Press Releases
Nature Portfolio periodically issues press releases related to news and events in the Asia-Pacific region. Press releases are also available in Japanese.
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5 November
Springboard: Advancing equity in research and publishing
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28 October
Springer Nature creates role of Chief Digital Officer to further drive AI and digital transformation for research community
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21 October
Congratulations to the 2024 Nobel Prize Laureates
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11 October
Responsible reform of research assessment could deliver more value for South Korea
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24 September
Code Ocean and Springer Nature expand partnership across the Nature Portfolio to help authors better share their code and data
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6 September
Macmillan Education launches new AI tool to help teachers find best course for their classroom needs
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21 August
South Korea's role in research and innovation explored in latest Nature Index
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9 August
With 44% of its published articles now open access (OA), Springer Nature’s approach to OA continues to deliver highest usage and impact for authors
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1 August
Springer Nature signs first Open Access Books Agreement in the Middle East with Qatar National Library
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18 July
Springer Nature continues to contribute to the success of researchers, clinicians, students and teachers, helping them find solutions to the world’s biggest challenges
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18 June
Nature Index shows greater emergence of Asian research institutes and steady decline in Western research predominance
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13 June
Springer Nature unveils two new AI tools to protect research integrity
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13 June
Springer Nature Joins the UN Women Media Compact in Pledge to Empower Women in Science
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7 June
Springer Nature makes open research easier for authors via simplified protocols offering
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30 May
Springer Nature and Couperin sign new agreement to advance open access publishing in France
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24 May
Springer Nature's latest regional research integrity survey shows growing global pattern around researcher needs for data training
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23 May
Springboard: Editor Diversity: Facilitating change to ensure a truly inclusive publishing landscape
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17 May
Seegene and Springer Nature announce Strategic Alliance
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17 May
Springer Nature and Department of Atomic Energy, India sign landmark transformative agreement to drive forward open research
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17 May
More than 99 percent of German universities and higher learning institutions have joined the renewed DEAL agreement with Springer Nature
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17 May
Researchers from over 3700 global institutions now supported by Springer Nature Transformative Agreements
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10 April
New Springer Nature Group sustainability report shows carbon-reduction efforts on track, and around a quarter of workforce actively engaged in company sustainability efforts
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3 April
Nature Portfolio expands with two new titles for 2025
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2 April
Researchers in Japan need more support to share their research findings after publication
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6 March
Sony, jointly with Nature, launches new award to recognise the work being done by women in technology
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4 March
Springer Nature announces unified open code policy to better support open research practices
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1 February
Springer Nature and the University of Tokyo partner to organize SDGs Symposium 2024 on planetary health for a sustainable future
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29 January
Springer Nature’s flexible approach to Transformative Agreements continues to drive global open access growth
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26 January
First of its kind initiative launched to explore reproducibility and replication across highly selective journal
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23 January
[Announcement] Donation for those affected by the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake
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22 January
Springer Nature expands Transformative Agreements with Japanese universities driving further transition to Open Access
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19 December
Springer Nature increases commitment to early sharing and transparency in peer review
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15 December
Springer Nature agrees transformative agreement with Seoul National University in South Korea
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15 December
Springer Nature and Coordenação de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) Announce Landmark Transformative Agreement Driving Open Access in Brazil
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12 December
Springer Nature developing new peer review platform to better meet needs of academic community and support growth in OA publishing
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6 December
Combining tech know-how with commitment to ethics to unlock AI potential
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21 November
The State of Open Data report 2023: Support for researchers still lacking
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13 November
Latest TA from Springer Nature sees Open Access momentum build across East Asia
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8 November
Springer Nature and DEAL Consortium to build upon their landmark Transformative Agreement
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27 October
Springer Nature expands its AI capability with acquisition of Slimmer AI’s Science division
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19 October
Springer Nature’s latest Transformative Agreement an important step in global transition to OA
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19 October
Springer Nature and authors successfully use generative AI to publish academic book
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19 October
Springer Nature introduces Curie, its AI-powered scientific writing assistant
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12 October
Congratulations to the 2023 Nobel Prize Laureates
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5 October
Research publisher Springer Nature has net-zero targets validated by Science Based Targets initiative
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29 September
Three challenges for future research publishers to ease the pressure on reviewers
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7 September
Publishing open access with Springer Nature delivers highest global usage and benefits for researchers
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26 July
Springer Nature continues open research drive with acquisition of protocols.io
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6 July
Springer Nature data shows increased value for money for customers with delivery of increased publication usage and reach
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29 June
[Springboard] Together for Transformation
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15 June
New Nature Index data shows China on top for natural sciences as US leads on health sciences research
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8 June
Transformative Agreements playing vital role in OA transition
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30 March
Nature Portfolio to expand with three new journals in 2024
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23 March
Springer Nature makes data sharing easier with single data policy across all journals and books
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9 March
Index Reveals Encouraging Signs of Recovery in Japan’s Research Output
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27 February
Springer Nature continues to drive global OA transition with new Transformative Agreements in America, Asia, Europe and Africa
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20 February
Springer Nature continues its focus on tailored solutions for academics with acquisition of researcher-created writing tool, TooWrite
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7 February
Springer Nature and the University of Tokyo will be co-hosting SDGs Symposium 2023 with focus on “cities and nature” on February 28th.
