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Alexandra Dambeck to leave Springer Nature

London | Berlin | New York, 1 April 2026

Springer Nature’s CFO to leave the company by the end of 2026.

Springer Nature’s 2025 Annual Report shows increased impact and value

London | Berlin | New York, 31 March 2026

Following a strong set of financial results, data released today in Springer Nature’s Annual Report shows the company continuing to respond to its communities’ needs.

Very strong business performance delivered in 2025. Continued growth expected in 2026

Berlin, 17 March 2026

Springer Nature delivered strong results in 2025. Revenue increased to €1,926.4m (FY 2024: €1,847.1m) with 6.2% underlying growth, driven by Research, with continued strength in full open access (FOA).

Applications Now Open for the 2027 Sony Women in Technology Award with Nature

New York | London | Berlin | Tokyo, March 12, 2026

Sony Group Corporation (Sony) and Nature today announced the application cycle for the 2027 Sony Women in Technology Award with Nature is now open.

Springer Nature appoints Anna Troise as President, North America

New York | 10 March 2026

Anna Troise to lead Springer Nature's U.S. business, driving growth, policy engagement, and relationships across the U.S. research ecosystem

Springer Nature celebrates a decade of Research Communities with 100,000 users and the launch of a dedicated ECR Hub

New York | 5 March 2026

Launched as part of its Research Communities platform, Springer Nature's Early Career Researcher (ECR) Hub offers a dedicated space for emerging researchers to access resources, share insights, and connect across disciplines.

Nature Awards and the BCG X AI Science Institute launch new ‘AI for Discovery’ Award to Accelerate Scientific Breakthroughs

London, 25th February 2026

New award to celebrate researchers accelerating discovery through the use of AI and machine‑learning technologies.

Winners announced for the 2026 Sony Women in Technology Award with Nature

Three early- to mid-career researchers across science and engineering, recognised at second awards.

New York | London | Berlin | Tokyo, 19 February 2026

Springer Nature responds to community feedback with its new journal series Nature Progress

London | New York | Berlin, 12 February 2026

Supported by Nature Portfolio’s in-house editorial expertise, Nature Progress journals will expand access to high impact publishing to more researchers.

Springer Nature and the GlomCon Foundation Announce Launch of Open Access Journal, Rare Kidney Diseases

New York | 27 January 2026

Springer Nature partners with the GlomCon Foundation to make rare kidney disease research accessible to the global community

Longest running study into open research practices shows strong researcher adoption, yet recognition gaps and regional variations remain

London | New York | Berlin, 26 January 2026

Digital Science, Figshare and Springer Nature publish the new results in The State of Open Data 2025: A Decade of Progress and Challenges.

Takeda and Nature Announce Shortlist for 2026 Innovators in Science Award

London, 21 January 2026

The award supports emerging biomedical researchers globally focused on Gastrointestinal and Inflammatory Diseases, Neuroscience and Oncology.

Springer Nature and the University of Tokyo will jointly organise SDGs Symposium to explore the critical role of AI and sustainability

London | Tokyo, January 16, 2026

SDGs Symposium 2026 exploring how AI can drive sustainability while addressing its complex challenges will take place in person and online on February 17, 2026.

Springer Nature helps streamline researcher workflows and boost open sharing with AI-powered protocols

London | New York | Berlin, 17 December 2025

New AI capabilities on protocols.io help researchers create, translate, and reproduce methods—all with the aim of accelerating global collaboration in open science and improving workflow efficiency

Scientific Reports reaches publishing milestone - over one million authors supported in publishing open access (OA); 6.65m+ citations achieved

Berlin | London | New York 10 December 2025

Authors benefit from global reach and impact of world’s largest OA journal and the third most cited.

The Nature Awards for Mentoring in Science 20th Anniversary: Celebrating the outstanding mentors who are inspiring the next generation of researchers

London | New York | Berlin, 9th December 2025

The 2025 award recognises Professor Tracy Hussell for lifetime achievement and Professor Andy Radford for mid-career achievement.

Springer Nature and CAPES Break Barriers in Brazil with Unlimited Transformative Agreement

New York | Brasilia, 05 December 2025

The three-year agreement democratizes access for all CAPES-affiliated researchers, expected to make an average of 6,000 articles per year available Open Access (OA).

New Transformative Agreement between Springer Nature and OASE (Open Access for Scholarly Empowerment) will further promote open access (OA) in Japan

London | Tokyo, December 4, 2025

Continuous increase in the number of participating institutions in the Japan TAs will see the publication of over 2,400 open access articles in 2025.

New collaboration empowers thousands of researchers to share research methods, improve reproducibility and drive global scientific progress

Heidelberg | London, 27 November 2025

Springer Nature and Research4Life extend partnership to include access to protocols.io for scientists in over 90 low-middle-income countries.

New global analysis of over 12 million documents reveals how academic research shapes sustainable development policy

London, 20 November 2025

A new report from Springer Nature, in partnership with Overton, offers the most comprehensive picture yet of how academic research influences real-world policy tied to the SDGs.

Strong business performance in the first nine months of 2025. Full Year 2025 guidance reiterated

Berlin, 12 November 2025

Springer Nature delivered strong results for the first nine months of 2025. Nine-month revenue increased to €1,428.7 million with 5.9% underlying growth, driven by growth in Research, with particular strength in Full Open Access.

Standing up for Science 2025 Winners announced

London, 29 October 2025

Nature Awards and Sense about Science today announced the 2025 winners of Standing up for Science – The John Maddox Prize. The annual award seeks to recognise researchers who have stood up for science and advocated for evidence-based discussion in public discourse or policy.

