{"id":38639,"date":"2025-10-30T14:33:41","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T14:33:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stm-assoc.org\/?p=38639"},"modified":"2025-10-30T14:33:41","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T14:33:41","slug":"stm-launches-publishing-decoded-educational-resource-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stm-assoc.org\/stm-launches-publishing-decoded-educational-resource-center\/","title":{"rendered":"STM launches &#8220;Publishing Decoded&#8221; educational resource center"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>New resource offers an industry explainer for the scholarly publishing ecosystem where public understanding remains limited<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The STM Association today announced the launch of Publishing Decoded, an educational resource designed to explain what scholarly publishing comprises to stakeholders outside the publishing industry.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Publishing Decoded showcases the extensive, often invisible infrastructure work that scholarly publishers provide to support the modern research ecosystem. The accessible microsite serves as an educational resource for journalists, policymakers, funders, and academic stakeholders, explaining how academic publishing operates today and the expanded role that modern publishers play in research.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Public understanding of scholarly publishing has historically been limited, but it&#8217;s arguably more important today because of how technology\u2014including AI\u2014has evolved,&#8221; said STM CEO Caroline Sutton. \u201cKey decisions impacting scholarly publishing are often made and influenced by people outside the publishing industry\u2014from policymakers to journalists to funding agencies. We hope Publishing Decoded will serve as a resource to inform these critical conversations and decisions.&#8221;<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The resource explains the publication process, peer review systems, research integrity protocols, open research practices, licensing frameworks, and the future of scholarly publishing. 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