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18 January
Nature announces support for authors from over 70 countries to publish open access
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10 January
Pandemic exposes critical gaps in Japan’s health research
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12 December
Announced, the winners of the HIRAKU Three Minute Thesis Competition 2022 - from a solution to global issue to individual good health
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5 December
Springer Nature completes acquisition of Research Square Company
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21 November
Pioneering OA agreement in Asia signed between Springer Nature and Japanese universities, including the University of Tokyo
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7 November
Springer Nature marks new milestone with publication of its 2000th OA book
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3 November
Nationwide research integrity survey launched in the UK
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20 September
Success of transformative agreement between Springer Nature and Projekt DEAL means 2019 partnership extended for fourth year
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18 August
New report shows publishing in Springer Nature’s fully OA portfolio delivers greater benefits for authors than its competitors
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12 August
Monkeypox outbreak
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4 August
Springer Nature University of California Open Acess Agreement
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13 July
Springer Nature launches new AI-led service to support research decision makers
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11 July
Nature Masterclasses online training made free to access for researchers in lower income countries
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16 June
Chinese institutions on the rise, but the United States holds its position at the top of the 2022 Nature Index Annual Tables
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1 June
OA content up 40% across Springer Nature’s Transformative Journals
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14 April
Springer Nature and Figshare announce pilot to improve data sharing
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12 April
Springer Nature expands fully OA portfolio with new medical technologies title
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11 April
Springer Nature Group sets out short-term targets to build on carbon-neutral achievement
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4 April
Springer Nature and Université Grenoble Alpes release free enhanced integrity software to tackle fake scientific papers
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25 March
Applications open for The Spinoff Prize
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23 March
Nature Portfolio to expand with three new journals in 2023
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15 March
Japan slows decline in research output as global collaboration helps Big 5 science superpowers consolidate positions as world leaders
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14 March
Springer Nature and Bibsam Consortium agree TA for Nature and the Nature Research journals
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3 March
Springer Nature condemns Russian invasion
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2 March
Applications open for Nature Awards for Mentoring in Science 2022
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2 March
[Springboard] Two Years In
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1 March
Springer Nature and the University of Tokyo partner to organize SDGs Symposium 2022 on energy systems for a sustainable future
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23 February
Springer Nature continues to lead drive for OA transition across Europe
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8 February
Springer Nature continues to support open access in the Americas with its first Transformative Agreements in Latin America and Canada
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1 February
Applications open for women in STEM to apply for Inspiring Women in Science Awards 2022
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1 February
Springer Nature creates role of Chief Solutions Officer to accelerate knowledge discovery
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1 February
Springer Nature launches 17th SDG content hub to mark International Day of Education
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28 January
[Springboard] What’s needed to drive open science in 2022?
