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Editorial Snapshot: Cambridge University Press urges radical reform in academic publishing

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Published: 2025/12/17

- G.A., Senior Editor

A new report from Cambridge University Press, Publishing Futures: Working Together to Deliver Radical Change in Academic Publishing, paints a stark picture of an industry under strain. Based on a global survey of 3,101 researchers, librarians, funders, and publishers, it highlights how annual publication growth of 5.6%—adding nearly 900,000 articles from 2016 to 2022—has overwhelmed systems designed for a bygone era. For laboratory scientists and academic researchers, this surge means longer waits for peer review and diluted focus on groundbreaking work amid a flood of incremental outputs.

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Science News: Multilingualism as a shield against accelerated aging: New evidence from Europe

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Published: 2025/12/17

– G.A., Senior Editor

A landmark study in Nature Aging explores how multilingualism may serve as a modifiable factor in slowing biological aging. Led by Lucia Amoruso and collaborators, the research draws on extensive national surveys from 27 European countries, involving over 86,000 participants. By developing biobehavioral age gap models, the team quantifies discrepancies between chronological and predicted biological age, moving beyond prior studies limited by small samples and clinical biases to encompass diverse, healthy populations.

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Editorial Snapshot: NIH’s looming cap on journal fees sparks debate among researchers

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Published: 2025/11/19

- G.A., Senior Editor

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is poised to impose caps on article processing charges (APCs) for scholarly publishing, a move that could reshape how researchers share their work. As reported by Chemical & Engineering News, the NIH’s request for information, concluded in September 2025, explored options like limiting APCs to $2,000, $3,000, or $6,000 per paper or tying publishing budgets to a grant percentage. This follows a 6.5% rise in APCs last year, with some journals charging fees that outstrip the budgets of smaller labs, raising concerns about profiteering by publishers. The decision comes amid broader NIH challenges, including reinstated grants facing potential cuts post-Supreme Court rulings.

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Science News: First documented mosquitoes found in Iceland

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Published: 2025/11/19

– G.A., Senior Editor

In a significant ecological development, scientists have confirmed the presence of mosquitoes in Iceland, a country long celebrated for its absence of these insects. On October 16, 2025, Björn Hjaltason, a resident of Kjós in West Iceland, discovered three mosquitoes in his garden and reported them to the Icelandic Institute of Natural History. Entomologist Matthías Alfreðsson identified the specimens as Culiseta annulata, a cold-tolerant species prevalent in northern Europe. This marks the first recorded instance of mosquitoes found outdoors on Icelandic soil, distinct from prior isolated cases of specimens arriving via air travel.

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