Congratulations to the 2025 Nobel Prize Laureates

London | Berlin | New York, 17 October 2025

Springer Nature extends its warmest congratulations to this year’s Nobel Prize Winners, all of whom have made a prolific contribution to their respective fields.

Press release now updated with links to the Laureates' work published with Springer Nature.

Winners announced for the 2025 Nature Awards for Inspiring Women in Science

London | New York, 16 October 2025

Senior Lecturer pioneering AI-driven research in plant diversity and sustainable agriculture, and an NGO bringing science education to underserved youth in Pakistan, named as the 2025 recipients.

Springer Nature flags off the third edition of India Research Tour at ICSSR Delhi

New Delhi | October 6, 2025

A nationwide outreach, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, spanning 29 institutions across 15 cities and 7 states to advance integrity, inclusivity, and innovation in research

Dame Dr Maggie Aderin-Pock inspires local students to shoot for the stars

London, 2 October 2025

Springer Nature hosts a special film screening in King's Cross for local students with astronomer and BBC presenter, Dame Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock.

Nature Awards and Voyager launch new Healthspan Accelerator to support researchers driving innovation in tackling age-associated diseases

Berlin | London | New York 15th September 2025

Latest award in the Nature Awards portfolio to support researchers in translating discoveries into solutions.

Springer Nature launches India Research Advisory Council to support strengthening of the Indian research ecosystem

New Delhi 12 September 2025

A strategic initiative designed to align with India's evolving research priorities.

American Academy of Sleep Medicine selects Springer Nature as publisher for its journal

New York | 26 August 2025

The Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, a leading journal in the field of sleep research, complements the publisher's portfolio of medial journals

The Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser and Springer Nature partner to strengthen research integrity and open access publishing in Tier 2 & 3 academic institutions

New Delhi | August 20, 2025

Strategic collaboration to increase awareness of research integrity, OA and other publishing practices across India’s Tier 2 and 3 academic institutions.

Springer Nature reports strong growth in the first half of 2025 and raises full-year guidance

Berlin, 13 August 2025

Springer Nature, a leading global science publisher, today announced strong results for the first half of 2025.

Springer Nature’s 2024 Open Access (OA) report highlights growing value for authors

Berlin | London | New York 31st July 2025

Fourth annual OA report shows responsible growth in OA and progress towards global equity.

Transparent peer review (TPR) now standard for all newly submitted research papers upon publication in Nature

Berlin | London | New York 19th June 2025

Following successful trial, authors publishing with Nature will now benefit from universal TPR, enabling greater knowledge sharing and building on principles of open science

Data released in this year’s independent Nature Index Research Leaders tables shows a shift in global research landscape

London | Beijing | New York | 11 June 2025

China sees a strong increase in research output, with Asian institutions rising in prominence.

Indian Researchers Call for Balanced and Responsible Research Assessments

New Delhi | 11 June 2025

New Springer Nature survey reveals research assessment insights from India

Springer Nature holds first Annual General Meeting since its IPO

Berlin | 05 June 2025

Springer Nature holds its first Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) since its successful initial public offering in October.

Springer Nature and the Consortium of Electronic Resources for Higher Education (KONSEPt) sign landmark National Open Access agreement for Malaysia

Malaysia | London, 4 June 2025

First national Transformative Agreement (TA) in Malaysia and Southeast Asia boosts global visibility and accessibility for research from all of Malaysia’s higher education institutions

Scientific American Announces David M. Ewalt as New Editor-in-Chief

New York 3 June 2025

Acclaimed author and data-driven reporter takes editorial helm at oldest continuously published magazine in the U.S.

New analysis from Springer Nature reveals widespread international disparities in research integrity training

London| Berlin | New York, 29 May 2025

Stronger institutional leadership and tailored hybrid training needed to embed research integrity across academia

Big Ten Academic Alliance and Springer Nature Announce First-Ever Unlimited Open Access Publishing Agreement in the Americas

New York | London 29th May 2025

Faculty across the Big Ten Academic Alliance supported with access and OA publishing in Springer hybrid journals

Takeda and Nature Announce Call for Applications Now Open for 2026 Innovators in Science Award

Tokyo | New York | London, 27 May 2025

Award supports emerging biomedical researchers globally focused on gastrointestinal and inflammatory diseases, neuroscience and oncology

Springer Healthcare and inScience Communications rebrand as Springer Health+

Munich | London | Berlin, 13 May 2025

Springer Healthcare and inScience Communications, global providers of medical communications and education within the Springer Nature portfolio, are together rebranding as Springer Health+.

Springer Nature reports strong start to 2025

Berlin | 13 May 2025

Springer Nature today released strong results for the first three months of its financial year 2025.

Cassyni extends partnership with Springer Nature to deepen researcher engagement by running research seminars at scale

London | Berlin | New York, 14 May 2025

Cassyni, the platform for research seminars, and Springer Nature, a global research publisher, today announced the expansion of their partnership to enable more journals to build engagement with their research communities through online seminars.

The College of Optometrists chooses Springer Nature as new publishing partner in centenary year of its flagship title OPO

London | Berlin | New York, 07 May 2025

Springer Nature has been selected as the new publishing partner for The College of Optometrists' flagship journal, Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics (OPO), a leading journal for contemporary research in vision science and optometry.

