Rockefeller University Press (RUP) has partnered with Cashmere, a data infrastructure platform, to manage the integration of its scientific literature into AI-powered research applications. The collaboration establishes a secure and transparent framework for AI inference, which is the phase in which a trained AI model queries live data to answer user questions and generate real-time results. The partnership ensures that RUP’s peer-reviewed content is accurately represented and discoverable to scientists who are using AI tools while simultaneously protecting that same content from unauthorized training use.
Through the partnership, RUP will make Journal of Cell Biology (JCB), Journal of Experimental Medicine (JEM), Journal of General Physiology (JGP), and Journal of Human Immunity (JHI) available for AI inference use cases. The arrangement ensures that AI applications can access RUP content within clearly defined licensing boundaries. RUP retains full visibility into how its content is used, by whom, and to what commercial effect, with detailed usage analytics and transparent revenue reporting delivered through the Cashmere platform.
“Life sciences is one of the domains where the quality and provenance of AI’s source material matters most," says Jonathan Munk, CEO, Cashmere. "When a clinician, researcher, or AI agent draws on a journal article to inform a decision, they need to know that content is peer-reviewed, current, and legitimately licensed. Rockefeller University Press has been producing exactly that kind of authoritative science for generations. Our partnership makes that content available to AI developers on terms that are clear, enforceable, and fair, and gives RUP the visibility and revenue transparency they deserve as a content partner in the inference economy.”
The partnership builds on Cashmere’s growing network of leading publishers and AI platforms, and it reflects broader momentum across the scholarly publishing sector to establish principled frameworks for AI content licensing.
“Rockefeller University Press has been committed to the widest possible dissemination of rigorous science, and AI represents a new channel through which researchers, clinicians, and developers engage with biomedical knowledge," says Rob O’Donnell, Senior Director of Publishing, Rockefeller University Press. "This partnership with Cashmere allows us to participate in that channel with confidence. We can view how our content reaches AI applications through a framework that respects our authors’ work, enforces appropriate licensing, and gives us genuine insight into how our publications are being used and the value they are generating. It is the kind of controlled, transparent approach that scholarly publishing needs to embrace the AI era responsibly.”
About Rockefeller University Press
Rockefeller University Press is committed to quality and integrity in scientific publishing. RUP publishes Journal of Cell Biology (JCB), Journal of Experimental Medicine (JEM) and Journal of General Physiology (JGP), and co-owns Journal of Human Immunity (JHI) and Life Science Alliance (LSA). We use the latest technologies and carry out rigorous peer review, applying the highest standards of novelty, mechanistic insight, data integrity, and general interest to fulfill our mission of publishing excellent science. RUP’s journals were established by the research community, and editorial decisions and policies continue to be driven by scientists who actively contribute to their fields, appreciate the value of peer review, and desire a better publication experience for all. Learn more at rupress.org.
About Cashmere
Cashmere is a data infrastructure platform that connects premium content publishers with AI companies. Built on its proprietary OmniPub infrastructure, Cashmere enables publishers to protect, license, and monitor their intellectual property while unlocking new revenue streams in the AI economy. Cashmere’s $5M seed round was led by Reach Capital, with participation from a group of strategic industry partners. For more information, visit www.cashmere.io. Contact press@cashmere.io.