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Wondering how research assessment is evolving? Find out from 6,600+ researchers about current practices, the balance between metrics and qualitative methods, and the impact of reforms.

The push for faster drug discovery emphasizes new information sources. This blog discusses the driving factors, opportunities for start-ups, SMEs, and investors, and the crucial role of data.

Discover which research areas are being most transformed by AI and how these new fields of research are reflected in the Springer Nature Artificial Intelligence eBook Collection.

Hear from four librarians as they share insights on essential skills and leadership strategies to navigate a rapidly changing landscape.

Take a look at what it’s like to work with an OA agreement. A blog series sharing insights from inside an OA agreement.

Renewable energy, sustainable waste management or reducing environment pollution - the importance of engineering for SDGs is undeniable.

Librarians love seeing their support boost researchers' success. Discover how libraries enhance research visibility through promoting published work, communication, networking, and digital tools.

Understand how academic libraries are embracing change, from digital collections to AI, and the evolving roles of librarians in the modern academic landscape.

Explore the impact of transformative agreements in the USA, South Africa, and Slovenia and how they are advancing the global shift towards OA.

Libraries play a pivotal role in guiding researchers through ethical practices. This blog provides practical tips to help researchers publish with confidence and integrity, ensuring their work meets the highest standards. 

Explore the impact of AI and TDM in biomedical sciences, materials science, and fintech with real-world examples. See how research data can be effectively utilized.

Discover practical tips for librarians to support early career researchers' success. Build connections, offer resources, and guide them through their academic journey

Find out more about the content of our Engineering eBook Collection including insights from the editor, books from award winning experts featured in the collection and more

Explore how transformative agreements are advancing open access (OA) publishing in Asia and Oceania. Learn how these agreements support researchers, increase citations, and enhance global visibility for their work.

See how digital labs are transforming life sciences R&D with AI, automation, and smart tools. Explore five key benefits boosting innovation and efficiency in research.

Nature Communications editors explore the latest trends in perovskite research and how they are set to revolutionize various industries and contribute to a sustainable future.

From AI in drug discovery to lab automation, learn how these innovations are driving efficiency and what biotech labs need to know to stay ahead.

Explore how AI is revolutionising research integrity with Chris Graf from Springer Nature. Learn how librarians can play a key role in keeping research honest.

Examine the impact of the OSTP Nelson memo on open access publishing and discover key strategies for researchers and librarians to adapt to this evolving landscape.

Sharing experiences from inside an OA agreement in a special blog series. Get insights and tips from the University of Miami.

Discover how libraries enhance inclusivity by making digital resources accessible. This blog addresses challenges and best practices for supporting disabled users in science publishing.

Explore breakthrough therapies and innovations transforming medicine from the AdisInsight webinar.

Learn 4 practical ways institutions can support inclusivity in science, from listening to diverse voices to celebrating success and fostering positive change.

Explore how the ECR Program by Springer Nature fosters collaboration between librarians and researchers, addressing key topics like open access, diversity, and research integrity to support early career researchers.

Discover how digital transformation can help life science R&D labs overcome rising costs, data challenges, and realise new efficiencies.

A day with an OA librarian: Sharing insights from inside an OA agreement. Get a glimpse into how they do it at the University of Notre Dame.

See how Nature Reviews journals are making diversity, equity, and inclusion a reality. From diverse authors to accessible formats and staff training, find out how they're taking action with real examples.

Take a look at what an OA librarian does as part of their role within an institution that is part of an OA agreement.

Explore essential AI tools for researchers and learn what librarians need to know to support academic success and ethical AI use

AI is transforming scholarly communications with sustainable and ethical practices. Learn how Springer Nature leverages AI to support researchers, librarians, and research managers.

Explore how 27 research librarians worldwide are harnessing generative AI to streamline tasks, enhance research, and bridge tradition with innovation

Discover how Springer Nature's transformative agreements support librarians in the open access transition. Read the blog for expert insights on OA support for libraries from Springer Nature

Dr Jeffery Robens shares expert insights on maximizing the benefits of AI for researchers, helping librarians and research managers support responsible AI use.