Nature Portfolio expands to include Nature Health and Nature Sensors in 2026

London | Berlin | New York, 02 May 2025

Two new Nature journals, Nature Health and Nature Sensors, will launch in January 2026. These titles will offer new avenues for research publication in evolving and expanding areas such as health research and applied science, increasing knowledge around some of the critical priorities facing us in the world.

Springer Nature's first annual report as a public company shows growth in open access and continued investment in technology to improve value for the community

London | Berlin | New York, 31 March 2025

The 2024 report features more AI initiatives to support the publishing process, increased usage of content and investment in integrity

Springer Nature achieves revenue and profit targets and projects further growth for 2025

Berlin, 18 March 2025

Springer Nature, one of the leading publishers of research in the world, today announced its results for the financial year 2024, demonstrating continued growth and a strong operational performance.

Applications Now Open for the 2026 Sony Women in Technology Award with Nature

New York | London | Berlin | Tokyo, March 6, 2025

Sony Group Corporation (Sony) and Nature today announced the application cycle for the 2026 Sony Women in Technology Award with Nature is now open.

Springer Nature to Expand Access for 2,000 Canadian Researchers at Simon Fraser University’s Community Scholars Program

New York｜London｜Burnaby, B.C., 5 March 2025

Springer Nature pledges 500 seats per year for participating Community Scholars Program researchers at Simon Fraser University with a total of 2,000 seats to be provided.

Springer Nature’s transformative agreement (TA) with Couperin sees number of participating French institutions more than double

Paris | London | Heidelberg, February 6, 2025

The transformative multi-year agreement with Couperin, initially launched with 17 institutions, will cover 49 establishments in 2025.

Celebrating the Winners of the Inaugural Sony Women in Technology Award with Nature

New York | Berlin | London | Tokyo, February 5, 2025

Sony Group Corporation (Sony) and Nature announced the winners for the Sony Women in Technology Award with Nature on February 5, 2025 at an award ceremony in Tokyo.

Springer Nature supports further transition to open access through expansion of transformative agreements in Japan

London | Tokyo, January 29, 2025

Continuous increase in the number of participating institutions in the Japan TAs will see the publication of over 2,400 open access articles in 2025.

Macmillan Education and Digital Schoolhouse Join Forces to Advance Digital literacy Globally

London | Berlin January 27, 2025

Extended partnership to deliver an accessible computing education course.

Springer Nature and the University of Tokyo to organise SDGs Symposium 2025 on tackling inequalities for sustainability and wellbeing

London | Tokyo, January 8, 2025

A symposium that will discuss how to address multifaceted challenges of inequality and promote science for sustainability will take place on February 8, 2025.

Transformative Agreements show immediate impact on global open access (OA) output

London | Berlin | New York, 18 December 2024

New white paper from Springer Nature builds on body of evidence demonstrating key role of TAs in driving forward an equitable OA landscape regardless of location or discipline

Nature Award for Mentoring in Science 2024 celebrates individuals in West Africia who contribute significantly to guiding and shaping the careers of emerging researchers

Abuja | London | Berlin, 12 December 2024

The 2024 award recognises Andrew Prentice and Adesola Ogunniyi for lifetime achievements and Oluwatoyin Adepeju Odeku for mid-career achievement.

Springer Nature welcomes India's "One Nation One Subscription" Initiative, supporting the country's research ecosystem

New Delhi| London | New York, 12 December 2024

Springer Nature welcomes the Government of India’s groundbreaking "One Nation One Subscription" (ONOS) initiative. This policy marks a significant milestone in providing easy access to knowledge and fostering research excellence across the country.

Inaugural Microbiome Accelerator Program Awards Microbial Innovation Targeting GI Cancers, Vaginitis, Childhood Pneumonia, and Obesity

London | New York | Berlin, 03 December 2024

Nature Awards and Seed Health announce first cohort advancing microbial technologies for critical health challenges

New report suggests open data on edge of becoming a recognised global standard for scholarly output

London | New York | Berlin, 02 December 2024

Latest report in the State of Open Data series, released by partners Digital Science, Figshare and Springer Nature, provides quantitative analysis on growth of open data sharing globally.

Announcing the 2025 Shortlist for the Sony Women in Technology Award with Nature

London | New York | Berlin, 21 November 2024

Sony Group Corporation (Sony) and Nature today announced the shortlist for the Sony Women in Technology Award with Nature.

Springer Nature delivered continued growth in the first nine months of 2024 and confirms full-year guidance

Berlin, 19 November 2024

Springer Nature reported continued growth for the first nine months of the 2024 financial year.

Springer Nature Launches Latin American Research Advisory Council, Expanding Global Partnerships with Researchers

New York ｜São Paulo｜Mexico City, 6 November 2024

Springer Nature expands global partnerships with researchers to Latin America and the Caribbean, founding the Latin American Research Advisory Council with a November 12 launch event.

Winners announced for the 2024 Nature Awards John Maddox Prizes

London | New York | Berlin, 6 November 2024

Patrick Ball and Kelly Cobey celebrated for standing up for science in the public interest.

Nature Navigator Wins 2024 Red Dot Design Award

London | Berlin | Essen, 4th November 2024

Springer Nature’s AI powered tool to help the community track emerging research topics, honoured in Interface & User Experience Design category1

Winners announced for 2024 Inspiring Women in Science Awards

London | New York | Berlin, 01 November 2024

Computational biologist researching neglected tropical disease and STEM mentorship programme for girls in Nigeria celebrated in the 2024 Inspiring Women in Science Awards, hosted by Nature and The Estée Lauder Companies

Maria Castresana joins Springer Nature as new Chief People Officer

London | New York | Berlin, 1 November 2024

Embodying the company’s mission to be part of progress, Maria will lead people-focused initiatives and shape a global working environment enabling scientific advancement.

