Springer Nature

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  • Book and Periodical Publishing

Springer Nature

Research and learning are the cornerstones of progress, which is why we open doors to discovery for our communities, enabling millions of researchers, clinicians, educators and other professionals to access, trust and make sense of the latest insights.

Springer Nature is an ambitious and dynamic organisation. For over 180 years our imprints, books, journals, platforms, and technology solutions have been a trusted source of knowledge to our communities. Today, more than ever, we see it as our responsibility to ensure that fundamental knowledge can be found, verified, understood, and used, ensuring that the world continues to make progress, improving and enriching lives and helping to protect our planet for future generations.

Global key facts:
Established for over 180 years
Nearly 10,000 colleagues
200 offices in 45 countries on all continents
World’s largest academic book publisher
Publisher of Nature, the world’s most influential journal
First company to publish more than 1 million Open Access articles

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Nature Index 2025: The world’s top 10 institutions for geology research
  • 24 Mar 2026

These institutions from Asia and Europe are currently leading in this key area of geoscience.

China could be the world’s biggest public funder of science within two years
  • 19 Mar 2026

Forecast by science-policy researchers raises questions about where the epicentre of global research will shift to in the coming decade.

Nature Index 2025: The world’s top 10 institutions for microbiology research
  • 26 Feb 2026

Latest data from the Nature Index reveal tight competition between the leading institutions in the field.

Pop-up journals for policy research: can temporary titles deliver answers?
  • 25 Feb 2026

Journals that focus on specific research questions could help to bridge the science–policy gap, if they can attract researchers.

Author knows best? Top AI conference asks for self-ranked papers amid paper deluge
  • 04 Feb 2026

As submissions to AI conferences soar, authors’ own rankings — combined with peer review — could offer a powerful way to identify high-impact research.

Is this journal legitimate? This tool can help you decide
  • 02 Feb 2026

Aletheia-Probe provides a one-stop shop to help you assess whether journals and conferences are trustworthy or predatory.

More than half of authors of leading research say funding is declining
  • 21 Jan 2026

Nature Index ‘Research Leaders’ survey also finds that scientists in North America and Europe are much more likely to say they intend to leave research.

Credit in research goes hand in hand with responsibility
  • 14 Jan 2026

Trust in science needs researchers, journals and institutions to correct the scientific record quickly and transparently when errors are found.

Pandemic PhDs: graduates anxious, but optimistic, about the future
  • 05 Jan 2026

Five early-career scientists from around the world share how lingering COVID-19 pandemic shadows and ripples from US academic disruptions have affected them.