Learn about Text and Data Mining (TDM) and APIs in a comprehensive and insightful introduction from expert Dr Prathik Roy

Discover how generative AI is revolutionizing information services, empowering professionals to enhance their roles with advanced tools and innovative solutions.

The mission of the library is to meet the needs of researchers. While those needs may be changing, the determination to facilitate access to quality research is more evolution than revolution.

Find out how generative AI can give research managers superpowers by automating tasks, spotting patterns, and simplifying research. Making their work easier and more efficient with AI.

Discover how Springer Nature collaborates with librarians and research managers to promote the SDGs through impactful research and strategic initiatives, driving progress towards a sustainable future.

How institutions can support researchers’ DEI needs? Discover key strategies for fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion in research, and learn how institutions play a crucial role in supporting these initiatives.

Benefits and drawbacks of virtual vs. in-person researcher training: Get expert insights to choose the right format for your researchers, from Nature Masterclasses Lead Trainer, Dr. Jeffrey Robens.

Gain valuable insights into the critical role of research management from INORMS Council members. Discover the challenges, importance, and evolving landscape of this profession in academia

How does Reviews, News & Opinion content benefit researchers? Read about the different types of Reviews, News & Opinion content and how it maximises research impact, with real-world benefits.

Global research collaborations in published papers increase complexity. A recent webinar emphasises using bibliometric data to navigate partnerships, aiding institutions and researchers.

The mission of the library is to meet the needs of researchers. While those needs may be changing, the determination to facilitate access to quality research is more evolution than revolution.

The Japan pilot transformative agreement (TA) officially came into effect on 01 January 2023. Within the framework of this agreement, we anticipated the publication of nearly 900 open access (OA) articles in its first year by researchers in Japan. So how has this agreement fared thus far?

Charleston Conference 2023 explores the forefront of open access (OA), featuring expert insights on transformative agreements and practical tips, illuminating the global shift from subscriptions to OA

Open Access Week (23-29 October 2023) was a great opportunity to consider what open access (OA) means, how the transition is going, and what’s next. Since its introduction, publishing OA has proven to have demonstrable impacts on the usage, accessibility, and engagement with research, ensuring that key knowledge – such as that around the UN Sustainable Development Goals – can be accessed and used by all, some even influencing policy change.

Three leading organizations in the US share their experiences of how their agreements with Springer Nature have helped them to transition to OA.
Unlock the secrets of science communication and see how organizations can back their researchers' storytelling skills. Join us in demystifying the art of making science relatable in this must-read blog

Unlock the secrets of science communication and see how organizations can back their researchers' storytelling skills. Join us in demystifying the art of making science relatable in this must-read blog

The heart of these events beats with the rhythm of engaging exchanges among participants, leading to a wealth of benefits, sharing valuable experiences and perspectives

Learn how open access agreements support open research, their benefits and impact for participating institutions, librarians, and researchers, including practical supporting tools.

Learn how to protect your library from cybercrime with expert guidance on risk assessment and tips to mitigate risks. Explore how The Scholarly Networks Security Initiative (SSNI) is helping research libraries stay safe.

Libraries are leading the way to open access, and their pivotal role is shaping transformative agreements for global OA publishing. Read how librarians vet venues, centralize OA funds, and expand coverage to 6 continents, and are driving OA forward for researchers.

Discover the transformative world of Text and Data Mining (TDM) with Prathik Roy, who unravels the power of data-driven insights for researchers and industries.

Outcomes of a panel discussion, providing insights into the different types of research impact is, different approaches to measuring it, and how institutions and publishers can support researchers

This blog focuses on just a few of the steps Springer Nature has taken towards making it easier for researchers, health professionals, and others to access research content.

Info Pro veteran, Mary Ellen Bates, shares 7 critical messages from a wide range of settings that R&D Scientists need to know, a summary from what she presented at the MLA | SLA ’23 conference in Detroit

In this blog article, we delve into the challenges researchers face in seeking academic research positions: finding suitable positions, logistical hurdles, and intense competition. Advancing a career poses challenges like understanding required skills and building collaboration networks. The Nature Masterclasses course offers solutions to overcome these obstacles.

