Taylor & Francis Group

At the Charleston conference on November 3, we are pleased to present Yvonne Campfens, Executive Director of the OA Switchboard, and Juan Fuentes, Associate Director, Open Research Customer Success, in a session entitled: “Beyond Publishing: How Taylor & Francis OA Switchboard Integration Transforms R&P Agreements into Strategic Partnership Tools.” Taylor & Francis delivers comprehensive partnership tools that transform how libraries demonstrate value and support institutional research objectives. Our recent OA Switchboard integration exemplifies this commitment: we're investing in open infrastructure and transparent and efficient publication metadata exchange that benefits the entire research community while directly addressing pressing operational challenges. Learn more about the event, which will be held in Salon II of the Gaillard Center: https://spr.ly/6043BHVtmc Learn more about the OA Switchboard: https://spr.ly/6046BHVtmm Visit our conference hub: https://spr.ly/6049BHVtmU Charleston Hub Stichting OA Switchboard

We are excited to share that our Associate Director of Community Development, Victoria Corless, Ph.D., will be sharing her insights on AI at Berlin Science Week in November. The two events she is participating in are entitled, “Can AI Explain Science Without Understanding It?” (an interactive workshop) and “What happens when AI becomes our interface to knowledge?” (a talk on Berlin Science Week’s Inspiration Stage)." AI can summarize a paper in seconds, answer complex questions, and confidently explain almost anything. But as these tools become our first stop for information, an important question emerges: what happens when we stop engaging with knowledge and start consuming AI-generated answers? In her talk, Victoria will explore what large language models really do, why they sometimes fail in surprising ways, and what happens when we offload the intellectual journey. Learn more about AI at Taylor & Francis: https://spr.ly/6044BHT2Cg Learn more about Berlin Science Week: https://spr.ly/6045BHT2C9

In the last 10 years there have been more than 60,000 Taylor & Francis articles published that include the term "social justice." These are in areas including everything from education and health to leisure and engineering. In our article “What is social justice?” we explore our archives to highlight a variety of definitions and meanings of social justice. We also highlight social justice issues and social injustice examples, and look at the origins of the term. Take a read: https://spr.ly/6045BHTZSS

We are pleased to sign a new open access agreement with CRUI (Conferenza dei Rettori delle Università Italiane), the association of Italian state and private universities. 33 CRUI members have opted into the ‘read & publish’ agreement, enabling researchers at these institutions to choose OA for their journal articles without paying an OA publishing charge. The OA publishing component of this comprehensive agreement covers all eligible research articles published in over 2,100 Open Select (hybrid) Taylor & Francis and Routledge journals. This extensive portfolio spans the full spectrum of academic disciplines, including social sciences, humanities, science, technology, engineering, and medicine, enabling researchers in every field to benefit. Articles published under this agreement will be OA immediately upon publication, ensuring they can be read, downloaded, and reused by peers, policymakers, practitioners, and general readers worldwide, boosting the potential reach and impact of Italian research. Read the press release: https://spr.ly/6042BHRpEk #OpenAccess

The news is full of headlines about how artificial general intelligence (AGI) is just around the corner. But Peter Denning doesn’t agree. In his new book, “Turing’s Mistake: Escaping the Yoke of Unintelligent Machines,” he calls into question two claims made by the father of theoretical computer science Alan Turing: that computers can think like humans, and that they would one day be able to demonstrate human-level intelligence, passing the “Turing test.” Denning argues that human intelligence depends on context, culture, and nuance – forms of ‘tacit knowledge’ that can’t be articulated or programmed. This not only means that AI models can’t think like us – it also means that they can’t understand us, and we can’t understand them. As Denning explains, this has profound implications for AI safety: “Machine intelligence has different concerns from us and does not appear to care about us. Its ways of thinking and problem-solving look alien to us. We do not yet know how to live safely with these machines.” Learn more here: https://spr.ly/6048BHRutE Photo: Mural honoring Alan Turing in Sherborne, Dorset, UK. #AI

Building Trust in the Age of AI At the recent Taylor & Francis Scholarly Summit, we convened leading voices from across the research community to tackle one of the most pressing challenges facing science today: maintaining trust and credibility in an era of information manipulation and overload. In a panel discussion chaired by Julia Kostova, VP Academic Partnerships-Americas, we explored 'Public Engagement and Broader Impact' with distinguished experts: • Professor Scott C. Ratzan MD (CUNY), Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Health Communication • Emily J. Hurst MSLS, Director of Library Services, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston • Dr. Taylor C. Wallace, Principal at Think Healthy Group, Editor-in-Chief, Journal of American Nutrition, and Adjunct Professor at Tufts University The conversation revealed a crucial gap in our scholarly ecosystem. As one panelist stated: "We have failed to include the public in the scientific process. It’s critical to bring the community into research as active partners and co-researchers." The message is clear: building public trust in research requires more than transparency - it needs genuine participation. In the age of AI and information overload, we must reimagine how we engage communities with the scientific process. Stay tuned as we share more insights from this thought-provoking summit in the coming weeks. Dr. Julia K. #ResearchImpact #PublicEngagement #ScholarlySummit #TrustInScience #ScientificCommunication

