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COVID-19: Featured blogs and resources

  • Research in the time of a pandemic: SENTINEL- A proactive, early warning system to pre-empt future pandemics

    COVID-19

    Research in the time of a pandemic: SENTINEL- A proactive, early warning system to pre-empt future pandemics

    Dr Sabeti and Dr Happi talk about building a pandemic preemption system to safeguard us from future pandemics.

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    23 Jul 2020
  • Research in the time of a pandemic: Coronavirus, Class and Mutual Aid in the UK

    COVID-19

    Research in the time of a pandemic: Coronavirus, Class and Mutual Aid in the UK

    In this week's blog we discuss how the economic systems in place played a role into how the pandemic has developed.

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    16 Jul 2020
  • Research in the time of a pandemic: Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention

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    Research in the time of a pandemic: Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention

    Read about the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention in Africa and their role during the pandemic.

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    09 Jul 2020
  • Research in the time of a pandemic: Leading the Oxford Vaccine Trial

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    Research in the time of a pandemic: Leading the Oxford Vaccine Trial

    Dr Sarah Gilbert, the lead for the Oxford Vaccine Trial for COVID-19 talks about the vaccine.

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    02 Jul 2020
  • Research in the time of a pandemic: Healthcare preparedness and response

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    Research in the time of a pandemic: Healthcare preparedness and response

    How healthcare agencies prepare for a pandemic? What are the plans and guidance in place and how prepared was the US healthcare system? Find out in this week's blog.

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    25 Jun 2020
  • Research in the time of a pandemic: Using supercomputers and statistical physics to inform government policies

    COVID-19

    Research in the time of a pandemic: Using supercomputers and statistical physics to inform government policies

    Read how simulation models are being used in South Korea to inform government policies on COVID-19.

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    18 Jun 2020
  • Research in the time of a pandemic: How a 2018 BBC documentary helped advance COVID-19 research

    COVID-19

    Research in the time of a pandemic: How a 2018 BBC documentary helped advance COVID-19 research

    The story of an Oxford researcher and how he used data from a BBC documentary to demonstrate COVID-19 spread patterns.

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    11 Jun 2020
  • Research in the time of a pandemic: Korea’s COVID-19 success story

    COVID-19

    Research in the time of a pandemic: Korea’s COVID-19 success story

    In this week's blog, read about one of the most successful COVID-19 responses globally, that of Korea

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    04 Jun 2020
  • Research in the time of a pandemic: An interview with WHO

    COVID-19

    Research in the time of a pandemic: An interview with WHO

    The World Health Organization is this week's guest in our series 'Research in the time of a pandemic'. 

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    27 May 2020
  • Stories from researchers in lockdown: Constructive adaption, resourcefulness, and motivation

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    Stories from researchers in lockdown: Constructive adaption, resourcefulness, and motivation

    Read the firsthand experiences of researchers working remotely during the pandemic.

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    12 May 2020
  • Transfers during trying times

    Transfer Desk

    Transfers during trying times

    Research goes on. And the Transfer Desk at Springer Nature is still working hard to help every sound submission that comes into us find a suitable journal to publish it.

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    18 May 2020
  • Research in the time of a pandemic: The researcher's role in shaping policy and communicating with the public

    COVID-19

    Research in the time of a pandemic: The researcher's role in shaping policy and communicating with the public

    In response to coronavirus, we are launching a new series 'Research in the time of a pandemic'. Read our first interview with Dr. Emmanouil Dermitzakis, key figure in a new epidemiological research project on SARS-COV-2 virus.

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    12 May 2020
  • Authentication issues? Learn about remote access

    COVID-19

    Authentication issues? Learn about remote access

    We explain how you can access Springer Nature content wherever you may be working from.

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    01 May 2020
  • Looking for ways to stay connected with your research community? Read an editor's advice.

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    Looking for ways to stay connected with your research community? Read an editor's advice.

    Read our advice for how you can keep networking despite travel bans by taking advantage of your virtual community, sharing your researcher wider online and more.

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    24 Apr 2020
  • Want to stay connected with a publisher? Here's how.

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    Want to stay connected with a publisher? Here's how.

    Our Palgrave Social Science Editorial Director shares how her team is approaching remote working and how current and potential authors can best stay connected with publishers during this time.

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    17 Apr 2020
  • Here’s how you can access textbooks for free during the coronavirus lockdown

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    Here’s how you can access textbooks for free during the coronavirus lockdown

    Download a wide range of essential titles now from across all disciplines.

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    16 Apr 2020
  • How can AI support the research community in times of crisis?

    COVID-19

    How can AI support the research community in times of crisis?

    Explore the rapid prototype report using coronavirus research published in 2020 by Springer Nature.