We spoke with several female managers and a director at U.S. Pharmacopeia to learn about their organization’s efforts to bridge the gender gap, shedding light on how they support women in science and promote gender diversity

Following a recent webinar, we explore how Nature Portfolio journals turn research insights into evidence that drives policy change, and how this process was pivotal during the Covid-19 pandemic

Insights from experts on the changing nature of collaboration and how institutions are responding. Including the importance of collaboration, as well as some of the trends, and the challenges to successful collaborations.

This blog covers Springer Nature’s commitment to DEI in research and within the company itself. Highlighting a few contributions towards achieving the UN SDGs over the past year.

Former librarian, Andréa Gonçalves, shares her experiences, insights, and what initiatives are already in place to break down the structural barriers to advance and consolidate women’s careers as scientists.

Raising awareness about the SDGs and related research is one of the many things libraries can do in support of the goals. We look at how storytelling can empower researchers to communicate their research in new ways.

One of the challenges academic book publishers are facing is the fast paced emerge of new research within many fields such as for example technology and computer science. Synthesis lectures offer a solution format for authors to communicate to their peers with high efficiency and effectiveness

Chief Editor Rebecca Cooney was joined by two librarians from Princeton University and Harvard discussing the roles that journals and libraries play in the worldwide mental health community and some specific efforts to advance support and equity for students and researchers.

The 28th Panhellenic Academic Libraries Conference (PALC) gave Springer Nature and Hellenic Academic Libraries Link (HEAL-Link) the perfect opportunity to showcase the benefits of new open access Transformative Agreement for Greece.

Libraries and information centres play a critical role in R&D. In this blog, we look at why they are still vital to the success of R&D, what good content investment looks like, and how to prove ROI

Ensuring patrons have access to all library collections and subscriptions is an important part of librarians’ roles. This post explores the ways we’re making access to the Version of Record simpler

A lively panel discussion at Charleston Conference 2022 considered how the role of libraries changed in the pandemic, whether those changes have remained, and how the pandemic has affected life and work on campus.

Partnering with the academic communities has Springer, and then Springer Nature, evolve into the world’s foremost academic publisher and a pioneer of open access publishing. We take a look at just a few of the highlights from the past 180 years

Librarians can play a significant role in cutting-edge advanced technology projects, but how do they bridge the gap with R&D departments? A recent white paper describes the three key challenges librarians face when working with R&D groups.

This year’s State of Open Data report provides insights into the motivations and challenges of researchers towards open data and highlights the need for institutions, libraries, publishers and funders to continue to support data sharing practices and principles.

We spoke to researchers who’ve published open access climate research. Exploring their views on open access and looking more closely at the power of transformative agreements to make open access more accessible

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) in medicine is an ever-growing field, spanning from diagnostics to treatment regimens. But how is this impacting the field of heart failure?

The new white paper about the Springer Nature/Jisc UK Transformative Agreement shows that not only researchers have a greater choice in how they publish and access content, but it also has significant advantages for institutions.

How can we use our data to help librarians in their work? Together we enhanced the performance tools in the Librarian Portal to better support decision making and budgeting.

In the face of a global climate crisis, scientific research has never been more vital. But these huge societal challenges require multi-disciplined approaches that must be mirrored by the journals publishing research. We look at how new journals can make a positive impact.

How does TDM works, what does it mean for librarians, and what does Springer Nature do to enable it? Dr. Prathik Roy describes in detail how TDM is being used in the research community and what Springer Nature is doing to support it.

In the second of two blogs on using AI to tackle information overload, we focus on times of crisis and a unique solution developed to cut through the clutter. Markus Kaindl, explains the development of an app that supported researchers during the pandemic.

What makes a Nature journal, and what impact do these journals have on research and the research community? Following a recent webinar, we pull out some key facts about the Nature journals and how they drive positive change through groundbreaking research.

AI could hold the key to tackling information overload in research? In the first of two blogs, we look at the role of publishers in this issue and the development of machine-generated books.

Why should librarians communicate and advocate the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? Librarian Gerald Beasley at Cornell University shares how he supports the SDGs and how other librarians can improve the way they support the SDGs.

To support organizations in reaching their strategic goals, a new suite of solutions which summaries research trends to allow organizations to quickly measure their success, uncover hidden connections, and guide their strategy.