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14 December
Springer Nature and the Egyptian Government agree landmark deal to drive forward open research
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14 December
Springer Nature Group to fund the planting of 10,000 trees in support of sustainable development goals after reaching one million OA milestone
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7 December
Springer Nature expands its eBook portfolio in Artificial Intelligence, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science with the purchase of the Synthesis Digital Library
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2 December
Major milestone reached as Springer Nature publishes one million Open Access articles
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29 November
Springer Nature introduces auto-translation service for book authors in Japan
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24 November
From oral health for children to X-ray technology to visualize atoms - announcing the winners of the HIRAKU Three Minute Thesis Competition 2021
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17 November
Lifting the lid on science - Nature Awards launches new competition to improve scientific awareness
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1 November
New research from Springer Nature confirms value in ‘Going for Gold’
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29 October
Springer Nature launches COP26 climate research campaign
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25 October
Springer Nature and the Council of Australian University Librarians (CAUL) announce new partnership
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14 October
Congratulations to the 2021 Nobel Prize winners
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30 September
Leading protocols publisher Springer Nature and protocols.io partner to better understand open research practices
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15 September
UN must explicitly recognise role of science in combating global challenges, according to Nature Editor in Chief
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6 August
Springer Nature Group awards scholarship to Japanese university postgraduate students
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29 June
Springer Nature introduces trans inclusive name change policy
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20 May
Institutions maintain positions in 2021 Nature Index Annual Tables, despite pandemic
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27 April
Springer Nature Group first publisher to sign The Climate Pledge and commits to net zero carbon emissions
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21 April
Springer Nature and the University of California join together to better understand author attitudes to open research
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19 April
Application period open -- Women in STEM encouraged to apply for Inspiring Women in Science Award 2021
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15 April
Nomination period now open for the 2021 John Maddox Prize for Standing up for Science
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8 April
Springer Nature Group is carbon neutral for emissions associated with its offices, fleet and flights
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2 April
[Announcement] Nature Portfolio to release original LINE stickers from April 2021
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23 March
Nature Cardiovascular Research, Nature Synthesis and Nature Reviews Psychology to launch under the Nature Portfolio imprint in 2022
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17 March
Latest Nature Index supplement looks at research collaboration trends in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region
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24 February
Springer Nature and the University of Tokyo to hold SDGs Symposium 2021, “Interdisciplinary science solutions for food, water, climate and ecosystems Sustainable Development Goals”
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19 February
New research provides insights into which versions of articles researchers prefer
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8 February
Springer Nature Group to distribute charitable fund to Japanese university students in need of financial aid to continue their studies
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4 February
Springer Nature Group takes action on disability inclusion by signing up to the Valuable 500
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26 January
Springer Nature CEO calls for greater collaboration across the research community to accelerate open science, building on lessons learnt from COVID-19
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6 January
Springer Nature joins SDG Publishers Compact
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10 December
Machine-generated summaries of three articles are published for the first time as part of a Nature Index supplement
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3 December
From solving the mystery of batteries to Bornean primates - announcing the winners of the 2020 Three Minute Thesis online competition
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24 November
Springer Nature announces gold open access options for Nature journals from January 2021
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20 October
German institutions to benefit from first Transformative Agreement for Nature
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15 October
Winners announced – Nature Research Award for Inspiring & Innovating Science 2020
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13 October
Congratulations to this year’s Nobel Prize winners!
