🌍 Applications are now open for the Global Participation Fund, designed to increase #ORCID adoption in low- and middle-income countries. Learn more about the GPF, including eligibility, timelines, and evaluation process.

🗓️Register to submit a grant proposal by 1 May: https://wp.me/PcE4o3-54u

NISO Monthly Webinar. Wednesday, April 8, 2026, 11:00 am–12:00 pm EDT (US/Canada). Deep Dive: Accessibility: Approaching One Year Since the EAA. Rachel Comerford, Senior Director of Accessibility, Outreach & Communication, Macmillan Learning. Simon Holt, Senior Head of Accessibility, Elsevier. Headshot of both speakers (one a photo of a smiling woman with glasses, the other of a man with beard and glasses). NISO logo.

Take a deep dive into #accessibility in #ScholComm on Wednesday, April 8!

Rachel Comerford (Macmillan Learning) & Simon Holt (@elsevierconnect.bsky.social) will cover the information community's progress toward making content accessible for all. Free for NISO members: niso.org/events/deep-...

The benefits of belonging to an ORCID consortium stem from strength in numbers. Paloma Marín-Arraiza, Asst. Dir. of Engagemen

The recent ORCID Consortia Lead Workshop brought together leads from our global consortia, as well as ORCID Board members, to align strategies and share insights into the evolving #ORCID ecosystem.

Read more on the blog by @pmarrai.bsky.social ➡️ https://wp.me/pcE4o3-9Lz

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🤗 Connect with library workers from around the world at #ALAAC26, June 25-29 in Chicago! Learn & collaborate with peers, be inspired by amazing speakers, and have a great time with library professionals from around the world. Register w/ early rates thru April 24. 2026.alaannual.org/registration...

Join us on May 3 for a series of workshops.

Workshop 3: Bridging the Gap: Turning Research Misconduct Cases into Ethics Training Tools

🕘 9:00 AM–12:00 PM

May 3–6, 2026 | Vancouver

9th #WCRI

Advancing ORCID and Persistent Identifiers (PIDs) in DSpace: Community-Driven Priorities In 2024, Lyrasis received grant funding from the ORCID Global Participation Fund to make several improvements to the ORCID Member API functionality in DSpace (version 7.3 and above). The grant project was led by ORCID US Community staff at Lyrasis, in partnership with 4Science and ORCID consortium lead counterparts across the globe.  Over the course […]

@wearelyrasis.bsky.social recently shared a report on community-driven priorities for advancing #ORCID & PIDs in the DSpace repository software.

Several areas for development have emerged:
🔹 Enhanced ORCID Workflows
🔹 DataCite Integration
🔹 Better Documentation
🔹 Improved Syncing

Read more!

Crossref webinar - Metadata Manager

Learn how to deposit article #metadata without XML in our upcoming webinar on the Metadata Manager. We will also cover tool benefits and metadata quality checks. Free to attend with registration. crossref.zoom.us/webinar/register/1317668...

The UKSG 49th Annual Conference Shivendra Naidoo speaks on Community built Trust in Turbulent Times. 30 and 31 March.

📣 Heading to Glasgow for #UKSG2026?

Learn how ORCID, Jisc, and UofGlasgow are teaming up to support researchers and credit institutional contributions amid rapid changes in the global research ecosystem.

📍 Two chances to join us:

📅 30 Mar @13:30
📅 31 Mar @11:00

See you there! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Inside Paper Mills: Detection, Evidence, and What Editors Should Look For | ACSE Webinar Series 2026 YouTube video by The ACSE

🚨 STOP – This is serious.

What if the research paper you’re reviewing… isn’t real?

Paper mills are growing fast, and even experienced editors are getting caught off guard.

🎥 Watch full webinar here:
youtu.be/Xq2YRnbljKA

The Asian Council of Science Editors invites you to a must-attend webinar:

“Beyond Impact Factor: Smarter Metrics with Contrimetric”

📅 Wednesday, 15 April 2026

⏰ 02:00 – 03:00 PM (Dubai Time)

👉 Secure your seat NOW: theacse.com/virtualevent...

