STM have released a draft taxonomy to support accessible publishing, with a focus on helping authors and publishers write better image descriptions (alt text). Not only does it help prepare for the upcoming ADA Title II update (coming into effect April 2026), it also supports our shared goal of making scholarly content more inclusive and available to all.
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Ebook technologies have reached a mature, stage, but digital production teams must coordinate diverse expertise to stay competitive while addressing accessibility, environmental impact, data protection, and interoperability. “The digital book quality reference list” – is a quality assurance framework created by and for the digital publishing industry, designed to support both day‑to‑day production and long‑term skills development across the publishing sector.
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Since 2024, the European Digital Reading Lab has begun reporting its actions in terms of contributions to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), through its commitment to promoting open standards, enhancing accessibility, and developing the digital reading ecosystem.
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The Women in Science Initiatives Hub highlights and supports the research of women scientists across disciplines, providing a global platform to showcase their work and connect with the research community. By running yearly activities that promote visibility, inclusion, and equal opportunities in STEM, the initiatives and the hub contribute to SDG 5 (Gender Equality) and SDG 10 (Reduced Inequalities), while inspiring future generations of women in science.
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The Rising Star Hub supports young scientists, featuring ‘Conversations with Science’s Leading Minds’, inspirational interviews with established scientists and Nobel Laureates offering advice, mentorship, and real-world perspectives. It also highlights initiatives providing mentorship, hands-on opportunities, visibility, and open science practices, supporting SDG 4 (Quality Education) and SDG 10 (Reduced Inequalities), empowering young researchers to engage in the global research community.
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As a signatory of the UN SDG Publishers Compact, IntechOpen is committed to accelerating progress toward the SDGs by promoting open access research and by implementing sustainable practices across the organisation. The SDG Hub is a centralised space showcasing our sustainability efforts, including publishing programmes, responsible practices and processes, climate action, and organisational initiatives.
The hub contributes to SDG 4 (Quality Education) and promotes action across all 17 SDGs.
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When the war in Ukraine began in February 2022, Research4Life’s publisher partners quickly recognized the disruption to essential scientific information access. To support Ukraine’s research community, they removed all fees for Research4Life access until the end of 2024, ensuring Ukrainian institutions could continue their scientific work during the crisis. Watch our video to hear from a Ukrainian user about the impact of this initiative
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These Top Action Tips are a guide for academic authors on how to write plain language summaries or bullets tailored to professionals and practitioners, to support and promote necessary connections for sustainable development.
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Since establishing its Environment & Sustainability (E&S) Committee in 2021, the European Association of Science Editors (EASE) has aligned its activities with key UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The poster “Greener Conferences: EASE-ing into Sustainability” outlines the Association’s practical measures for reducing environmental impact and enhancing equity at its events.
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Beyond 2030 is based on high-level interviews with the United Nations 10-Member Group on STI for SDGs and reviews the framework’s achievements to date and provides critical guidance on how the SDGs can continue to foster global cooperation and support SDG-aligned research. It also presents a bold vision for how the SDG framework should evolve post-2030.
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IOP Publishing’s Sustainability Collection is a dedicated hub for research aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It brings together research across disciplines—from climate science and clean energy to health and education. A user-friendly search tool lets you filter by SDG or publication year, helping to find high-quality research that supports global efforts to tackle environmental and societal challenges.
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The 18th EASE General Assembly and Conference “Editing in the age of misinformation” hybrid (in-person and online) conference was in Oslo on 14–16 May 2025 and featured dynamic content comprising sessions, pre-conference workshops, and speakers from around the world. This a format for future conferences, since it helped reduce travel-related emissions. Further, conference related activities involved planting 194 trees via the EASE Global Forest initiative instead of distributing delegate gifts,
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A new report from Springer Nature, in partnership with Overton, offers the most comprehensive picture yet of how academic research is influencing real-world policy tied to the SDGs. Published during COP30, the analysis is the first of its kind, drawing on more than 12 million policy documents. It finds that SDG policy documents seem to cite more research than non-SDG policy, signaling a connection between science and action on global challenges such as health, climate, and social development.
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SDGenie (beta) is a new, prototype tool that explores how text, such as research abstracts, can be matched to specific targets set out in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). SDGenie (beta) is free to use and offers researchers a new way to identify detailed targets – rather than goals alone – and, therefore, to make their work more relevant to the SDGs. There are 169 targets, which define actionable priorities. Together with indicators, they help to measure progress.
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Applied and Environmental Microbiology (AEM) calls for papers in a Special Series on Agricultural Biotechnology, including cutting-edge research on microbial innovations contributing to fundamental, translational progress toward sustainability. AEM invites researchers worldwide to submit work on diverse agricultural scales, systems, and practices, from temperate and tropical cropping systems to arid and high-altitude environments and from smallholder farms to industrial-scale operations.
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Since RSC Sustainability opened for submissions in 2022, the journal has required authors to submit a Sustainability Spotlight statement. This short summary, published alongside all articles, describes how the research contributes to sustainable progress and supports the UN Sustainable Development Goals. This helps reviewers assess the relevance of the article for a broad audience, while allowing readers to set the research in a broader context.
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In a Meeting Highlight, Richard Beckett et al. discuss top-ranked priority research questions resulting from the Probiotic Cities Working Group’s global interdisciplinary workshop, as well as their broader implications for microbiome science, urban health, and sustainable development. By focusing on these priorities, researchers, policymakers, and practitioners can foster a transformative agenda to integrate microbiomes into urban design, advancing resilient and equitable cities for the future.
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The Netherlands–Japan research partnership drives high-impact science and innovation, excelling in public-private collaboration and strategic technologies like quantum and photonics. By advancing health, industry, and innovation, it supports SDGs 3, 9, and 17, showing how international collaboration accelerates sustainable development and global knowledge sharing.
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