Springer Nature#Subsidiaries
{{short description|Academic publisher}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Springer Nature
| logo = Springer Nature Logo.svg
| type = Public Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien with an {{Lang|de|Aktiengesellschaft}} as general partner
|traded_as= {{FWB|SPG}}
SDAX
| industry = Publishing
| fate =
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| founded = {{Start date and age|2015}}
| founder =
| defunct =
| hq_location = London (global)
Berlin (corporate)
New York City (sales)
| area_served = Worldwide
| key_people = Frank Vrancken Peeters (CEO)
| products =
| owners =
| num_employees = 10,000
| num_employees_year = 2019
| revenue = US$ 2.1 billion
| revenue_year = 2022
| parent =
| website = {{URL|https://springernature.com}}
}}
Springer Nature or the Springer Nature Group{{cite web |title=Über uns: Presse |lang=de |url=https://group.springernature.com/de/group/media |access-date=2021-03-09 |publisher=Springer Nature Group |archive-date=2023-06-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230609104753/https://group.springernature.com/de/group/media |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Türen für Entdeckungen Öffnen |lang=de |url=https://group.springernature.com/de/group |access-date=2021-03-08 |publisher=Springer Nature Group |archive-date=2023-09-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230923120431/https://group.springernature.com/de/group |url-status=live }} is a German-British academic publishing company created by the May 2015 merger of Springer Science+Business Media and Holtzbrinck Publishing Group's Nature Publishing Group, Palgrave Macmillan, and Macmillan Education.{{cite web |url=https://www.springer.com/gp/about-springer/media/press-releases/corporate/springer-nature-created-following-merger-completion/256626 |title=Springer Nature created following merger completion |date=6 May 2015 |publisher=Springer |access-date=16 August 2015 |archive-date=9 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190609134936/https://www.springer.com/gp/about-springer/media/press-releases/corporate/springer-nature-created-following-merger-completion/256626 |url-status=live }}
History
The company originates from several journals and publishing houses, notably Springer-Verlag, which was founded in 1842 by Julius Springer in Berlin{{cite web |url=http://www.knowledgespeak.com/newsArchieveviewdtl.asp?pickUpBatch=3187 |title=Springer celebrates 175 years since its founding |publisher=KnowledgeSpeak.com |date=11 May 2017 |access-date=April 6, 2018 |archive-date=28 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181128003621/http://www.knowledgespeak.com/newsArchieveviewdtl.asp?pickUpBatch=3187 |url-status=dead }} (the grandfather of Bernhard Springer who founded Springer Publishing in 1950 in New York),
{{cite web
| title= Do you mean Springer, Springer or Springer?
| date=2014
| url= http://www.springer.com/gp/about-springer/company-information/know-your-springer/do-you-mean-springer-springer-or-springer-/18482
| website=Springer.com
| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20161227145959/http://www.springer.com:80/gp/about-springer/company-information/know-your-springer/do-you-mean-springer-springer-or-springer-/18482
| archive-date=27 December 2016
| url-status=dead
}} Nature Publishing Group which has published Nature since 1869,{{cite web
| url=https://phys.org/journals/nature/
| title=Nature
| publisher=Phys.org
| access-date=April 6, 2018
| archive-date=October 12, 2023
| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231012164040/https://phys.org/journals/nature/
| url-status=live
}} and Macmillan Education, which goes back to Macmillan Publishers founded in 1843.{{Cite web|title=About Us {{!}} Springer Nature {{!}} Corporate Affairs Homepage {{!}} Springer Nature|url=https://group.springernature.com/de/group/about-us|access-date=2021-03-09|website=group.springernature.com|archive-date=2023-06-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605202652/https://group.springernature.com/de/group/about-us|url-status=live}}