A great opportunity for PhD candidates and early-career researchers.

Check it out:

Ella Flemyng, Head of Editorial Policy and Research Integrity at Cochrane speaks on the possibilities of AI in evidence-based healthcare.

Watch Ella's full presentation from the JBI Colloquium in Kochi at https://youtu.be/rfJafxsJHqQ

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ORCID Community Town Hall 2026 We are delighted to invite you to attend the ORCID Community Town Hall meeting on 25 March 2026. To accommodate our global audience, we’ve organized two separate instances of the event.

⏳ It's that time of year again—ORCID's Community Town Hall is coming up:

📅 25 March—Register now.

✅ ORCID's 2025 highlights
✅ 2026 preview
✅ Live Q&A
🎁 Bonus: 2025 ORCID Annual Report!

#ORCIDEvents

Ready to go beyond the Impact Factor?

Join the Asian Council of Science Editors for a powerful session.

📅 15 April 2026
⏰ 02:00 – 03:00 PM (Dubai Time)

🔥 Don’t miss out — secure your spot now:
👉 theacse.com/virtualevent...

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📚️ Take a deep dive into #ExperimentalPublishing with our three pilot projects and their guests!

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📢We’re heading to #UKSG2026!
#DOAJ's @joannaball.bsky.social and @katrinesundsbo.bsky.social will be attending the 49th Annual Conference and Exhibition
🗓️March 30-April 1
📌Scottish Event Campus (SEC), Glasgow
@uksg.bsky.social
🔗 www.uksg.org/events/confe...

Guest Post — All the Seats at the Table: A Summary and Status Review of the NIH APC Caps Proposal - The Scholarly Kitchen Today's post considers the NIH proposal to implement APC funding caps, public responses it engendered, and, while we await a final decision, and shares thoughts on what may come next.

Guest Post — All the Seats at the Table: A Summary and Status Review of the NIH APC Caps Proposal - The Scholarly Kitchen

Busy on 25 March? No problem! Register for the ORCID Community Town Hall, and we'll send you the recording + materials after 🎥📩

Register now: info.orcid.org/event/orcid-community-to...

🎁 All registrants get the 2025 ORCID Annual Report

#ORCIDEvents

Assessing and Adopting AI Tools. A NISO Training Series. Thursdays, 11:00 am–12:30 pm. March 26–May 14, 2026. https://niso.org/events. Jessica Miles, Founder, The Informed Frontier. NISO logo and photo of smiling woman in blazer.

Our eight-week training series on Assessing and Adopting #AI Tools starts next week!

Build your AI literacy and learn to make better decisions in our eight-week course, faciliated by Jessica Miles and featuring expert speakers like Dan Berger (@apsphysics.bsky.social), Jeff Lang (FigureTwo),

New Resource: Scholarly Publishing Position Glossary Brings Clarity to Publishing Careers SSP's Career Development Committee launches standardized glossary following groundbreaking research on skills and career progression.

We've launched the Scholarly Publishing Position Glossary! 📚 Explore the glossary, learn about the skills required for various positions, and share it with your colleagues.

Check it out on the SSP c3 community platform (free account required to view).

ORCID Community Town Hall 2026 We are delighted to invite you to attend the ORCID Community Town Hall meeting on 25 March 2026. To accommodate our global audience, we’ve organized two separate instances of the event.

🚀 Join the ORCID Community Town Hall on 25 March!

We're hosting 2 sessions:
🌏 APAC @ 01:00 UTC + 🌍 EMEA/AMERICAS @ 15:00 UTC
✅ 2025 recap & 2026 plans
✅ Live Q&A—submit questions when registering
✅ Bonus: 2025 ORCID Annual Report

#ORCIDEvents

EPIC Awards Join us at the EPIC Awards Celebration, a premier event celebrating excellence, innovation, and impact in scholarly publishing, technology, and communications.

Step Into the Spotlight! Submit your Emcee Application and 30-90 second audition video by this Friday, March 20, 2026.