Global research publisher Springer Nature halves logistics emissions in journey to become net zero by 2040

London | New York | Berlin, 31 October 2024

The publisher’s intensified efforts to reduce logistics and physical product emissions are progressing well, a new scope 3 inventory supplement shows.

Inclusive Health Research awards celebrate community projects driving health equity globally

London | Cambridge, US | Cape Town, SA, 24 October 2024

Groundbreaking projects in crisis support for sexual and gender minorities, disabled health outcomes, and long COVID recognised as winners of the second Inclusive Health Research awards by Nature and Takeda.

Society of American Foresters chooses Springer Nature as its new publishing partner for its suite of journals

New York | London | Berlin, 24th October 2024

Forest Science and Journal of Forestry will complement the publisher’s growing number of journals focused on sustainability,

Springer Nature creates role of Chief Digital Officer to further drive AI and digital transformation for research community

London | New York | Berlin, 24 October 2024

Saskia Steinacker joins from Bayer to transform new technologies into practical solutions, platforms and products.

Congratulations to the 2024 Nobel Prize Laureates

London | New York | Berlin, 14 October 2024

Springer Nature extends its warmest congratulations to this year’s Nobel Prize Winners, all of whom have made a prolific contribution to their respective fields.

Tribute to Nicky Byam Shaw, visionary leader of Macmillan

30th September 2024

Message on behalf of our Chair, Stefan von Holtzbrinck, in memory of the visionary leader of Macmillan, Nicky Byam Shaw.

Code Ocean and Springer Nature expand partnership across the Nature Portfolio

London ｜Cambridge, 20 September 2024

Improving computational reproducibility and helping authors better share code and data.

South Korea's role in research and innovation explored in latest Nature Index

Seoul | London, August 21, 2024

The Nature Index 2024 South Korea supplement highlights the challenges that the country is facing in science and investment, including in research output and gender disparity - with only 23% of the research workforce being female, there is a major growth opportunity for the country to cement its place as leader in science.

With 44% of its published articles now open access (OA), Springer Nature’s approach to OA continues to deliver highest usage and impact for authors

London ｜Berlin ｜New York, 08 August 2024

2023 OA report also highlights key initiatives underway to support OA equity

Springer Nature signs first Open Access Books Agreement in the Middle East with Qatar National Library

London | Heidelberg, 31 July 2024

Agreement enhances the visibility, dissemination and usage of academic research from Qatar

More efficient and ‘gentle’ gene therapy technology wins Nature’s Spinoff Prize 2024

London | Mainz | Darmstadt, 18 July 2024

Trince Bio, a spinoff from The University of Ghent, Belgium, has won this year’s Spinoff Prize for its groundbreaking technology that can improve the quality of immune cells for cancer treatment

Springer Nature continues to contribute to the success of researchers, clinicians, students and teachers, helping them find solutions to the world’s biggest challenges

London ｜Berlin ｜New York, 17 July 2024

2023 Annual Progress Report highlights progress made across its Research, Health and Education divisions. This includes the increasing role technology is playing in research by supporting more authors, driving more usage of content and ensuring that content can be trusted.

Scientific American Wins Seven Telly Awards

New York, 10 July 2024

Scientific American awarded five silver and two bronze Telly Awards for excellent video content, besting more than 13,000 submissions as brand footprint grows 17% in two years.

TikTok Star, Big Manny, and Author Dr. Justin Rose Celebrate Diversity in STEM at Springer Nature

New York | London | São Paulo, 26 June 2024

Scientific American and SN BEN co-host event featuring TikTok sensation Big Manny and author and academic Dr. Justin Rose.

Nature Index shows greater emergence of Asian research institutes and steady decline in Western research predominance

London ｜Berlin ｜New Delhi | New York, 18 June 2024

The Nature Index Research Leaders 2024 released today (previously the Nature Index Annual Tables) shows the rapid progress India has made in research output, with the country seeing a higher percentage growth in contributions to Index journals than China.

Research Integrity training should be mandatory for all postgraduate students say 62% of Indian researchers in first national survey

New Delhi, June 13th, 2024

Springer Nature, along with the National Academy of Sciences and the Council Of Scientific and Industrial Research – National Physical Laboratory releases first national survey aimed to understand attitudes towards research integrity in India

Jasmin Lange appointed Managing Director of Bohn Stafleu van Loghum (BSL)

Netherlands 12th June 2024

Jasmin Lange is to join BSL Media and Learning, formerly known as Bohn Stafleu van Loghum (BSL), part of Springer Nature Group, as Managing Director, based in Houten, Netherlands.

Springer Nature makes open research easier for authors via simplified protocols offering

London | Berlin | New York 6th June 2024

Following the acquisition of protocols.io in 2023, Springer Nature has today announced the migration of all protocols currently hosted on Protocols Exchange to the innovative platform, making protocols.io the home for the publishers’ fully open protocols.

Springer Nature and Couperin sign new agreement to advance open access publishing in France

Paris | London | Heidelberg, 28 May 2024

Springer Nature has signed a Transformative Agreement with Couperin, the French consortium for higher education and research establishments. Beginning July 2024, the multi-year agreement will provide participating members with the option to publish their research open access.