Springer Nature was formed in 2015 by the merger of Nature Publishing Group, Palgrave Macmillan, and Macmillan Education (held by Holtzbrinck Publishing Group) with Springer Science+Business Media (held by BC Partners). Plans for the merger were first announced on 15 January 2015.{{cite web|date=15 January 2015|title=Nature publisher to merge with Springer|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/nature-publisher-to-merge-with-springer/2017985.article|access-date=April 6, 2018|publisher=Times Higher Education|archive-date=5 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200305101628/https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/nature-publisher-to-merge-with-springer/2017985.article|url-status=live}} The transaction was concluded in May 2015 with Holtzbrinck having the majority 53% share.{{cite news|author=Caroline Carpenter|date=May 6, 2015|title=Completed merger forms 'Springer Nature'|publisher=The Bookseller|url=http://www.thebookseller.com/news/completed-merger-forms-springer-nature|access-date=July 8, 2015|archive-date=July 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728092755/https://www.thebookseller.com/news/completed-merger-forms-springer-nature|url-status=live}}
IPO attempts in May 2018 and Autumn 2020{{Cite news|date=2020-09-04|title=Springer Nature Said to Kick Off 1 Billion-Euro IPO This Month|language=en|work=Bloomberg.com|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-04/springer-nature-said-to-kick-off-1-billion-euro-ipo-this-month|access-date=2021-03-08|archive-date=2021-12-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211207133134/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-04/springer-nature-said-to-kick-off-1-billion-euro-ipo-this-month|url-status=live}} were unfruitful due to unfavorable market conditions.{{Cite news|last=Schuetze|first=Arno|date=2018-05-08|title=Weak demand forces Springer Nature to cancel $3.2 billion float at last minute|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-springer-nature-ipo-idUSKBN1I91FU|access-date=2021-03-08|archive-date=2023-07-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230716094548/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-springer-nature-ipo-idUSKBN1I91FU|url-status=live}}{{cite news|author=Benjamin Robertson, Ruth David, Jan-Henrik Foerster|date=3 October 2020|title=Europe IPO Revival Peters Out as Year's Top German Deal Delayed|publisher=Bloomberg|url=https://www.bloombergquint.com/business/bc-partners-backed-springer-nature-is-said-to-delay-german-ipo-kfsoqvii|access-date=12 November 2020|archive-date=7 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211207133557/https://www.bloombergquint.com/business/bc-partners-backed-springer-nature-is-said-to-delay-german-ipo-kfsoqvii|url-status=live}}
In 2021, Springer Nature acquired Atlantis Press, an open access publisher founded in Paris in 2006, focusing on scientific, technical, and medical (STM) content, and publication of conference proceedings.{{cite web |url=https://www.atlantis-press.com/about |title=About Atlantis Press |website=Atlantis Press |access-date=February 5, 2023 |archive-date=February 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230205000910/https://www.atlantis-press.com/about |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://publishingperspectives.com/2021/03/springer-nature-acquires-paris-open-access-atlantis-press-covid19/ |title=Springer Nature Acquires Paris' Open Access Atlantis Pres |date=March 11, 2021 |first=Porter |last=Anderson |website=Publishing Perspectives |access-date=February 5, 2023 |archive-date=February 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230205000907/https://publishingperspectives.com/2021/03/springer-nature-acquires-paris-open-access-atlantis-press-covid19/ |url-status=live }}
Current company
After the merger, former Springer Science+Business Media CEO Derk Haank became CEO of Springer Nature.{{Cite web|title=Derk J Haank, Springer Science+Business: Profile and Biography|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/person/3129261|access-date=2021-03-08|website=Bloomberg.com|language=en|archive-date=2021-12-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211209201515/https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/person/3129261|url-status=live}} When he retired by the end of 2017, he was succeeded by Daniel Ropers,{{Cite web|title=Derk Haank, Chief Executive Officer to retire and to be succeeded by Daniel Ropers|url=https://www.springer.com/gp/about-springer/media/press-releases/corporate/derk-haank--chief-executive-officer-to-retire-and-to-be-succeeded-by-daniel-ropers-/12477540|access-date=2021-03-08|website=www.springer.com|language=en|archive-date=2023-07-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230716113858/https://www.springer.com/gp/about-springer/media/press-releases/corporate/derk-haank--chief-executive-officer-to-retire-and-to-be-succeeded-by-daniel-ropers-/12477540|url-status=live}} the co-founder and long-time CEO of bol.com.