John Wiley & Sons Inc. announced today plans to require ORCID iDs as part of the manuscript submission process for a large number of journals. Beginning in winter 2016, more than 500 Wiley journals using ScholarOne Manuscripts will require the submitting author (only) to provide an ORCID identifier (iD) when submitting a manuscript. Wiley is proud to be the first major publisher to join other stakeholders that have signed ORCID’s open letter.

Every scientist wants his or her paper to appear in Cell, Nature or Science. In today’s scientific world, being associated with such publications is synonymous with prestige and excellence, opening doors to top positions and coveted awards.

The first articles have gone live on Wellcome Open Research; 15 of them in total, with more submissions in the pipeline.

Biologists in particular are writing their papers in a less formal style.

Open publishing platforms that bring grey literature out of the dark promise to save money, reduce duplication and speed communication

eLife has appointed Paul Shannon as its new Head of Technology to oversee the development of tools and software in support of science communication.

The Winnower will power a range of publishing services for researchers who are writing on Authorea.

Cull of papers follows similar discoveries in 2015.

New service offers a rigorous independent peer review and helps you publish quickly in the best possible journal. Submission is free.

Nature’s new kid on the block Scientific Reports is now the biggest journal in the world. But while such giants are currently overturning the world of scholarly publishing, their long-term future is unclear.

To support the long-term growth of eLife we are going to introduce a publication fee of $2500

Women publish and review less than men in American Geophysical Union journals, but have a higher acceptance rate.

The open-access journal eLife is dropping one of its most distinctive features: free publishing. From 2017, it will charge a fee of $2,500 for all accepted papers.

Scientists incentivised to publish surprising results frequently in major journals, despite risk that such findings are likely to be wrong, suggests research.

Peer reviews created by self-generated text machines are the latest threat to scientific integrity.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is suing predatory journal publishing company, OMICS Group, for hiding fees and deceiving researchers. It's a first for the largely unregulated industry.