This week, we announce that Sage has joined Open Pharma as a Supporter and read key takeaways from the 2025 R2R conference. We signpost upcoming webinars from the STM AI Labelling Terminology for Research Content Declaration Task and Finish group, NISO, and ORCID and ROR. Finally, we remind readers to register for the 59th EMWA Spring Conference.
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Sage joins Open Pharma via Open Pharma | 3-minute read
Open Pharma and Sage are proud to announce that Sage has become the latest Supporter of Open Pharma! The announcement demonstrates Sage’s ongoing commitment to advancing healthcare communications. As Martha Sedgwick (Senior Vice President of Innovation, Research & Learning at Sage) explains, “This partnership leverages our strengths in academic publishing to enhance the transparency and reach of pharma-sponsored research, ensuring that critical information is not only discoverable and understandable but also centred around patient needs and accessible to wider audiences.” Read more about our partnership with Sage in this press release.
Prioritize integrity over reputation: learnings from R2R via Research Information | 5-minute read
“By recalibrating incentives to prioritize integrity over reputation and revenue, and advocating for education as a key driver of openness and ethical practices, we can better support early-career researchers with a more transparent and trustworthy research environment,” says Hannah Baldwin (Director of Marketing Success at The International Bunch) in this retrospective of the 2025 Researcher to Reader (R2R) Conference. Here, Hannah reflects on discussions about community-driven initiatives, research integrity and innovation, and calls for better cross-industry collaboration to improve research transparency and integrity.
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Disclosing AI use in manuscript preparation via STM
As advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) offer new opportunities for authors, questions about appropriate use of AI and its acknowledgement remain unanswered. In this free webinar, the International Association for Scientific, Technical and Medical Publishers (STM) Task and Finish group on AI Labelling Terminology for Research Content Declaration will outline their proposed classification system to support the establishment of publisher policies around AI use and transparent disclosure. Join Joris van Rossum (Program Director of STM Solutions), Kiera McNeice (Research Data Manager at Cambridge University Press), Gabriel Harp (Product Strategy Lead at Oak AI) and Henning Schoenenberger (Vice President, Content Innovation at Springer Nature) on Monday 7 April to find out more.
Open access post-Nelson Memo via NISO
How can the scientific community support open access and data sharing in the face of policy uncertainties? Join David Mellor (Senior Policy Analyst at the Center for Open Science), Sara Rouhi (Director of Open Science and Publishing Innovation at AIP Publishing) and Aaron Tay (Head of Research and Data Services at Singapore Management University) as they discuss the future of open access in a post-Nelson Memo world. This webinar is free for National Information Standards Organization (NISO) members, with concessions for members of the Society for Scholarly Publishing, students and those who are unemployed or retired. Registration closes on 8 April.
PID partnerships: ORCID and ROR better together via Zoom
Persistent identifiers (PIDs) are unique, long-lasting references to people, places and things that connect research outputs and improve discoverability. In this webinar, Amanda French (Technical Community Manager at Research Organization Registry [ROR]) and Tom Demeranville (Director of Product at Open Researcher and Contributor iD [ORCID]) will explore how the two PID infrastructures interact to enhance data quality and trust. Register now to join Amanda and Tom on Wednesday 16 April.
59th EMWA Spring Conference via EMWA
Registration is now open for the 59th European Medical Writers Association (EMWA) Spring Conference! Taking place in Riga, Latvia, from 6 to 9 May 2025, the conference promises an enriching experience for Medical Writers and Publication Professionals looking to “sharpen your skills, exchange ideas, or expand your professional network”. Open Pharma is pleased to be attending the conference to present an encore poster of our survey of healthcare professionals and to host a roundtable exploring plain language summaries of publication. Early registration rates are available until Friday 11 April.
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