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

Key brands and imprints:
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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Expertise

Publishing, Science, Technology, Medicine, Business, Education, and Research

Can peer-reviewed podcasts fast-track science?
  • 1 day ago

Researchers are experimenting with audio formats, and debating how to handle reviewer feedback.

Why an overreliance on AI-driven modelling is bad for science
  • 4 days ago

Without clear protocols to catch errors, artificial intelligence’s growing role in science could do more harm than good.

Publishers trial paying peer reviewers — what did they find?
  • 14 days ago

Two journals embarked on efforts to compensate reviewers, with different results.

These are the biggest spenders on green-energy research
  • 15 days ago

Funding data reveal the institutions investing billions of dollars to find technology that can generate clean power and help tackle climate change.

AI is transforming peer review — and many scientists are worried
  • 16 days ago

Artificial intelligence software is increasingly involved in reviewing papers, provoking interest and unease.

Gender gap in research publishing is improving — slowly
  • 16 days ago

A Nature Index data set shows which countries, institutions and topic areas are making the greatest progress towards gender equity in research.

Track gender ratios in research to keep countries, institutions and publishers accountable
  • 16 days ago

Nature Index data reveal how countries and fields differ in gender equity in research.

Does sharing first authorship on a paper carry a penalty? What the research says
  • 18 days ago

Study dispels myth that order of names in a paper’s author list dictates perception of success.

Could libraries band together to ensure open access for all?
  • 22 days ago

Through the ‘subscribe to open’ model, libraries’ annual subscriptions ensure that paywalled journals become freely accessible, benefiting researchers and the public alike.