Springer Nature's latest regional research integrity survey shows growing global pattern around researcher needs for data training

Tokyo | London, May 24, 2024

Publisher’s latest survey, focused on Japan, shows a high proportion of Japanese researchers have access to research integrity training and builds on results from previous surveys that highlight data training as the greatest unmet need.

8th Annual Science on the Hill Seeks Congressional Consensus on Solving Space Junk

New York | 22 May 2024

Springer Nature’s eighth yearly Science on the Hill event saw Republicans and Democrats gather to discuss the importance of protecting people, the planet, and scientific research from space debris.

Seegene and Springer Nature announce Strategic Alliance

Seoul | London | Berlin | New York, 16 May 2024

The new alliance will see the two companies use their joint expertise and knowledge to support researchers across the global scientific community to speed up PCR diagnostic testing of important but various disease areas.

Springer Nature and Department of Atomic Energy, India sign landmark TA

New Delhi | Berlin | London | New York, 08 May 2024

Springer Nature becomes first publisher to sign deal with the publicly funded department to improve interdisciplinary research.

More than 99 percent of German universities and higher learning institutions have joined the renewed DEAL agreement with Springer Nature

Berlin | London | New York, 07 May 2024

Successful first iteration of transformative agreement DEAL delivered high visibility for German science internationally as well as improved access to global research

Researchers from over 3700 global institutions now supported by Springer Nature Transformative Agreements

London | Berlin | New York, 03 May 2024

Publishers' exciting first quarter TA growth spreads OA opportunities to more researcher globally.

Springer Nature’s new photography exhibition shows scientists at work around the world, to inspire the next generation

London, 16 April 2024

50 portraits of scientists will be on display throughout King's Cross as part of the exhibition, 'What does a scientist look like?'

Nature Awards and Seed Health Partner to Launch Microbiome Accelerator, Translating Breakthrough Research for Real-World Health Innovation

London | Berlin | New York, 16 April 2024

The program is designed to fast-track groundbreaking microbiome research for broad impact.

New Springer Nature Group sustainability report shows carbon-reduction efforts on track, and around a quarter of workforce actively engaged in company sustainability efforts

London | Berlin | New York, 10 April 2024

Springer Nature Group publishes its latest sustainable business report, Open for Progress.

Researchers in Japan need more support to share their research findings after publication

Tokyo | London, April 2, 2024

New survey from Springer Nature shows that amongst researchers in Japan, approximately a third of the respondents are unsure how to share their research beyond academic publications and presentations, indicating the need for further support for their research to reach and have influence on the wider community

Nature Portfolio expands with two new titles for 2025

London | Berlin | New York, 27 March 2024

Nature Portfolio announces two new Nature Review journals, Nature Reviews Clean Technology and Nature Reviews Biodiversity, to explore some of the critical issues facing our planet.

Springer Nature and the Breast Cancer Research Foundation Announce the Rising Scholars: Breast Cancer Program for Early Career Researchers

New York| London | Berlin, 26 March 2024

Springer Nature and the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF) today announced the Rising Scholars: Breast Cancer program.

Sony and Nature partner to launch global award celebrating work done by women in technology

Tokyo | London | Berlin | New York, 6 March 2024

The latest in the Nature Award Programme recognises and champions the positive change women researchers are making for people and planet.

Springer Nature’s Transformative Agreement with Lyrasis Champions Equity

New York, 27 February 2024

Publishers' new US TA covers 120 institutions including Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

New Springer Nature TA Widen Global Impact of U.S. Research

New York, 6 February 2024

Publishers' new TAs with VIVA and OhioLINK will contribute a 100% increase in articles covered under Springer TAs in the Americas in 2024

Springer Nature and the University of Tokyo partner to organize SDGs Symposium 2024 on planetary health for a sustainable future

Tokyo, 01 February 2024

Symposium on progress being made towards UN SDGs will take place on site and online on February 27, 2024

Springer Nature’s flexible approach to Transformative Agreements continues to drive global open access growth

London | Berlin | New York, 29 January 2024

Publishers' new TA spreads OA opportunities to around three million researchers in Turkey.

First of its kind initiative launched to explore reproducibility and replication across highly selective journal

London | 25 January 2024

Nature Human Behavior and the Institute for Replication drive forward best practice in open science via partnership to reproduce and replicate research

Springer Nature expands Transformative Agreements with Japanese universities driving further transition to Open Access

London | Tokyo, 22 January 2024

Expansion of pilot transformative agreements with the Research Universities Consortium and launch of a new transformative agreement model in Japan will see more than double the numbers of articles published open access in 2024.

Nature recognised for contribution to climate science with international award

London | Berlin | New York, 19 December 2023

International science journal Nature receives Environmental Personality of the Year award from Spanish non-profit Ecovidrio.

Springer Nature increases commitment to early sharing and transparency in peer review

London | Berlin | New York, 19 December 2023

1000+ journals including Discover Journal series now integrated with In Review.

Springer Nature agrees transformative agreement with Seoul National University in South Korea

London | Berlin | New York, 15 December 2023

Latest TA further demonstration of publishers' commitment to supporting OA publishing in East Asia.

Data training revealed as top unmet need for UK and US researchers in integrity surveys

London | Berlin | New York, 14 December 2023

Springer Nature expands its national research integrity surveys to include the UK and US.

Springer Nature developing new peer review platform to better meet needs of academic community and support growth in OA publishing

London | Berlin | New York, 7 December 2023

Snapp is a key investment from the company in the future of publishing.