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14 September
Springer Nature and ResearchGate to move forward with long-term content-sharing partnership
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9 September
Applications open for 2020 HIRAKU Three Minute Thesis Competition for PhD students to promote their research
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27 August
Springer Nature’s Transformative Agreements enable country level transition to open access
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13 July
The Spinoff Prize 2020 is awarded to Sibel Health
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30 June
Twelve companies pitch for a chance to win The Spinoff Prize
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23 June
Springer Nature continues to drive OA with launch of brand new OA journal series
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16 June
Landmark Transformative Agreement reached between Springer Nature and University of California
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15 June
More Springer Nature authors to benefit from support for early sharing with further roll out of In Review
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11 June
A message from Frank Vrancken Peeters, our CEO
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2 June
An International Source of COVID-19 content from across Scientific American’s International Network
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20 May
Springer Nature extends commitment against the misuse of impact factors to its entire journal portfolio
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29 April
Nature Index Annual Tables celebrate institutions and countries producing high-quality natural sciences research
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24 April
New Nature Research journals reflect ever-changing and multidisciplinary research communities
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17 April
Women in STEM invited to apply for the 2020 Nature Research Award for Inspiring and Innovating Science
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16 April
Revised ‘Transformative Journal’ criteria from cOAlition S are “challenging” but Springer Nature commits to transition majority of journals, including Nature
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13 April
A better understanding of APC funding sources could accelerate the transition to open access
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2 April
Springer Nature Group's Responsible Business report shows progress: lower carbon footprint and greater diversity in leadership
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23 March
Springer Nature achieves new milestone in 2019 in publishing over 100,000 OA articles in one year, and is the largest OA publisher of primary research
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16 March
Springer Nature Group will be carbon neutral in 2020
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11 March
Scientific American appoints Laura Helmuth Editor-in-Chief
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11 March
Nominations now accepted for the 2020 John Maddox Prize for Standing up for Science
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25 February
Springer Nature expands open access portfolio with two new high-quality journals from Nature Research
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17 February
Nature Research Award for Driving Global Impact to focus on researchers addressing global challenges
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3 February
Springer Nature response to novel coronavirus, 2019-nCoV
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31 January
Novel Coronavirus - (2019-nCoV) - Springer Nature content
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16 January
Springer Nature and Germany's Projekt DEAL Finalise World's Largest Transformative Open Access Agreement
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12 December
Nature Research and Merck establish The Spinoff Prize to celebrate early stage university spinoff companies
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26 November
Springer Nature first publisher to implement SeamlessAccess.org service
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25 November
Despite political turmoil, international collaboration continues to flourish
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20 November
Nature PhD survey puts spotlight on mental health, harassment and student debt
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24 October
Young universities in Asia are strongly represented in rankings for high-quality research output
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15 October
Springer Nature supports the 2019 Three Minute Thesis competition at Hiroshima
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9 October
Two thirds of academics think that training on collaboration will benefit their career
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30 August
Projekt DEAL and Springer Nature reach understanding on world's largest transformative open access agreement
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11 July
Springer Nature and ResearchGate extend content sharing pilot following positive feedback
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20 June
Size is not everything according to latest Nature Index annual tables
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19 June
The future of scholarly books is open (access)
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23 May
Moving towards open science needs extensive collaboration and best practice data sharing in Japan
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26 April
Dialogue on diversity and inclusion: showcasing the latest technology of wheelchairs at CYBATHLON Series
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25 April
Content sharing at Springer Nature goes from strength to strength
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25 April
With over 50% take-up Springer Nature’s new author service rolled out early after response exceeds expectations
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28 March
Celebrating Nature’s 150th Anniversary at the University of Tokyo
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20 March
Growing international collaboration not yet enough to halt decline in Japan’s research output
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19 March
Applications now open for Inspiring and Innovating Science Awards 2019
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18 March
ResearchGate and Springer Nature embark on pilot to deliver seamless discovery and an enhanced reading experience
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14 March
Three new Nature Research journals address some of humanity’s greatest challenges
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15 May
Springer Nature commits to support collaborative solutions to society’s grand challenges
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2 May
Dr Magdalena Skipper appointed new Editor-in-Chief of Nature
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9 April
Nature Research and The Estée Lauder Companies launch global awards to celebrate inspirations for women in science
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30 January
Springer Nature seeks early adopter institutions and funders to shape new research data services
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14 June
Nano: making a big deal out of the very small
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19 April
Movers and shakers in the world of high-quality scientific research
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21 March
Springer Nature to extend content sharing to whole Springer Nature-owned journal portfolio
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9 March
Announcing five new Nature titles: Nature Astronomy, Nature Biomedical Engineering, Nature Ecology & Evolution, Nature Human Behaviour and Nature Reviews Chemistry
