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The 6th Scientific Writing for Young Astronomers (SWYA) school took place from 5–9 May 2025 in the historic town of Sintra, Portugal. Organised by Astronomy & Astrophysics and hosted at NH Sintra Centro, the event brought together 30 early-career researchers and 12 lecturers from across Europe and as far away as Chile.

We are pleased to announce that EPJ Applied Physics (EPJ-AP) has successfully transitioned from the MMS submission system to NESTOR (New Editorial System Tool for Research), an editorial platform developed in-house by EDP Sciences to meet the evolving needs of the scientific publishing community.

As part of EDP Sciences’ ongoing commitment to furthering open science, this news update is the latest in our “Road to Open” series, which highlights developments in open access publishing through models such as Subscribe to Open (S2O). This edition focuses on the continued, though increasingly fragile, support for open access in mathematics journals. Despite a notably more difficult renewal campaign in 2025, the collaborative efforts of libraries, academic institutions, and the wider mathematical community have once again made it possible to disseminate high-quality research without article processing charges. Join the conversation on social media with #RoadToOpen.

Recent press coverage has questioned the integrity of conference proceedings and some other publications published by EDP Sciences. We take these concerns seriously and categorically reaffirm our commitment to upholding the highest ethical standards in scholarly publishing. Our proactive measures, including immediate retractions, enhanced editorial scrutiny, and the adoption of advanced integrity-checking tools, demonstrate our firm stance against unethical practices. We will continue to respond decisively to emerging challenges, working alongside industry partners, institutions, and experts to safeguard the academic record.

EDP Sciences is pleased to announce a new partnership with Cactus Communications (CACTUS) to integrate Paperpal Preflight for Editorial Desk (PPE) into the editorial workflow of Web of Conferences. This collaboration strengthens research integrity by introducing AI-powered screening and expert audits for our conference proceedings.

New funding collective supports equitable access to global acoustics research

Paris, 15, January 2025 — The European Acoustics Association (EAA) and EDP Sciences are pleased to announce that Acta Acustica, a key journal in the field of acoustics, transitioned to Diamond Open Access on 1 January 2025. This development continues the journal’s open access journey, which began with its transition from a subscription model to Gold Open Access in 2020, and now to Diamond Open Access in 2025, removing all costs for both readers and authors.

This article is the final update in our #RoadToOpen series for 2024. Our commitment to the journey of becoming a fully open access publisher is ongoing and the series will continue into 2025, sharing our learning as we respond to the developing research environment. This update builds on the successful transition of our maths portfolio to open access under the Subscribe to Open (S2O) model, with increasing attention now on supporting open science.

Thank you to everyone who joined La communication scientifique à l’ère des nouvelles technologies on 18th November at the Maison de la Chimie in Paris.

For our November #RoadToOpen article, we revisit one of our favourite themes: Subscribe to Open. Here we highlight some key take-aways from EDP Sciences’ participation in the recent OASPA “Wayfinders” webinar. OASPA’s Wayfinders Series focuses on increasing equity in open access publishing, as an alternative to pay-to-publish models in open access. The discussion explored the Subscribe to Open (S2O) model, emphasising its potential to foster sustainable and equitable Open Access. At EDP Sciences, our S2O journey continues to be guided by principles of community collaboration, transparency, and innovation, as we work to shape a more inclusive publishing landscape.

EDP Sciences is pleased to announce its renewed commitment to Research4Life, an initiative that provides vital research content to institutions in lower- and middle-income countries covered by the programme. As part of this recommitment,