers. While researchers worldwide are deeply committed to making a difference beyond academia, many see a disconnect between their goals and the incentive and reward structures shaped by universities.
With scientific research—especially in the social and behavioral sciences—facing reduced funding and shifting policy demands, understanding what drives researchers to pursue social impact becomes critical. Titled “Do social scientists care if they make societal impact?,” the new report draws on survey responses from over 1,800 SBS researchers across 96 countries.
Clarivate’s Institute for Scientific Information Releases New Report Revealing Global Shifts in Research Collaboration
Clarivate Analytics, Voting Member, Press Release, December 2, 2025
Clarivate Plc (NYSE:CLVT), a leading global provider of transformative intelligence, today published a new report from the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) at Clarivate, Research collaboration in a changing world. The report examines how global research collaboration is evolving in response to geopolitical tensions, pandemic disruptions, and strategic national investments.
Drawing on data from the Web of Science Core Collection and InCites, the report reveals key trends shaping global research collaboration. These include the rise of multilateral partnerships, Mainland China’s expanding influence, and the strategic challenges now facing the United States. ISI experts highlight broad patterns and notable shifts in collaboration between major research economies.
Open Access, Open Research
Jisc and Taylor & Francis Sign New UK Open Research Agreement
Taylor & Francis, Voting Member, News Announcement, December 19, 2025
Researchers at participating UK institutions will be supported to publish open access (OA) articles in over 2,400 journals through a renewed and expanded agreement between Jisc and Taylor & Francis. As well as increased reading and publishing opportunities, new features of the three-year deal include AI use, optional eBook and open research services, and the conversion of journals to full OA.
The OA publishing element of this comprehensive agreement covers all research articles published in hybrid and full-OA Taylor & Francis and Routledge journals. In addition, researchers can choose to publish in F1000’s pioneering open research platforms, including F1000Research and Routledge Open Research.
Temple Libraries Celebrates 5 Years of TUScholarShare
Temple University, LSA Consortia Member (PALCI), Blog Post, December 2, 2025
Five years ago, Temple University took the first step toward increasing the global visibility and public value of Temple scholarship with the launch of our institutional repository, TUScholarShare. The platform allows Temple scholars to share, promote, and archive a range of research and teaching outputs. As part of this year’s International Open Access Week (October 20-26th), the Libraries’ Scholarly Communications Strategic Steering Team (SCSST) hosted an event in Charles Library on October 21st to proudly celebrate TUScholarShare’s anniversary and all those across our Temple community who have contributed to its success.
The hour-and-a-half catered event kicked off with opening remarks from Joe Lucia, Dean of Libraries, who reflected on the pivotal role institutional repositories play in helping the communities they serve reassert control over the knowledge they produce. Alicia Pucci, Assistant Director for Scholarly Communications and TUScholarShare’s Administrator, followed with a presentation that showcased the initiative’s milestones and global impact and demonstrated its upgraded platform.
Grants, Awards & Honorable Mentions
CCC Named Customer Service Department of the Year Winner by Best in Biz Awards 2025 International
Copyright Clearance Center, Voting Member, Press Release, December 9, 2025
CCC (Copyright Clearance Center), a pioneer in voluntary collective licensing, announced today it has been named a winner for Customer Service Department of the Year in the 13th annual Best in Biz Awards 2025 International.
The Best in Biz Awards International is the only independent global business awards program judged solely by members of the press and industry analysts. It honors companies like CCC from around the world that demonstrate exceptional performance, creativity, and innovation in their industries.
Second $2.5 million grant helps IU Lilly Library elevate access to rare religious collections
Indiana University, LSA Member, Press Release, December 8, 2025
The Lilly Library at Indiana University will receive $2.5 million to endow a cataloger of religious materials and support a traveling exhibition. This phase two endowed position builds on a previous $2.5 million grant that endowed the Lilly Library’s curator of religious collections. The funds, provided by Lilly Endowment’s Religion and Cultural Institutions Initiative, will support public understanding of the role of religion in daily life.
Scholars across the world have used the Lilly Library collections for decades to highlight faith perspectives and their historical impact. A permanent cataloger of religious materials will help expand interest beyond academic communities.
New Products and Innovations
Springer Nature helps streamline researcher workflows and boost open sharing with AI-powered protocols
Springer Nature, Voting Member, Press Release, December 17, 2025
Springer Nature, the world’s largest publisher of protocols, has made open sharing easier for researchers by integrating new generative AI-powered features into its protocols.io platform, reducing manual effort and supporting researchers with more efficient workflows. These enhancements will help scientists collaborate globally and advance reproducible research by enabling protocols to be automatically created, providing multilingual translation, and improving discoverability – saving them time.
Robin Padilla, Product Director, Digital Life Science Solutions, Springer Nature, commented:
“At Springer Nature, we see responsible AI use as one way to accelerate open, transparent, and reproducible science. By integrating these features into protocols.io, we are enhancing our offering for researchers, making open research practice simple and accessible for all - while improving research workflow efficiency and ensuring ethical and accountable AI practices.”
OCLC launches Colombia Discovery Catalog for single-search access to nation's library resources
OCLC, Voting Member, Press Release, December 11, 2025
OCLC has introduced the Colombia Discovery Catalog, a group catalog that improves libraries' visibility within Colombia by providing a unified view of collections across libraries, and facilitates the sharing of these library resources among Colombian institutions.
More than 40 public, academic, and corporate libraries throughout Colombia have contributed millions of records of their collections to WorldCat—the world's most comprehensive global network of data about library collections and services. The Colombia Discovery Catalog is built on the WorldCat Discovery platform developed by OCLC that makes it possible for people to easily find and get resources available in libraries worldwide through a single search.
Silverchair Launches ScholarOne Gateway
Silverchair, Voting Member, Press Release, December 10, 2025
Silverchair today announced the full commercial launch of ScholarOne Gateway, a modern interface that transforms how researchers engage with publishers throughout the submission and peer review process. Following a successful pilot program with industry-leading publishers, Gateway is now available to all ScholarOne customers.
ScholarOne Gateway addresses a critical pain point in scholarly publishing: the fragmented experience researchers face when working with multiple journals from the same publisher. Gateway operates directly within the ScholarOne Manuscripts interface, ensuring continuity for existing users and no complicated migration for publishers. The interface provides authors and reviewers with a unified dashboard where they can access all their manuscripts, reviews, and tasks across a publisher's entire portfolio in one intuitive location.