Springer Statements
Find out where Springer stands on recent developments in the world of scholarly communications.
All Springer Statements
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Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)
read more30 January 2020
A novel coronavirus, 2019-nCoV, has been identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness that originated in Wuhan, China, and which has spread to several other countries around the world. As a leading research publisher, Springer Nature is committed to supporting the global response to emerging outbreaks by enabling fast and direct access to the latest available research, evidence, and data.
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Retractions from Springer and BioMed Central journals
read moreLondon | Heidelberg, 1st November, 2016
Retractions from Springer and BioMed Central journals
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A few words on sound science, megajournals, and an announcement about SpringerPlus
read moreLondon | Heidelberg, 13 June 2016
By Steven Inchcoombe (Chief Publishing Officer, Springer Nature) and Heinz Weinheimer (Managing Director, Springer Research Group)
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Springer Nature makes Zika content freely available
read moreLondon | Heidelberg, 19 February 2016
Journal articles, book chapters, news and expert commentaries now open to general public
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Retraction of articles from Springer journals
read moreLondon | Heidelberg, 18 August 2015
Retraction of articles from Springer journals
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Statement on Annals of Forest Science article
read moreBerlin, 6 May 2015
Statement on Annals of Forest Science article
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Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics on hold
read moreBerlin, 13 March 2015
An internal review of the journal Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics has revealed a pattern of inappropriate and compromised peer review.
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Important update from Springer for Swets customers
read moreBerlin, 25 September 2014
After extensive discussions with Swets, it has become clear to Springer that our customers are exposed to a substantial risk if they continue to submit payments to Swets for any Springer content.
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Springer final SCIgen report
read moreBerlin, 14 August 2014
Springer final report on SCIgen-generated papers in conference proceedings
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Discontinuation of SpringerImages
read moreBerlin, 27 May 2014
Springer has come to the decision to discontinue the image database SpringerImages since it is not aligned with our strategy and long-term plans for image-related services and ...
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Second update on SCIgen-generated papers
read moreBerlin, 14 April 2014
As reported in the media, on 11 February 2014 we were alerted to 16 fake submissions that were published in conference proceedings in Springer publications, mostly in computer sciences and ...
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Update on SCIgen-generated papers in conference proceedings
read moreBerlin, 20 March 2014
As reported in the media, on 11 February 2014 we were alerted to 16 fake submissions that were published in conference proceedings in Springer publications, mostly in computer sciences and engineering ...
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SCIgen-generated papers in conference proceedings
read moreBerlin, 27 February 2014
As reported in the media, on 11 February 2014 we were alerted to 16 fake submissions that were published in conference proceedings in Springer publications, mostly in comp ...
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The "Clearing House for the Open Research of the United States"
read moreNew York, 6 June 2013
Springer welcomes discussion around the Clearing House for the Open Research of the United States (CHORUS) and the involvement of publishers in debates around access to acade ...
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‘Delisted Titles’
read moreHeidelberg, 21 March 2013
Provisional exclusion of books from Springer Book Archives Springer has been publishing since the mid-19th century, including during the National Socialist era in Germany, ...
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Erroneous Reporting in The Hindu
read moreBerlin | New Delhi, 30 July 2012
The article “Competition panel finds Springer guilty of unfair trade practices” written by Bindu D. Menon and published online in The Hindu Business Line on 5 July 2012 is incorrect.
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Springer responds to issues around Springer Images
read moreDordrecht, 12 June 2012
We would like to thank the research community for drawing our attention to several defects in our Springer Images product.
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US Research Works Act
read moreNew York, 20 January 2012
We do not think that the RWA will be successful, but we hope that it will generate measured, intelligent and constructive debate, which we greatly prefer to histrionics and ...
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Debate on the NIH’s Public Access Policy
read moreBerlin, 14 September 2007
Funding bodies, including government funding agencies, should leave it up to researchers to decide where to publish their results.