The more companies that develop meaningful sustainability strategies, the better for society. But how do you implement such a strategy? We spoke with book author Chrissa Pagitsas to find out more

The Springer Nature social science collection brings together a set of hugely well-established publishing programs that date back to the start of the Palgrave Macmillan and Springer imprints.

When writing their book, Zach Wahl and Joe Hilger explored the ways in which organizations were implementing knowledge management (KM) solutions successfully. They discuss three examples that have delivered enterprise-level change.

Technology, artificial intelligence, machine learning and deep learning: they are key components of many aspects of life today, and research and higher education are no exception. Data analytics, managing and sharing large data sets, designing algorithms, presenting research in a clear and visually appealing way: these are part of the work of academics, regardless of what field they are in.

Inspired by work highlighted in the 2021 Sustainable Business Report, we take a look at what’s meant by sustainability and some simple ways librarians can put sustainability on their library agenda

The most common publication pitfalls can easily be avoided with the right tools or training. This white paper brings together an analysis of journal rejections with the results of different surveys into researchers’ training needs

In this third part Knowledge Management (KM) experts Zach Wahl and Joe Hilger talking about the changing definition of KM and widening scope of the field, and what this might mean for the future.

In a time when common solutions are required to tackle major global crises, fragmentation and polarisation have become the new norm. The Political Science and International Studies eBook collection highlights the forces working with and against each other in contemporary society, and seeks to analyse the theories underpinning them as well as the processes and institutions which bring them to power.

Springer’s philosophy collection is well-known for containing specialized academic work in: phenomenology, philosophy and history of science, logic, philosophy of mind, philosophy of religion, linguistic philosophy, bioethics, agricultural ethics, business ethics, political philosophy, as well as philosophy and technology.

According to new white paper ‘Research, Publication and Beyond’, there is a need for training and support at every stage of the research process and how institutions can help researchers meet their goals.

The Synthesis Collection of Technology provides coverage of leading edge topics across the fields of Engineering and Computer Science. Charles Glaser, summarizes the highlights

Why is it important to help support researchers together? Nicola Jones, Head of Publishing SDG programme, shares her thoughts on how she thinks librarians can support the SDGs

In Criminology and Criminal Justice, one of the key priorities of this collection is to address emerging areas of crime.

In this second part, Knowledge Management (KM) experts Zach Wahl and Joe Hilger discuss the three types of technologies have emerged that are having a massive impact on the landscape of knowledge management

In our new blog series, Zach Wahl and Joe Hilger - Knowledge Management (KM) experts and founders of Enterprise Knowledge - discuss how the field is transforming, starting with the changing state of work post COVID-19

Shaped by some of the longest-running book series on the market, with new series on emerging topics constantly in development, our carefully curated history list makes for a broad and diverse eBook collection.

Mary-Ellen Bates spoke with Jerry Schaufeld, Affiliate Professor of Practice at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s Business School about the ways librarians and info pros can support the growth of an enterprise

Librarians and information professionals are increasingly being given opportunities to support TDM initiatives. Mary Ellen Bates sat down with experts from 3M Knowledge discussing how they are defining the intersection of information science and data science.

The Education eBook Collection contains a broad range of crucial education research from all around the world.

Digitization and ever-shrinking budgets caused librarians to rethink how libraries would need to be managed in the future. Then Covid-19 hit – and suddenly changes had to be made right there and then. Listen to librarian experiences from across the globe about how they are handling the changing role of the library.

Money makes the world go round. Questions about how it flows, who gets what, and what it is used for fundamentally affect the lives of everyone on the planet – and indeed the future of the planet itself.

How do we fix the user experience? At the end of January, the NISO invited a range of speakers to put forward ideas and case studies as part of their virtual conference, The User Experience: Just Fix It. Read about the latest developments

In this fast-moving field, computer science researchers need to disseminate their results quickly, often favouring conference publications over journal articles.

At a time where “outsourcing” essays, is a very real issue that academic institutions are confronted with, librarians are stepping in to educate students on academic integrity.

The better we understand how business works, the better we train tomorrow’s entrepreneurs and business leaders, the better we deploy our planet’s finite resources – the better the world for us and future generations.