{{cite web |url=https://www.thebookseller.com/news/haank-depart-springer-nature-bolcom-s-ropers-takes-ceo-role-574476 |title=Bol.com's Ropers to take Haank's role at Springer Nature |date=6 May 2015 |publisher=The Bookseller |access-date=10 April 2018 |archive-date=10 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190710092858/https://www.thebookseller.com/news/haank-depart-springer-nature-bolcom-s-ropers-takes-ceo-role-574476 |url-status=live }} In September 2019, Ropers was replaced by Frank Vrancken Peeters.{{Cite web|title=Executive Team {{!}} Corporate Affairs Homepage {{!}} Springer Nature|url=https://group.springernature.com/de/group/about-us/executive-team|access-date=2021-03-08|website=group.springernature.com|archive-date=2023-03-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314223129/https://group.springernature.com/de/group/about-us/executive-team|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://group.springernature.com/de/group/media/press-releases/springer-nature-announces-ceo-succession/17140728|title=Springer Nature Announces CEO Succession: Frank Vrancken Peeters appointed Chief Executive Officer. Daniel Ropers to step down. | Corporate Affairs Homepage | Springer Nature|website=group.springernature.com|access-date=2019-10-09|archive-date=2019-10-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191009153712/https://group.springernature.com/de/group/media/press-releases/springer-nature-announces-ceo-succession/17140728|url-status=live}}
The company is releasing several Policies & Reports,{{Cite web|title=Policies, Reports and Acts {{!}} Springer Nature {{!}} Corporate Affairs Homepage {{!}} Springer Nature|url=https://group.springernature.com/de/group/taking-responsibility/policies-reports-acts|access-date=2021-03-08|website=group.springernature.com|archive-date=2023-03-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314223147/https://group.springernature.com/de/group/taking-responsibility/policies-reports-acts|url-status=live}} including a Modern Slavery Act statement, a Tax strategy, and a gender pay gap report for Springer Nature's UK operations.{{cite web|access-date=2019-08-11|title=Springer Nature reports 15.12% pay gap|publisher=The Bookseller|url=https://www.thebookseller.com/news/springer-nature-reports-1512-pay-gap-755411|website=www.thebookseller.com|archive-date=2023-07-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230716102330/https://www.thebookseller.com/news/springer-nature-reports-1512-pay-gap-755411|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=Springer Nature Gender Pay Gap Report – April 2018 - EN {{!}} Corporate Affairs Homepage {{!}} Springer Nature|url=https://group.springernature.com/gp/group/springer-nature-gender-pay-gap-report-april-2018-en/16508070|access-date=2021-03-08|website=group.springernature.com|archive-date=2023-03-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317035919/https://group.springernature.com/gp/group/springer-nature-gender-pay-gap-report-april-2018-en/16508070|url-status=live}}
Springer Nature is a signatory of the SDG Publishers Compact,{{cite web |title=SDG Publishers Compact Members |url=https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/sdg-publishers-compact-members/ |website=United Nations Sustainable Development |access-date=18 July 2023 |archive-date=26 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230726040805/https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/sdg-publishers-compact-members/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=SDG Publishers Compact |url=https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/sdg-publishers-compact/ |website=United Nations Sustainable Development |access-date=20 July 2023 |archive-date=21 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721053207/https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/sdg-publishers-compact/ |url-status=live }} and has taken steps to support the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the publishing industry.{{cite news |title=Springer Nature and SDSN Release Joint White Paper on How to Narrow the Policy, Research, and Community Divide |url=https://www.unsdsn.org/springer-nature-and-the-un-sustainable-development-solutions-network-sdsn-release-joint-white-paper-on-how-to-narrow-the-policy-research-and-community-divide |work=UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) |date=3 May 2021 |language=en |access-date=30 August 2023 |archive-date=15 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240915184727/https://www.unsdsn.org/springer-nature-and-the-un-sustainable-development-solutions-network-sdsn-release-joint-white-paper-on-how-to-narrow-the-policy-research-and-community-divide |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Anderson |first1=Porter |title=Springer Nature Issues a New Sustainability Report |url=https://publishingperspectives.com/2023/04/springer-nature-makes-issues-a-new-sustainability-report/ |work=Publishing Perspectives |date=5 April 2023 |access-date=30 August 2023 |archive-date=11 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230811163530/https://publishingperspectives.com/2023/04/springer-nature-makes-issues-a-new-sustainability-report/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Sustainable Business Summary 2021 |url=https://sustainablebusiness.springernature.com/2021/ |website=Springer Nature|date=2022 |access-date=4 August 2023 |language=en}}