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10 February
RESPONSE TO 'OPEN ACCESS TO RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS' FROM SPRINGER NATURE
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10 January
Three new Nature titles: Nature Energy, Nature Microbiology and Nature Reviews Materials
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6 January
Springer Nature hits milestone of 200,000 ORCID identifiers
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10 November
Latest Nature Index supplement provides unique insight into extent of international collaboration on high-quality research
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19 October
Over 60% of 2015 research articles on nature.com are open access
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12 August
Perceptions of open access publishing are changing for the better, a survey by Nature Publishing Group and Palgrave Macmillan finds
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23 June
Nature Publishing Group cements leadership in multidisciplinary sciences, expands interdisciplinary publishing
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16 June
Emerging nations closing gap on established leaders, Nature Index shows
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5 May
Springer Nature created following merger completion
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25 March
Nature Index 2015: Asia-Pacific consolidates reputation as high-quality scientific research power house
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17 February
Double-blind peer review for Nature journals
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28 January
npj Science of Learning - a new open access journal launched by Nature Publishing Group and The University of Queensland
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25 January
Nature Publishing Group moves to CC BY 4.0 as default for open access journals
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12 November
Nature Index: A new global indicator for high quality science shows growing strength of China
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5 June
JAAM to partner on open access Nature Partner Journal, npj Aging and Mechanisms of Disease
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1 April
Nature Partner Journals, a new brand of open access journals
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26 March
China and Japan battle for science lead in dynamic Asia-Pacific region
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27 November
Nature Communications editors join Macmillan office in Shanghai
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24 October
Article level metrics on nature.com
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4 July
Nature Communications #4 in multidisciplinary sciences with first Impact Factor
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23 May
China on track for #2 most influential country in science publishing by 2014
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20 March
Japanese science leads strong Asia-Pacific performance in 2011 rankings
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15 September
Nature Publishing Group introduces open access options to Japanese titles
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1 August
Nature Publishing Group expands open access publishing in China
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5 July
Nature articles cited half a million times in 2010
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13 June
Scientific Reports publishes first articles
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12 April
Hospitals in Japan offered free journal access by Nature Publishing Group
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10 April
Nature Publishing Group to publish Genetics in Medicine in 2012
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23 March
Five institutions from Asia in Nature Publishing Index Global Top 50
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1 March
Pediatric Research moves to Nature Publishing Group in 2012
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23 January
NPG launches a nature.com iPad app
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10 January
NPG expands support for Creative Commons
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5 January
Announcing Scientific Reports, a new open access publication
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4 January
NPG introduces mobile and article 'rental' access options
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21 September
Nature unveils redesign, expanded content in print and online
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2 August
NPG's annual letter to customers (2010)
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23 June
Nature most cited journal with record Impact Factor
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9 March
Japan, China and Australia shine in Nature Asia-Pacific Publishing Index
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31 January
Nature launches iPhone App, signals EPUB support next
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20 January
Polymer Journal relaunches on nature.com
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30 November
Japanese mentors excel in Nature awards
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21 September
Announcing Nature Communications — a multidisciplinary, online-only journal with an open-access option
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6 July
Bright start for Nature Photonics with first Impact Factor
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27 May
World Scientific and Nature Publishing Group's first book collaboration
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7 January
NPG to co-publish Polymer Journal with the Society of Polymer Science, Japan
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25 June
NPG Nature Asia-Pacific launches podcast for RIKEN, one of Japan's leading research organizations.
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9 June
NPG launches English language editing service
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17 April
NPG announces six new publishing initiatives in the Asia-Pacific region
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16 April
NPG to co-publish with the Japanese Society of Hypertension
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10 April
NPG to partner with the Japan Society for Human Genetics
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7 April
NPG to partner with the Japan Antibiotics Research Association
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3 April
NPG and Tokyo Institute of Technology launch materials website for Asia
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1 April
NPG to co-publish two top-quality international journals based in China
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31 January
NPG launches Nature India
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21 December
NPG announces the launch of Nature Photonics
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3 October
Nature Publishing Group announces the launch of Nature Nanotechnology
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6 August
Nature Publishing Group launches its first all Japanese language publication
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26 June
Macmillan Medical Communications (MMC) launches the first collaborative medical news website
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19 June
Macmillan launches Macmillan Medical Communications (MMC)
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10 April
NPG announces new editor for Cell Research
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2 April
NPG expands into India, Latin America and Spain
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26 February
NPG to publish Immunology and Cell Biology
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8 January
NPG expands STM Publishing in Asia-Pacific region