In line with research and governmental funding, the main focus of this Springer Nature eBook collection is (human) health and all the relevant United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

Dozens of authors and three distinguished Editors-in-Chief have worked on our newest and most comprehensive standard work: The Springer Handbook of Surface Science, which brings together all aspects of surface science, from experiment and theory to advanced applications, in a single book.

The 2022 collection is home to cutting-edge, evidence-based titles designed to sharpen clinical skills and knowledge for trainees, practitioners, and seasoned physician-researchers at all levels and from every therapeutic area.

Springer’s Mathematics and Statistics book program is world-renowned and has published many bestselling textbooks, and monographs. The Collection can be relied on to cover everything by the leading specialists of any given field.

Since its inception in 2016, the Literature, Culture and Media Studies eBook collection has been home to some of the most cutting-edge research in the humanities, and this year is no different.

The current extent and development pace of Intelligent Technologies is set to drive substantial technological and societal change over the coming decades and will help to make this dream come true.

A panel of librarians and leadership experts discuss how leadership skills are vital for libraries to survive and flourish. Incl. practical advice and insights into the positive impact of effective leadership practices.

Concerns about the climate and lack of access to clean and affordable energy have prompted research efforts worldwide to explore renewable energy sources, improve energy efficiency and reduce energy costs. If we can address both, we can help prevent an environmental catastrophe for our planet while improving the health and standards of living of hundreds of millions.

When we launched the combined Earth and Environmental Science eBook package, with just 163 titles for the first time in 2005, we had no idea that it would develop and become as successful as it is today.

Readers and researchers with disabilities encounter a vast range of accessibility issues. The Charleston conference panel featured speakers who are seeking to understand and proactively address these challenges in a range of scholarly communications and publishing contexts including reading, authoring, and discovery. 

How can librarians improve the visibility of accessibility services online and ensure the accessibility of web content? These issues were addressed by an expert panel in a one-hour webinar presented by Springer Nature and Choice/ACRL.

The Chemistry and Materials Science eBook collection has focused on communicating research that not only aims to deepen our fundamental understanding but also highlights how this knowledge can be used to provide answers to solve complex global challenges.

Digital resources for libraries, such as digital databases and e-books, have gained significantly in popularity over the past decade. But how can librarians ensure the accessibility of these vital materials?

In 2021 Springer Nature became the first publisher to achieve the feat of publishing one million gold open access articles. Celebrating this significant milestone, looking back on the journey, and continued investments in an open research future.

Part of a series of blogs looking at the knowledge, work and dedication that goes into the creation of Springer References. Today we talk to Carol A. Mullen, editor of Handbook of Social Justice Interventions in Education and Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at Virginia Tech in the United States.

Handling Editor for "Coal-fired power plant closures and retrofits reduce asthma morbidity in the local population at Nature Energy" shares why this paper was important.

Through 2020 we enhanced our remote access provisions to support researchers, students and faculty seamlessly from wherever they were working. While the long-term impacts of COVID-19 will continue to be evaluated for a long time to come, what have we learned from researcher access behaviors?

While some funder policies continue to place Green OA and Gold OA on an equal footing, the choice of OA route can have very different outcomes in the reach and impact of research. 

Handling Editor for "Global greenhouse gas emissions from animal-based foods are twice those of plant-based foods" shares why this paper was important.

Strong leadership has never been more critical for libraries. But what does strong leadership mean in the library context? Download the white paper.

Nature Portfolio is committed to publishing research that is rigorous, reproducible and impactful. Our dedicated in-house editorial teams tirelessly curate the best research for their journals, and, in that mission, find papers worthy of a brighter spotlight for how their findings advance their field. Our Game Changers series provides an opportunity to showcase these same developments.

Open Access Week 2021 is here, bringing with it a focus on ensuring awareness and uptake of OA around the world. The theme for 2021 is: “It Matters How We Open Knowledge: Building Structural Equity”.

Practical resources to enable librarians to support researchers with publishing via the OA route. Segmented into three stages: Awareness, Consideration and Decision.

From January 2022, Nature Cardiovascular Research will publish original research articles, reviews, news and opinion articles. In this blog post, Chief Editor, Vesna Todorović, explains how the journal will meet the needs of the cardiovascular research community.

