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Scholars’ US antitrust loss a blow to paid peer review, other IP-adjacent services

By Melissa Ritti ( February 2, 2026, 21:49 GMT | Comment) -- Dismissal last week of US antitrust claims against several of the world’s leading academic research publishers shows the legal might of contractually standardized industry norms, even in the face of statutory intellectual property protections.The “International Ethical Principles for Scholarly Publication” — and its recommendations for research sharing, peer review and manuscript submission — won’t face antitrust scrutiny, in a setback for advocates of paid peer review....

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