Springer Nature

  • 5,001-10,000 employees
  • 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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Springer Nature is home to some of the best-known names in research, health, educational and professional publishing. Every day, around the globe, our brands reach millions of people.
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Trust in science needs researchers, journals and institutions to correct the scientific record quickly and transparently when errors are found.

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Journals that work hard to meet the needs of both authors and readers should be acknowledged publicly — encouraging others to follow suit.

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Tools fail to identify most AI-generated peer-review reports, say researchers, who warn that the issue is only getting worse.

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Artificial-intelligence papers continue to lead in the metrics.

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