From January 2022, Nature Reviews Psychology will publish high-quality commissioned Reviews on all aspects of psychological science. In this blog post, Chief Editor, Jenn Richler, explains how the journal will meet the needs of the community.

Every year between 4th and 10th of October the world celebrates space week to celebrate science and technology in the field. In order to contribute to the celebrations we interviewed Dr. Ramon Khanna about the Astronomy and Space Sciences book program at Springer Nature.

From January 2022, Nature Synthesis will publish original research articles, reviews, news and opinion articles. In this blog post, Chief Editor, Ali Stoddart, explains how the journal will meet the needs of the synthesis research community.

Read our interview below with Lisa Scalone, Associate Editor (Books), Science, in which she tells us about the book she is most proud to have published in 2020 and what makes this book stand out.

In our Proud to Publish series we talk to our editors about the books they were most proud to publish, commission or work on in the past year. Read our interview below with Hisako Niko, Editor (Books), Science, in which she tells us about the book she is most proud to have published in 2020 and what makes this book stand out.

Read our interview below with Dr. Ramon Khanna, Executive Editor Science Books, in which he tells us about the book he is most proud to have published in 2020.

Nature Portfolio is committed to publishing research that is rigorous, reproducible and impactful. Our dedicated in-house editorial teams tirelessly curate the best research for their journals, and, in that mission, find papers worthy of a brighter spotlight for how their findings advance their field. Our Game Changers series provides an opportunity to showcase these same developments.

Cyberattacks are on the rise and libraries are increasingly on the target list. Find out how to protect your library from an attack.

Throughout human history, the fields of chemistry and materials science have been at the frontier of science and technology. Find out more about the Chemistry & Materials Science eBook collection.

As part of the Springer Nature Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Programme we are launching content hubs for each of the 17 SDGs. Find out more

Institutions can now purchase Single Titles through our new eBook Selector Tool. We have created a user friendly interface

The concept of FAIR data has been instrumental in bringing open science and research data to the attention of the research community. What could the future look like?

We launched Nature Aging in January 2021 to fill a gap in the publishing landscape, as until then there wasn’t a selective high-profile journal dedicated to the field of aging with such a broad scope.

Nature Reviews Methods Primers launched in January 2021 to help researchers understand the methods they’re using - how they work, how to use them, and what to do with the data.

Our goal with Nature Computational Science has been to focus on the impressive computational work being developed across multiple disciplines: we have envisioned the journal being a dedicated home for this work, where researchers from different domains can learn from each other in order to advance science.

Anil Chandy, Vice President at the Springer Nature leadership team for books explains how Springer Nature References can support researchers.

A worldwide network of academic leaders, a passion to educate and pioneering technology are the key ingredients in publishing a Reference.

In 2020, we started employing accessibility specialists to help support teams to improve the accessibility of our products

R&D teams across healthcare and finance are leading human-machine partnerships. Find out more in this blog post by journalist and writer Jennifer Riggins.

We spoke to Katie Ridd, Team Manager at Nature Research and BMC about the importance of peer review versus preprint servers for researchers.

Sofia Costa, Associate Editor Chemistry and Tanja Weyandt, Associate Editor Biomedicine talk to us about the book they are most proud to have published in 2020

Part of a series of blogs looking at the knowledge, work and dedication that goes into the creation of a Springer Reference. Today we talk to Professor Yu Liu about his work on the Handbook of Macrocyclic Supramolecular Assembly

We are extremely proud to announce that the 2021 Nature Research Awards for Inspiring Women in Science which are now open for application!

Mary Ellen Bates talks to consultant Alexandra Deschamps-Sonsino about how information professionals can support a culture of innovation.

Daniel Falatko, Editor for Food Science and author himself, talks to us about the book he is most proud to have published in 2020

A virtual issue on AI and drug discovery, consisting of journal articles and eBook chapters, hand-picked by our editorial team.

A researcher, a librarian and a head of publishing discuss what librarians can do to encourage diversity and inclusion in learning and researching

Part of a series of blogs looking at the knowledge, work and dedication that goes into the creation of Springer References. Today we talk to Professors Soonhoi Ha and Jurgen Teich about their work on the Handbook of Hardware/Software Codesign.

