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+# **October 2024**
+### Breaking change:
+*  API keys found to be inactive for ~60 days will be automatically pruned.
+*  New key applications and past kiey recovery are backlogged by about 1 month.
+
+
+### Ongoing Reminders:
+  *  We no longer accept key requests from free email domains due to limited resources. 
+  *  We no longer approve key requests for 3rd party apps.
+  *  Due to the requirements of our agreement with Springer, abstracts are not available via API.
+  *  We now require the use of exponential backoff strategies for API requests.
+    
 # **September 2024**
 ### Ongoing Reminders:
   *  We no longer accept key requests from free email domains due to limited resources.