Springer Nature and Coordenação de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) Announce Landmark Transformative Agreement Driving Open Access in Brazil

New York | Brasilia, 06 December 2023

Springer Nature and CAPES have agreed to pilot their first TA in Brazil, with the goal of boosting scientific research and OA in the country

DEAL Consortium and Springer Nature Renew Successful Open Access Agreement for Germany

London | Berlin | New York, 01 December 2023

New five-year agreement provides participating institutions with open access publishing and reading access to world-leading research.

The State of Open Data report 2023: Support for researchers still lacking

London | Berlin | New York, 14 November 2023

Surveying over 6000 researchers worldwide, the report from Digital Science, Figshare and Springer Nature provides evidence of the persisting challenges associated with open data sharing

Latest TA from Springer Nature sees Open Access momentum build across East Asia

London | Berlin | New York, 01 November 2023

Springer Nature agrees its first transformative agreement in South Korea with KAIST.

Springer Nature and DEAL Consortium to build upon their landmark Transformative Agreement

London | Berlin | New York, 7 November 2023

Current agreement has led to over 3 times more articles published OA, expanding the reach and impact of German research.

Springer Nature expands its AI capability with acquisition of Slimmer AI’s Science division

London | Berlin | New York, 25 October 2023

Springer Nature has signed a definitive agreement which will see the Netherlands’ Slimmer AI’s Science division (S-AI) join the company.

Breaking Down Barriers at the 2023 Inspiring Women in Science Awards

London | New York, 20 October 2023

Hortense Le Ferrand and SwaTaleem Foundation's Main Bhi Curie initiative named winners of the 2023 Inspiring Women in Science Awards, hosted by Nature and the Estée Lauder Companies

Springer Nature’s latest Transformative Agreement an important step in global transition to OA

London | Berlin | New York, 19 2023

Publisher agrees first and largest TA in Greater China region with JULAC.

Springer Nature and authors successfully use generative AI to publish academic book

London | Berlin | New York, 18 October 2023

Experiment shows great potential for saving authors' time, but highlights importance of human guidance.

Springer Nature introduces AI-powered scientific writing assistant

London | Berlin | New York, 13th October 2023

Curie has been developed to support researchers, particularly those whose first language is not English, in their scientific writing.

Congratulations to the 2023 Nobel Prize Laureates

London | New York | Berlin, 11 October 2023

To celebrate this year's Nobel Laureates, Springer Nature has compiled their publications with us on a dedicated landing page.

Research publisher Springer Nature has net-zero targets validated by Science Based Targets initiative

London | New York | Berlin, 5 October 2023

The Science Based Targets initiative has verified Springer Nature Group's science-based emissions reductions targets.

Springer Nature Chief Financial Officer Dr Ulrich Vest to retire end of 2023

Berlin | London | New York, 22. September 2023

New CFO Alexandra Dambeck joins from global healthcare company, Fresenius Medical Care

Publishing open access with Springer Nature delivers highest global usage and benefits for researchers

London | Berlin | New York, 6th September 2023

Latest OA report shows growth, impact and value of Springer Nature's OA portfolio and greater transparency around its publishing activities

Grassroots to green shoots: community-led research helps tackle health inequities around the world

London | Cambridge, US | São Paulo, 27 July 2023

Inclusive Health Research awards by Nature and Takeda celebrate those who are driving health equity.

Springer Nature continues open research drive with acquisition of protocols.io

London | Berlin | New York, 26th July 2023

Platform provides authors with secure space for enhanced scientific collaboration

Springer Nature opens applications for new Researcher in Residence programme

London | New York | Berlin, 27 June 2023

Global publisher Springer Nature has opened applications for a new Researcher in Residence programme.

Barnacle-inspired ‘duct tape for surgery’ wins Nature’s Spinoff Prize 2023

London | New York | Darmstadt, 23 June 2023

SanaHeal, a spinout from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, US, has won this year’s Spinoff Prize for its bioglue breakthrough that offers hope for wound healing and haemorrhage control.

New Springer Nature report calls for increased awareness of barriers facing researchers from underrepresented groups

London | New York | Berlin, 21 June 2023

A new report from Springer Nature shares insights into diversity, equity and inclusion across the global research community

New Nature Index data shows China on top for natural sciences as US leads on health sciences research

London | Berlin | Sydney, 15 June 2023

For the second year running, China sees the largest increase in research output among top-ten countries. The Nature Index Annual Tables reveal the institutions that have helped China surpass the United States as the leading country in the natural sciences.

Transformative Agreements playing vital role in OA transition

London | Berlin | New York, 5 June 2023

Data from Springer Nature shows TAs powering 3x OA growth across all disciplines.

Springer Nature launches new research publishing internship programme

London | New York | Berlin, 6 April 2023

Students and recent graduates are invited to apply for the publisher’s new paid internship scheme, Opening Doors, designed to improve industry diversity and inclusion.

Springer Nature Group’s 2022 Sustainable Business Report shows increased support for the SDGs and action on climate

London | New York | Berlin, 5 April 2023

Corporate carbon emissions remain below pre-pandemic levels and policy impact of SDG-related research shared in the report for the first time.

Springer Nature and EMBO cooperate to publish the EMBO Press suite of journals

London | New York | Berlin 30th March 2023

New partnership reflects shared commitment to Open Access and Open Science.

Springer Nature makes data sharing easier with single data policy across all journals and books

London | New York | Berlin 22nd March 2023

This move continues the publishers commitment to open science.

Springer Nature’s Research Integrity Director appointed to UK Committee on Research Integrity

London 21st March 2023

Chris Graf joins the committee to help drive its focus on defining an evidence base for integrity in research.

