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Understanding the gender gap in peer review at Nature Portfolio journals

Sowmya Swaminathan and Marios Karouzos share the results of our latest report on gender diversity in peer review.

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27 May 2025

Value in publishing

Celebrating 10 years of Springer Nature

CEO Frank Vrancken Peeters reflects on what we have achieved together - through trusted brands and innovative products and services - to be part of progress.

Research Publishing

05 May 2025

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Publishing the findings of the Global Flourishing Study

Stavroula Kousta introduces the Global Flourishing Study, and the role Springer Nature played in publishing its first wave results.

Research Publishing

30 Apr 2025

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Measuring our impact on the Sustainable Development Goals

Nicola Jones shares how we track our impact on the SDGs, with the latest figures from our annual report: Be Part of Progress.

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22 Apr 2025

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Embracing change in research assessment, current practices and future collaborative approaches

Steven Inchcoombe discusses the state of research assessment.

Research Publishing

16 Apr 2025

Open access

From Transformation to Collective Responsibility: What Does 50% OA Mean for Us?

In 2021, we set a bold target: publish 50% of our primary research open access (OA) by the end of 2024. I'm thrilled to report that we met this target, as highlighted in our recent Annual Report. But how did we do it, and what did we learn?

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11 Apr 2025

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What’s in a name? Celebrating 25 years of Palgrave Macmillan

With 25 years of Palgrave Macmillan celebrations kicking off at the London Book Fair (LBF) earlier this month, we caught up with Christina M Brian, Vice President Business, Economics, Politics, Law Books, to discuss LBF and the anniversary year.

Research Publishing

21 Mar 2025

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From Inspiration to Action: Empowering and shaping the next generation

As part of our International Women's Day celebrations, Marieke Cambeen discusses how Springer Nature is championing and advancing the inspiring work of women both internally and externally.

Research Publishing

07 Mar 2025

Reproducibility

Making open research practice easier for researchers: Insights from protocols.io and the Francis Crick Institute

Lenny Teytelman and Beth Montague-Hellen discuss open science research practices, current challenges and opportunities.

Research Publishing

05 Dec 2024

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Breaking barriers for gender equality

Dr Marios Karouzos and Clelia Petracca share an update on Springer Nature's work to support SDG 5: Gender Equality.

Springer Nature Group

25 Nov 2024

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Publication Integrity: How Springer Nature is promoting equitable partnerships in global research collaborations

Sowmya Swaminathan discusses equitable partnerships in global research collaborations as part of Publication Integrity Week.

Research Publishing

21 Nov 2024

Open research

Advancing equity in research and publishing

Steven Inchcoombe discusses the need for an equitable future in open science.

Research Publishing

25 Oct 2024

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Understanding the gender gap in peer review at Nature Portfolio journals

Celebrating 10 years of Springer Nature

Publishing the findings of the Global Flourishing Study

Measuring our impact on the Sustainable Development Goals

Embracing change in research assessment, current practices and future collaborative approaches

From Transformation to Collective Responsibility: What Does 50% OA Mean for Us?

What’s in a name? Celebrating 25 years of Palgrave Macmillan

From Inspiration to Action: Empowering and shaping the next generation

Making open research practice easier for researchers: Insights from protocols.io and the Francis Crick Institute

Breaking barriers for gender equality

Publication Integrity: How Springer Nature is promoting equitable partnerships in global research collaborations

Advancing equity in research and publishing

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Nature: Prioritize the needs of the audience when giving a presentation

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

Indian Researchers Call for Balanced and Responsible Research Assessments

Springer Nature holds first Annual General Meeting since its IPO

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