These include becoming carbon neutral as of 2020, organizing its publications into 17 SDG-related content hubs,{{cite news |title=Transcript: SDG Content Hub Magic Number Is 17 {{!}} CCC's Velocity of Content Podcast |url=https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/transcripts/sdg-content-hub-magic-number-is-17/ |work=Velocity of Content {{!}} A series of recordings from the Copyright Clearance Center |date=February 21, 2022 |access-date=August 30, 2023 |archive-date=August 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230811163430/https://velocityofcontentpodcast.com/transcripts/sdg-content-hub-magic-number-is-17/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=SDG 14 Journal Collections and Special Issues incl. Call for Papers {{!}} For Researchers {{!}} Springer Nature |url=https://www.springernature.com/gp/researchers/sdg-programme/sdg14/collections |website=Springer Nature |access-date=2023-08-30 |archive-date=2023-08-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230810232417/https://www.springernature.com/gp/researchers/sdg-programme/sdg14/collections |url-status=live }} and launching thematic journals such as Nature Climate Change, Nature Energy, Nature Sustainability,{{cite news |last1=Butcher |first1=James |title=Scholarly publishers and the SDGs |url=https://geoscientist.online/sections/unearthed/scholarly-publishers-and-the-sdgs/ |work=GEOSCIENTIST |date=1 March 2023 |access-date=30 August 2023 |archive-date=27 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230927154800/https://geoscientist.online/sections/unearthed/scholarly-publishers-and-the-sdgs/ |url-status=live }} Nature Food, Nature Human Behaviour, Nature Water and Nature Cities (appearing 2024).{{cite news |title=Nature Portfolio to expand with three new journals in 2024 {{!}} Springer Nature Group {{!}} Springer Nature |url=https://group.springernature.com/gp/group/media/press-releases/nature-portfolio-new-journals-2024/24626522 |work=Springer Nature |date=16 March 2023 |access-date=30 August 2023 |archive-date=11 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230811053559/https://group.springernature.com/gp/group/media/press-releases/nature-portfolio-new-journals-2024/24626522 |url-status=live }} In 2014, the Nature Portfolio series of themed online journals was launched.{{cite web | url=https://www.nature.com/nature-portfolio/about/npj-series | title=npj Series | Nature Portfolio | access-date=2023-12-24 | archive-date=2023-10-30 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231030170247/https://www.nature.com/nature-portfolio/about/npj-series | url-status=live }}
Springer's journal Environment, Development, and Sustainability was one of six out of 100 journals to receive the highest possible "Five Wheel" impact rating{{cite web |title=SDG-Impact Journal Rating |url=https://blog.cabells.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/SDG_Impact_Journal_Rating.pdf |website=Cabells |access-date=2023-08-31 |archive-date=2023-08-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230811163409/https://blog.cabells.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/SDG_Impact_Journal_Rating.pdf |url-status=live }} from the SDG Impact Intensity™ journal rating system, based on an analysis of data from 2016–2020 that assessed relevance to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).{{cite journal |last1=Rodenburg |first1=Kathleen |last2=Rowan |first2=Michael |last3=Nixon |first3=Andrew |last4=Christensen Hughes |first4=Julia |title=The Misalignment of the FT50 with the Achievement of the UN's SDGs: A Call for Responsible Research Assessment by Business Schools |journal=Sustainability |date=January 2022 |volume=14 |issue=15 |pages=9598 |doi=10.3390/su14159598 |language=en |issn=2071-1050 |doi-access=free |bibcode=2022Sust...14.9598R }}{{cite news |last1=Linacre |first1=Simon |title=Cabells launches new SDG Impact Intensity™ journal rating system in partnership with Saint Joseph's University's Haub School of Business |url=https://blog.cabells.com/2021/03/17/cabells-launches-new-sdg-impact-intensity-journal-rating-system-in-partnership-with-saint-josephs-universitys-haub-school-of-business/ |work=the source |date=17 March 2021 |access-date=31 August 2023 |archive-date=11 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230811163521/https://blog.cabells.com/2021/03/17/cabells-launches-new-sdg-impact-intensity-journal-rating-system-in-partnership-with-saint-josephs-universitys-haub-school-of-business/ |url-status=live }}