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    01 Apr 2020
  • How is Springer Nature helping you carry on with your research in these uncertain times?

    COVID-19

    How is Springer Nature helping you carry on with your research in these uncertain times?

    We are facing unprecedented circumstances in our personal and professional lives. Find out how Springer Nature is working to support the needs of the research community at this time.

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    27 Mar 2020
  • How Springer Nature responds to public health emergencies

    COVID-19

    How Springer Nature responds to public health emergencies

    Learn more about Springer Nature's commitment to supporting the global response to emerging outbreaks.

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    18 Mar 2020

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Preprints’ role: Global pandemic and beyond

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Preprints’ role: Global pandemic and beyond

Michele Avissar-Whiting discusses the changing trends, perceptions and value of preprints during the Covid-19 pandemic and looks forward to the increasing role that preprints look set to play in the increasingly open and changing research landscape.

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The Springer Nature Journal Suggester—how to find literature you might have missed

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The Springer Nature Journal Suggester—how to find literature you might have missed

The Springer Nature Journal Suggester: A tool that can match your work’s abstract and keywords to journals publishing in those areas. 

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For Editors

Improving the Quality and Visibility of a Journal by Honoring Top Reviewers: An Exceptional Editor Case Study

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Improving the Quality and Visibility of a Journal by Honoring Top Reviewers

This editor set out to thank reviewers for their contribution to his journal's growth.

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15 May 2020

For Peer Reviewers

What motivates a young scientist to seek mentorship in peer review?

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What motivates a young scientist to seek mentorship in peer review?

Early career researchers share their thoughts on peer review.

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24 Sep 2020

Research Integrity

Celebrating those who stand up for science: The John Maddox Prize 2019

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Celebrating those who stand up for science: The John Maddox Prize 2019

Early career researcher Alex Lloyd, from Voice of Young Science network, shares his experience of attending the John Maddox prize ceremony last year. 

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21 May 2020

Latest posts

  • What motivates a young scientist to seek mentorship in peer review?

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    What motivates a young scientist to seek mentorship in peer review?

    Early career researchers share their thoughts on peer review.

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    24 Sep 2020
  • The Importance of Recognizing Reviewers

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    The Importance of Recognizing Reviewers

    Hear what this reviewer thinks about the need for more transparency in the work of review.

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    24 Sep 2020
  • What is the role of peer review in wider society according to young scientists?

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    What is the role of peer review in wider society according to young scientists?

    Early career researchers share their thoughts on peer review.

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    22 Sep 2020
  • Preprints’ role: Global pandemic and beyond

    early career researchers

    Preprints’ role: Global pandemic and beyond

    Michele Avissar-Whiting discusses the changing trends, perceptions and value of preprints during the Covid-19 pandemic and looks forward to the increasing role that preprints look set to play in the increasingly open and changing research landscape.

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    22 Sep 2020
  • 8 Questions on Peer Review With a Research Engineer

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    8 Questions on Peer Review With a Research Engineer

    The need, challenges, and pitfalls of review from one researcher's perspective.

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    22 Sep 2020
  • Looking to increase your chances of getting published? Join this event.

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    Looking to increase your chances of getting published? Join this event.

    Learn more about our upcoming event.

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    21 Sep 2020
  • What do young scientists have to say about peer review and research quality?

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    What do young scientists have to say about peer review and research quality?

    Early career researchers share their thoughts on peer review.

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    20 Sep 2020
  • How to increase and diversify the readership of your book

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    How to increase and diversify the readership of your book

    Discover the findings from our latest whitepaper.

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    15 Sep 2020
  • The Springer Nature Journal Suggester—how to find literature you might have missed

    publishing basics

    The Springer Nature Journal Suggester—how to find literature you might have missed

    The Springer Nature Journal Suggester: A tool that can match your work’s abstract and keywords to journals publishing in those areas. 

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    10 Sep 2020
  • Tell us the story of your first paper. Get featured by Nature Communications.

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    Tell us the story of your first paper. Get featured by Nature Communications.

    Submit your story now. Winners will be featured on the Nature Communications anniversary website.

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    04 Sep 2020
  • Amplifying Black Voices: Inaction is action - Teaching during an Anti-racism Uprising

    Black Lives Matter

    Amplifying Black Voices: Inaction is action - Teaching during an Anti-racism Uprising

    Dr. Adele N. Norris, Senior Lecturer in Sociology and Social Policy program at the University of Waikato is this week's guest author.

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    03 Sep 2020
  • Tips from open access book authors: how to find funding

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    Tips from open access book authors: how to find funding

    In this blog, we pass on useful tips from some of our published open access book authors about different ways to find open access book funding.

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    01 Sep 2020

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