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Academic Report: check your publications on Infoscience

Published:24.02.26 — As every year, spring coincides with the launch of the Annual Academic Report (AAR) campaign. It is the perfect time to check that all your publications and outputs are properly referenced in Infoscience, which feeds the Publications and Patents sections of the Report. The Infoscience team is here to support you.

A new agreement with publisher ACM starting January 2026

Published:16.02.26 — The EPFL Library has expanded its portfolio of publisher agreements with a new one. Since January 2026, EPFL affiliated authors can now publish free of charge and without limits in all journals, magazines, and conference proceedings of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM).

No-deal situation with Springer Nature

Published:13.01.26 — The swiss negotiations with publisher Springer Nature, which began in early 2025, have not resulted in a mutually acceptable Read and Publish agreement. For the time being, they do not meet the negotiation mandate requirements of swissuniversities. While the negotiation team continues its effort to seek a resolution with Springer Nature, the EPFL Library in consultation with the Consortium of Swiss Academic Libraries is now facing a scenario without agreement since the beginning of the year, given that the previous contract ended on December 31st, 2025.

Data Management Campus: modules & learning resources for researchers

Published:03.12.25 — Explore comprehensive self-paced modules and learning resources to build your skills in Research Data Management and Open Research Data.

The EPFL Research Data Support Network is now live!

Published:29.10.25 — The first gathering of the EPFL Research Data Support Network (EPFL-RDSN) took place on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, bringing together services from across EPFL involved in supporting Research Data.