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2 weeks ago | springernature.com | Nicola Jones

Research on the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is most impactful when visible. Whether you’re staying up to date on SDGs related to your work or publishing your SDG research, highlighting publications on the SDGs brings them to the forefront. This visibility enhances the efforts to achieve the Goals. Read on to learn about SDG badges for Springer Nature publications to maximise their impact.

3 weeks ago | springernature.com | Nicola Jones

If countries around the globe are to collectively achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by their deadline of 2030, Nature believes the UN’s Pact for the Future ‘might be one of the few remaining opportunities that the world has to correct course’. The journal praises the central position given to science throughout the text, which signals the importance of reliable evidence when it comes to effective policymaking and consequently, meaningful change.

2 months ago | springernature.com | Ritu Dhand

What is inclusive publishing and how do editorial considerations in inclusive journals differ from those in selective journals? And how does diversity support inclusive publishing? Join me in exploring this important topic, which plays a vital role in advancing scientific progress. Inclusive publishing is about recognising the contribution of different kinds of research outcomes and products to advancing science, generating discovery, and creating meaningful impact in the world.

Nov 21, 2024 | springernature.com | Sowmya Swaminathan

This week is Publication Integrity Week 2024, when members of the publication ethics community take time to highlight important issues and concepts that contribute to our understanding of good practice in research publishing. One of the issues raised in the programme being delivered by Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) is helicopter research, something that Springer Nature has been actively working to address for some years.

Oct 7, 2024 | springernature.com | Dylan Parker

In this blog, the first in a new series about inclusive publishing, I’d like to introduce you to Discover –a new open access imprint at Springer Nature born with community needs in mind. I’ll expand on what’s new and exciting across these titles, answer questions about this young imprint, and discuss why Discover is an ideal place to publish for every author, from seasoned researchers to first-time submitters.