Nature Portfolio to expand with three new journals in 2024

London | New York | Berlin, 16 March 2023

Nature Cities, Nature Chemical Engineering and Nature Reviews Electrical Engineering will be new additions to the Nature Portfolio in January 2024

Index reveals encouraging signs of recovery in Japan’s research output

London | Tokyo, 9 March 2023

Japanese STEM research is showing signs of bouncing back according to the latest data published by the Nature Index which examines the latest trends and opportunities in Japanese science.

Steven Inchcoombe takes on new role of President, Research at Springer Nature while Harsh Jegadeesan moves to become Chief Publishing Officer

London | Berlin | New York, 1st March 2023

Effective March 1st, Steven Inchcoombe becomes President, Research at Springer Nature reflecting changes in the global research ecosystem as it transitions to open access.

Springer Nature continues to drive global OA transition with new Transformative Agreements in America, Asia, Europe and Africa

London | Berlin | New York, 27th February 2023

The global publisher’s agreements now support authors from c3,500 institutions globally.

Springer Nature and University of Tokyo to co-host 2023 SDG Symposium focusing on “Cities and Nature” on February 28th

Tokyo | London 10th February 2023

Join Springer Nature and the University of Tokyo for the 4th annual SDG Symposium - Cities and Nature

Nature announces support for authors from over 70 countries to publish open access

London | Berlin | New York, 9 January 2023

Authors from low-income and lower-middle income countries to be able to publish for free in Nature and the Nature research journals.

Latest transformative agreement for Greece signed between Springer Nature and HEAL-Link

London | Berlin | Thessaloniki, 15 December 2022

The publisher’s 18th national agreement adds to the growth in open access publishing across Southern Europe.

Innovative Silicon Valley-based medical journal, Cureus, becomes part of Springer Nature as company expands its health division

London | Berlin | San Francisco, 7 December 2022

Acquisition is an important addition to Springer Nature’s leading OA portfolio.

Springer Nature champions inclusive leadership through Generation Valuable initiative

London | New York | Heidelberg, 2 December 2022

Springer Nature names the inaugural mentee/mentor partnership to take part in the new Generation Valuable initiative, which it was the first publisher to sign up to.

Springer Nature completes acquisition of Research Square Company

London | New York 01st December 2022

Move will increase authors’ access to best-in-class research solutions.

Springer Nature continues open access drive in Latin America

London, 28th November 2022

Publisher agrees its first TA in Mexico with Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)

Pioneering OA agreement in Asia signed between Springer Nature and Japanese universities

London | Japan - 21st November 2022

Springer Nature agrees largest OA agreement with Japan to date, marking milestone for region in transition to OA.

Extension of partnership with Code Ocean will help Springer Nature authors to better share their code and data

London | New York | Heidelberg, 16 November 2022

By integrating sharing and tracking of code and data, this multi-year agreement will also make code peer review easier for editors and reviewers, and improve the author experience.

Springer Nature and The Lens partner to accelerate use of science to advance solutions to global challenges

London | Canberra, 10 November 2022

New agreement will provide richer data on impact of research on driving innovation and action.

Courageous researcher using scientific evidence to tackle pollution in Niger Delta awarded 2022 John Maddox Prize

London | New York | Heidelberg, 26 October 2022

Dr Eucharia Oluchi Nwaichi becomes the 11th recipient of the prestigious John Maddox Prize for her evidence-based approach to uniting conflicting communicates over pollution

Springer Nature marks new milestone with publication of its 2000th OA book

London | Heidelberg, 26 October 2022

Milestone comes less than two years after publishing its 1000th OA book and demonstrates the rapid growth of OA book publishing over the last 18 months

International journal of science Nature welcomes guest editors for the first time

London | New York | Heidelberg, 19 October 2022

A historic special issue on racism in science, the first guest-edited issue in Nature’s more than 150-year history, is published this week.

Congratulations to the 2022 Nobel Prize Laureates

London | New York | Heidelberg, 19 October 2022

Celebrating this year’s Nobel Laureates, Springer Nature creates a dedicated landing page to the work contributions through the publisher

Nationwide research integrity survey launched in the UK

London, 13 October 2022

Springer Nature launches national initiative to learn more about researchers' attitudes and understanding of issues around research integrity and the degree of institutional training provided.

The State of Open Data Report 2022: Researchers need more support to assist with open data mandates

London, 13 October 2022

New findings provide update on researchers’ attitudes towards open data.

Young scientists to benefit from extended association between Falling Walls Foundation and Springer Nature

London, Berlin - 13th October 2022

Publisher provides additional contribution to support young scientists through the Falling Walls Foundation

Springer Nature at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2022 - once again physically and virtually present

London | Heidelberg, 12th October 2022

Springer Nature will once again have a stand at the Frankfurt Book Fair in 2022, offering live events and new videos online for the community.

Nature Awards announces 2022 Inspiring Women in Science winners

London | New York, 11 October 2022

Kizzmekia Corbett, whose work led to the development of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, and the Tem Menina no Circuito initiative named winners of this year’s Inspiring Women in Science Awards.

Springer Nature releases first Annual Progress Report demonstrating value provided to the research community

London | New York | Berlin 06th October 2022

Springer Nature shares key 2021 performance metrics from across its portfolio and platforms in new report.

Springer Nature Health acquires Austrian health tech start-up, Medbee

Heidelberg, 8th September 2022

App from leading online network for doctors to be expanded to German medical professionals.