Ready to shine? Visit our website for full details and video submission instructions. Know someone who would be a great host? Tag them in this post!

📢 DOAJ Webinar
Improving Journal Quality and Visibility though DOAJ Standards

🔹Registration is free, attendees from Nepal and Bangladesh are prioritised

📆 23 March 2026
⏲️ 2-3pm (IST)

Registration link: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Will you join UKSG this year? Don't miss this plenary on March 31! We'll discuss the work of Research4Life and the Country Connectors, the shifts in the global geography of research, access, and equity for all 👉 https://www.uksg.org/events/conference26/#programme

#UKSG2026

Do you work with #OpenAccess #journals? Are you setting up a new journal? Are you training a team?
🧰 The OA Journals Toolkit provides guidance for new and established #OA journals to navigate the rapidly changing scholarly publishing landscape @oaspa.bsky.social #DOAJ
oajournals-toolkit.org

Make the most of Research4Life! Access free training materials for librarians, researchers, authors and more – designed to help you navigate, search and share knowledge. 👨‍🎓 Explore our training portal: https://ow.ly/2QSa50YcFzY

Cochrane launches innovative study to assess AI tools for evidence synthesis

Cochrane has confirmed the two artificial intelligence tools selected to take part in our innovative platform study evaluating how artificial intelligence could support and enhance key stages of #EvidenceSynthesis.

Read more: www.cochrane.org/about-us/new...

📢 Call for Abstracts – Medical & Health Science Track Now Open

📍 15–16 August 2026 | Dubai, UAE

🔗 Submit your abstract: acstm.org/register

#ACSTM2026 #CallForAbstracts #MedicalResearch #PublicHealth #HealthcareInnovation #DubaiConference

Weekend reads: ‘Don’t hate the replicator, hate the game’; Crossref finds 150K incorrect citation links in database; Announcing our Ctrl-Z award If your week flew by — we know ours did — catch up here with what you might have missed. The week at Retraction Watch featured: Stolen economics study retracted following Retraction Watch coverage …

Weekend reads: ‘Don’t hate the replicator, hate the game’; Crossref finds 150K incorrect citation links in database; Announcing our Ctrl-Z award

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: ORCID in the Wild featuring Health Research Board. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Join us for ORCID in the Wild, where we discover the vast array of ORCID adoption within the scholarly community. Like seeds scattered by the wind, ORCID has taken root across the globe, sprouting connections and nurturing collaborations. In this session, we are delighted to feature the Health Research Board (HRB). As a key player in the Irish research landscape, HRB has been cultivating a robust ORCID integration strategy that serves as a masterclass in organizational buy-in and technical execution. What We’ll Explore: - The "Why" Behind the Work: Insights into HRB’s motivations for joining ORCID via the Irish Consortium and how this alignment supports their broader internal goals. - Resource Management: A transparent look at the "behind the scenes" effort—the actual time and resources dedicated to making these integrations thrive. The Tech Stack in Action: - Symplectic Grant Tracker: See how HRB collects authenticated iDs to streamline the grant application process. - ORCID Affiliation Manager: Learn how they use this tool to ensure researchers’ records accurately reflect their professional affiliations. - A Live Demonstration: A walkthrough of the integrations in a real-world environment. - Honest Reflections: The lessons learned, the hurdles jumped, and what HRB has planned for the next season of their digital roadmap. Join the Conversation! Whether you are a funder, a librarian, or a developer, you'll walk away with a better understanding of how to turn ORCID from a simple identifier into a powerful engine for data integrity. Have an ORCID use case to share with the community? Submit it for consideration for a future webinar: https://forms.gle/5LGGoBy6g1vxdh7q8

Meet the experts leading HRB Ireland's ORCID journey! 🇮🇪🔬
On March 26, we're joined by:
👤Dr. Annalisa Montesanti, Programme Manager - Research Strategy and Funding Directorate
👤Marta Pisarska, PhD, Project Officer
Hear how they manage ORCID-adoption at HRB! 👩‍🔬💡

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