Through its wider commitment to the principles and drive for open science, Springer Nature continues to enable a sustainable transition to Open Access (OA) for all authors regardless of discipline, location or funding

Despite the current climate, collaboratively we have all strengthened our partnerships and working practices to ensure that the content that was needed can be accessed when and where needed, and our connectivity - virtual or in-person - can thrive.

Wayne Hu, Editor, Engineering, based in Shanghai, talks to us about the book he is most proud to have published in 2020

Laird Barrett is giving an update on the way in which researchers institutionally authenticating to our websites.

With a trend in switching to remote access and digital learning resources, librarians are looking into new options to cater the demands for faculty and students researching and studying from home.

Corporate library managers face the challenge of being responsive to changing information and research needs. Find out more here

Charlotte Payne and Aisha Bradshaw explore how Insights from social sciences have been shaping responses to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In this blog post, Senior Editor, Nature Reviews Immunology reflects on the visibility of women in immunology

Read our interview with Martin Peters, Executive Editor, Science, who talks to us about the book he is most proud to have published in 2020

For this blog post we interviewed our Senior Editor, Statistics Books Group Leader, Dr. Eva Hiripi, about the book she is most proud to have published.

In this article Dr Rémi Lodh, our Senior Editor for Mathematics Books and mathematician himself, tells us about a book he’s particularly proud of.

In collaboration with ResearchGate, we conducted a study, to find out to what extent article version matters to researchers.

In this blog post, Nature Astronomy’s Chief Editor May Chiao talks about transparency in peer review and the journal’s efforts to support gender equity. 

In recent years, there has been a real change in attitude towards statistics. We spoke to Daniela Witten about the second edition of her popular textbook and how statistics has developed as a discipline in recent years.

We spoke to Springer Nature’s VP, Books, Dr. Dieter Merkle, about sustainability trends within the engineering sector and current growth areas.

Find out what book our Mathematics editor books, Loretta Bartolini, was most proud to publish in 2020.

In his article Dr. Anthony J Rhem discusses the ethicality of AI applications and its impact on humans. Will AI-enabled systems replace workers across certain industries?

In this blog post of our Proud to Publish series we talk to Satvinder Kaur, Senior Editor for Humanities books.

In this blog post of our Proud to Publish series we talk to Priya Vyas, Editor for Applied Sciences about the book she was most proud to publish in 2020.

In this blog post of our Proud to Publish series we talk to Mary James, senior editor for Applied Sciences about the book she was most proud to publish in 2020.

If you are using a system to harvest COUNTER 5 data via the SUSHI API, you might need to make a change to your settings.

The URLs for our public KBART page have changed at the end of January as we are decommissioning the old Springer Admin Portal.

With digital curriculum materials a hot topic on campuses worldwide, we talked to an author, an editor, and a librarian to hear about how Springer Nature collections support the virtual teaching environment.

In recent years, there has been a real change in attitude towards statistics. We spoke to Statistics Book Editor, Laura Briskman about the growing importance of data scientists in all fields of research and industry. 

In our Proud to Publish series we talk to our book editors about the books they were most proud to publish, commission or work on, in the past year.

In this article our guest speakers Jessica Morales, Director of Collection Strategy and Acquisitions, and J. Parker Ladwig, Mathematics and Life Sciences Librarian, both from the University of Notre Dame, talk about their journey in defining a collection development strategy as well as, aligning business models with local priorities.

We spoke to James Butcher, VP Journals, about the transition to OA for Nature journals, their unique value, and the innovative new pilot for three of our journals, Guided OA. 

We talked to Susan about her latest projects, her long-standing appreciation for libraries and her book "Libraries and Archives in the Digital Age".

SNSI has a broad interest in cybersecurity issues that is not confined to Sci-Hub piracy.  This was evident at their first official summit in 2020

In the past decade, eBook collections have become more common place, publishing technologies have improved.

Valerie Sweeley, Manager and Information Specialist at Applied Materials, Inc., spoke at the 2020 Special Libraries Association conference about an initiative she led to bring AlphaSense, an artificial intelligence discovery tool, into the library. 

One of my unexpected discoveries during this time of COVID shutdowns and virtualized conferences is how much I value the random interactions...