Scientific American announces new VP Product and Technology, Dan Benjamin

New York | 7th September 2022

The new position will lead the product vision and digital roadmap for Scientific American.

Success of transformative agreement between Springer Nature and Projekt DEAL means 2019 partnership extended for fourth year

London | Berlin, 6 September 2022

Transformative Agreement led to 13% more articles published Open Access in 2021 than 2020; agreement will now run to at least the end of 2023

Springer Nature becomes first publisher to partner with CiteAb - helping researchers with their experiments by streamlining access to high quality life science data

London | Bath, 1st September 2022

Integrating its Protocols and Methods Portfolio data into the CiteAb platform will add to the resources already available to help researchers make more informed decisions in the planning and carrying out of their experiments

Publisher announces fourth transformative agreement for its flagship Nature titles

London, 31st August 2022

FinELIb consortium authors become the latest to benefit from a TA for Nature and the Nature research journals

Springer Nature and Takeda’s Center of Health Equity and Patient Affairs (HEPA) establish new partnership to drive forwards research ideas and best practice to underpin health equity

London, UK | Cambridge, US 30th August 2022

Launching with a free panel event bringing together leading thinkers in health equity, the partners have established a programme of activity to enhance understanding of, and empower change around health inequities.

Martin Mos to retire from Springer Nature after nearly 20 years with the company. Marc Spenlé to join as new Chief Operating Officer.

London | New York | Berlin, 25th August 2022

Martin Mos retires after 30+ years in the publishing industry. Marc Spenlé joins as new Chief Operating Officer.

New report shows publishing in Springer Nature’s fully OA portfolio delivers greater benefits for authors than its competitors

London | New York | Heidelberg, 11th August 2022

Analysis of Springer Nature’s fully OA portfolio shows tangible impact publishing in these journals has for authors and research communities.

Mpox outbreak

4th August 2022

In response to the global Mpox outbreak, Springer Nature is making Mpox-related content free to access

Springer Nature expands AI-driven digital editing services to books authors and editors

London | Heidelberg, 28th July 2022

AJE (American Journal Experts) Language editing services are being piloted for Springer Nature book authors and editors to help speed up the publication and review process

Springer Nature and University of California announce first Nature open access agreement in the Americas

New York, 27 July 2022

Agreement extends landmark 2020 deal, which has tripled open access articles from UC authors in Springer Nature journals.

Springer Nature welcomes extension of Journal Impact Factors to include arts and humanities titles

London, 26th July 2022

Springer Nature welcomes Clarivate’s decision to include all Web of Science humanities, arts and behavioural sciences titles in its Journal Citation Reports from 2023.

Nature Awards competition aimed at enhancing scientific communication through video announces its first winners

London | New York | Darmstadt, 14 July 2022

Nature’s new competition, ‘Science in Shorts’, announces its ten finalists, with a public vote deciding on a favourite from among the winners.

Springer Nature launches new AI-led service to support research decision makers

London | Heidelberg, 13th July 2022

Nature Research Intelligence powered by Nature’s 150 years of editorial and research expertise putts real time data into the hands of those making research decisions.

Chinese institutions on the rise, but the United States holds its position at the top of the 2022 Nature Index Annual Tables

London | Heidelberg | Sydney, 16th June 2022

The 2022 Nature Index Annual Tables examine the institutions and countries that contributed most to high-quality natural-sciences research in 2021.

Make research integrity training mandatory say 73% of Australian researchers in first national survey

London | Canberra, 8 June 2022

Springer Nature and the Australian Academy of Science release first national survey on attitudes towards research integrity in Australia

Nature Masterclasses online training made free to access for researchers in lower income countries

London | New York | Berlin, 8 June 2022

Springer Nature makes training from Nature editors free to access via Research4Life.

OA content up 40% across Springer Nature’s Transformative Journals

London | New York | Heidelberg, 1 June 2022

Data released from Springer Nature's first annual TJ report.

Springer Nature to sponsor six research scholars through In2scienceUK

London | New York | Berlin, 25 May 2022

Springer Nature has partnered with social mobility charity In2scienceUK to sponsor bursaries for six research students

Springer Nature and UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network white paper finds interdisciplinary knowledge exchange key to addressing crises

London | New York | Berlin, 12 May 2022

New white paper features the most compelling ideas from the recent Learning from Crises roundtable series.

Partnership with Max Planck Society marks Springer Nature’s largest open access book deal

London | Heidelberg, 11 May 2022

The second institutional OA book deal for the publisher will advance shared goals for open research driving forwards OA for the books market.

21 journals to be renamed as Springer Nature and Clarivate work together to enable titles to become gender neutral

London, 20 April 2022

Publisher and Clarivate agree process to enable 21 Springer Nature German language medical portfolio titles to become gender neutral

Scientific journal Nature to expand presence at Hay Festival, bringing science communicators together to inspire and inform

London, 11 April 2022

Partnership to make science more accessible expands to include three sustainability-related events, as well as ongoing support for the John Maddox science lecture

Springer Nature Group sets out short-term targets to build on carbon-neutral achievement

London | New York | Berlin, 6 April 2022

Springer Nature Group launches its latest annual Sustainable Business report with a special focus on climate action.

Springer Nature expands fully OA portfolio with new medical technologies title

London | New York | Heidelberg, 5 April 2022

BMC Digital Health provides an outlet for cutting edge research exploring innovations and developments with digital technologies in medicine and public health

Macmillan Education stops all publishing projects in Russia and Belarus

5 April 2022

Macmillan Education joins others within academia in taking additional steps.