= Brands =
The following major brands belong to the group (see also Subsidiaries):{{Cite web|title=Springer Nature Group {{!}} Corporate Affairs Homepage {{!}} Springer Nature|url=https://group.springernature.com/gp/group|access-date=2021-03-08|website=group.springernature.com|archive-date=2023-09-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230923120356/https://group.springernature.com/gp/group|url-status=live}}
- Nature
- Springer.com
- BioMed Central
- Scientific American
- Heinrich Vogel Verlag{{Cite web|title=Heinrich Vogel Shop|url=https://www.heinrich-vogel-shop.de/|access-date=2021-03-08|website=www.heinrich-vogel-shop.de|archive-date=2023-09-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230902004403/https://www.heinrich-vogel-shop.de/|url-status=live}}
- SciGraph
Controversies
In 2017, the company agreed to block access to hundreds of articles on its Chinese site, cutting off access to articles related to Tibet, Taiwan, and China's political elite.{{Cite news|last=Hernández|first=Javier C.|date=2017-11-01|title=Leading Western Publisher Bows to Chinese Censorship (Published 2017)|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/01/world/asia/china-springer-nature-censorship.html|access-date=2021-03-08|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=2019-10-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191013073850/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/01/world/asia/china-springer-nature-censorship.html|url-status=live}}{{cite news | title=The Mystery of the Exiled Billionaire Whistle-Blower | work=The New York Times | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/10/magazine/the-mystery-of-the-exiled-billionaire-whistleblower.html?login=email&auth=login-email | date=January 10, 2018 | last1=Hilgers | first1=Lauren | access-date=September 2, 2019 | archive-date=July 16, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230716150135/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/10/magazine/the-mystery-of-the-exiled-billionaire-whistleblower.html?login=email&auth=login-email | url-status=live }}
The company retracted a paper in 2019, in its journal BMC Emergency Medicine due to a dubious peer-review process (a herpetologist could have denied the publication of the paper).{{cite web |title=A snake bites once, but its picture is used twice |url=https://retractionwatch.com/2020/04/03/great-snakes-image-mixup-helps-doom-snakebite-paper/#more-119209 |author=retractionwatch |date=3 April 2020 |access-date=24 August 2020 |archive-date=16 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230716154553/https://retractionwatch.com/2020/04/03/great-snakes-image-mixup-helps-doom-snakebite-paper/#more-119209 |url-status=live }}
In August 2020, Springer Nature was reported to have rejected the publication of an article at the behest of its co-publisher, Wenzhou Medical University, from a Taiwanese doctor because the word "China" was not placed after "Taiwan".{{Cite news|last=Tang|first=Jane|date=1 September 2020|title=Springer Nature Journal Rejects Article by Taiwan Doctor Over Country Name|work=Radio Free Asia|url=https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/article-09012020091523.html|access-date=1 September 2020|archive-date=9 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200909182115/https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/article-09012020091523.html|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/taiwan-academics-told-to-identify-as-chinese-in-journal-srsbd7jss|title=Taiwan academics told to identify as Chinese in journal|author=Charlie Parker|date=October 10, 2020|work=The Times|access-date=January 12, 2022|archive-date=January 13, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220113024352/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/taiwan-academics-told-to-identify-as-chinese-in-journal-srsbd7jss|url-status=live}}
In July 2020, Springer Nature retracted a paper in the journal Society due to a dubious review process and criticism regarding racism.{{cite web |title=Springer Nature retracts paper that hundreds called 'overtly racist' |url=https://retractionwatch.com/2020/07/31/springer-nature-retracts-paper-that-hundreds-called-overtly-racist/ |author=retractionwatch |date=31 July 2020 |access-date=24 August 2020 |archive-date=22 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230922233606/https://retractionwatch.com/2020/07/31/springer-nature-retracts-paper-that-hundreds-called-overtly-racist/ |url-status=live }}