We are excited to announce that we’re relocating our Oxfordshire main office from Milton Park, Abingdon, to Oxford’s city center! In early 2028, we plan to move our main office from Milton Park, Abingdon, to Cantay House on Park End Street - a strategic relocation that reflects our commitment to deeper engagement with the academic and local communities we serve. A new model for engagement The new facility will go beyond traditional office space. We're designing an environment that bridges academic publishing with public access, creating opportunities for meaningful interaction between researchers, authors, and the wider community. Planned facilities include: • A café open to the public • Event spaces for author talks, panel discussions, and academic gatherings • Co-creation areas for collaborative work • A browsing and retail space for Taylor & Francis publications Supporting Oxford's knowledge economy The move positions us at the center of one of the world's leading academic hubs, enabling stronger partnerships with Oxford's universities, research institutions, and the broader scholarly community. Alex Robinson, Managing Director Academic and Chief Commercial Officer at Taylor & Francis, commented: “The new location will help us form much deeper connections with Oxford's communities, including researchers and students at its universities and institutions, the city's wider population, and the visitors it attracts from around the world. We have a host of exciting plans for how we can use the spaces to bring all these groups together, fostering knowledge sharing and giving everyone the opportunity to learn something new.” This relocation represents a significant investment in how we support academic research, professional development, and public engagement with scholarly content. Further details will be shared as plans progress. Read the press release: https://spr.ly/6040BHGfhr

The Darwin Tree of Life program, led by the Wellcome Sanger Institute, aims to sequence the genome of every findable species in the UK and Ireland. It is part of the broader Earth BioGenome Project, a moonshot for biology which brings together groups to sequence all life on earth. Each completed genome produced by the Tree of Life program is reported in an open research genome note, enabling the international scientific community to interpret, reference, and reuse the data. Powered by innovative open research publisher F1000, the Wellcome Open Research platform launched its Tree of Life Gateway in May 2021. To realize the Tree of Life program’s ambition to publish and index genome notes for each of the approximately 30,000 findable UK and Irish species, a new process was developed which combines an innovative publishing workflow with robust research integrity standards. Read more about this new workflow in our press release “Tree of Life Program targets publication of 200 genome notes per month, supporting advances in agriculture, conservation and medicine”: https://spr.ly/6045BHGVDX Graphic created by Professor Mark Blaxter, Head of the Tree of Life programme, Wellcome Sanger Institute. Used with permission. Darwin Tree of Life project

At the Charleston conference on November 4, we will present a sponsored session entitled “The Price of Learning: Academic Libraries and the Textbook Affordability Challenge”. This engaging lunchtime session will examine how affordability initiatives are reshaping the relationship between libraries, publishers, and the communities they serve. Librarians Rachel Scott, PhD, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and Mitchell Scott, University of Kentucky, will share valuable insights drawn from their research and professional experience, discussing how affordability initiatives have influenced collection development strategies, resource allocation decisions, and library services. Their perspectives will illuminate the practical challenges and opportunities librarians face as they work to expand access to affordable course materials. Melissa Fulkerson our SVP of Books and Longform Content, Taylor & Francis, will provide the publisher perspective on textbook affordability efforts, addressing the complex balance publishers must strike between supporting library-led affordability initiatives and fulfilling their responsibility as stewards of authors’ intellectual works. Her presentation will explore how Taylor & Francis is navigating this terrain while maintaining sustainable business models that support scholarly communication. This session offers a unique opportunity to hear multiple stakeholder perspectives on one of higher education’s pressing challenges, fostering dialogue about collaborative approaches to making educational resources more accessible and affordable for students. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eUR8A-HC #CharlestonConference Melissa K. F.

Next Tuesday is Ada Lovelace Day, an annual celebration held on the second Tuesday of October to honor the achievements of women in STEM. AI education is vital for equipping young people with the skills to thrive in an AI-driven future. According to a recent study in Cogent Education, schools need to do more to help girls master AI. Lead author Dr. Zubair Ahmad explains "We found that students who believe in their ability to learn and use AI tend to do better in the subject. This link between confidence and results is much stronger in boys than in girls." The solution? Schools can empower girls "by providing them with more female role models in AI, creating a classroom environment in which all students feel comfortable, so that girls perceive that they are equally supported," says Dr. Ahmad. The paper offers important insights on inclusive AI education strategies for educators, policymakers, and curriculum developers, and highlights key areas for future research. Learn more here: https://spr.ly/6040BGAJAY #AI #AdaLovelaceDay