Springer Nature

1 month 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.

Sep 9, 2024 | springernature.com | Nicola Jones

‘Giving up cannot be an option’ says a Nature comment on the future of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Yet as international dignitaries and civil society representatives arrive in New York for the annual series of UN meetings, they do so amid reports that only 17% of SDG targets are on track to be met by the 2030 deadline and the midpoint of the goals is now well behind us. So what can be done?

Aug 15, 2024 | springernature.com | Tim Kersjes

The retraction of academic papers often functions as an indictment against the reputation of a researcher. Tim Kersjes argues that for retractions to function as an effective corrective to the scholarly record they need shed this punitive reputation. Blog was originally published on the LSE Impact Blog and is re-published here with permission. Retractions have a bad reputation.