In November 2021, Springer Nature retracted 44 nonsense papers from the Arabian Journal of Geosciences after a lapse in the peer review process.{{cite news |author=Isaac Schultz |date=6 November 2021 |title=Science Publisher Retracts 44 Papers for Being Utter Nonsense |work=Gizmodo |url=https://gizmodo.com/science-publisher-retracts-44-papers-for-being-utter-no-1848004690 |access-date=14 September 2022 |archive-date=14 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220914213558/https://gizmodo.com/science-publisher-retracts-44-papers-for-being-utter-no-1848004690 |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |last=Marcus |first=Adam |date=November 4, 2021 |title=Springer Nature geosciences journal retracts 44 articles filled with gibberish |work=Retraction Watch |url=https://retractionwatch.com/2021/11/04/springer-nature-geosciences-journal-retracts-44-articles-filled-with-gibberish/ |access-date=September 14, 2022 |archive-date=September 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220914213559/https://retractionwatch.com/2021/11/04/springer-nature-geosciences-journal-retracts-44-articles-filled-with-gibberish/ |url-status=live }}
In August 2023, after an investigation, Springer Nature retracted a paper that claimed there is no evidence of a global climate crisis.{{refn|Before the paper was retracted, Sky News Australia{{snd}}a news station priorly outed as a centre for climate change misinformation{{Cite news |last=Readfearn |first=Graham |date=2022-06-13 |title=Sky News Australia is a global hub for climate misinformation, report says |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2022/jun/14/sky-news-australia-is-a-global-hub-for-climate-misinformation-report-says |access-date=2023-08-27 |issn=0261-3077}}{{snd}}published two segments on the paper, which were then subsequently viewed over half a million times on YouTube.{{Cite web |last=Readfearn |first=Graham |date=25 August 2023 |title=Scientific journal retracts article that claimed no evidence of climate crisis |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/aug/26/scientific-journal-retracts-article-that-claimed-no-evidence-of-climate-crisis |access-date=2023-08-27 |website=The Guardian |language=en}}}}
Lawsuits
In September 2024, Lucina Uddin, a neuroscience professor at UCLA, sued Springer Nature along with five other academic journal publishers in a proposed class-action lawsuit, alleging that the publishers violated antitrust law by agreeing not to compete against each other for manuscripts and by denying scholars payment for peer review services.{{Cite news |last=Scarcella |first=Mike |date=2024-09-13 |title=Academic publishers face class action over 'peer review' pay, other restrictions |url=https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/academic-publishers-face-class-action-over-peer-review-pay-other-restrictions-2024-09-13/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240914212841/https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/academic-publishers-face-class-action-over-peer-review-pay-other-restrictions-2024-09-13/ |archive-date=2024-09-14 |access-date=2024-09-15 |work=Reuters}}{{Cite web |last=Abdur-Rahman |first=Sulaiman |date=2024-09-13 |title='Illegal Conspiracy'?: EDNY Antitrust Class Action Challenges Publishers' Unpaid Peer Review Rule |url=https://www.law.com/newyorklawjournal/2024/09/13/illegal-conspiracy-edny-antitrust-class-action-challenges-publishers-unpaid-peer-review-rule/?slreturn=20240815103952 |url-access=registration |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240913230833/https://www.law.com/newyorklawjournal/2024/09/13/illegal-conspiracy-edny-antitrust-class-action-challenges-publishers-unpaid-peer-review-rule/ |archive-date=2024-09-13 |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=New York Law Journal |language=en}}
Subsidiaries
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- Adis International
- Apress
- Asser Press
- BioMed Central
- Bohn Stafleu van Loghum
- J. B. Metzler
- Macmillan Education
- Nature Research
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Scientific American
- Springer Healthcare
- Springer VS
- Springer Verlag
- Springer Gabler
- Springer Vieweg Verlag
- Springer Medizin
- Springer Pflege
- Springer Nature Technology and Publishing Solutions
- SciGraph
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See also
References
External links
- {{Official website|http://springernature.com/}}
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