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Giving great research the attention it deserves

Ahead of Nobel Prize week, Deborah Sweet, Executive VP Journals, Nature Portfolio, reflects on the value and impact of research.

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02 Oct 2025

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Peer review in the age of AI: the good, the bad and ugly

Tim Kersjes shares his thoughts from the 10th International Congress on Peer Review and Scientific Publication in Chicago for Peer Review Week

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16 Sep 2025

AI as the Accelerating Force of Scientific Progress

Harsh Jegadeesan reflects on his time at SciFoo 2025 and shares his key takeaways.

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19 Aug 2025

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Harnessing Technology to Strengthen Research Integrity

Chris Graf discusses the expansion of our suite of in-house research integrity tools, designed to help us detect and prevent problematic content and uphold trust in the scholarly record.

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06 Aug 2025

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Is there a strain on peer review? – It’s more complicated than you think

The significant growth of academic publishing in recent years has led some to argue the system is reaching a breaking point. Ritu Dhand suggests that globalisation and changing quality thresholds should prompt a rethink about where and why strains exist in the current research system.

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18 Jul 2025

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Understanding the gender gap in peer review at Nature Portfolio journals

Sowmya Swaminathan and Marios Karouzos share the results of our latest report on gender diversity in peer review.

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27 May 2025

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Celebrating 10 years of Springer Nature

CEO Frank Vrancken Peeters reflects on what we have achieved together - through trusted brands and innovative products and services - to be part of progress.

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05 May 2025

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Publishing the findings of the Global Flourishing Study

Stavroula Kousta introduces the Global Flourishing Study, and the role Springer Nature played in publishing its first wave results.

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30 Apr 2025

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Measuring our impact on the Sustainable Development Goals

Nicola Jones shares how we track our impact on the SDGs, with the latest figures from our annual report: Be Part of Progress.

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22 Apr 2025

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Embracing change in research assessment, current practices and future collaborative approaches

Steven Inchcoombe discusses the state of research assessment.

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16 Apr 2025

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From Transformation to Collective Responsibility: What Does 50% OA Mean for Us?

In 2021, we set a bold target: publish 50% of our primary research open access (OA) by the end of 2024. I'm thrilled to report that we met this target, as highlighted in our recent Annual Report. But how did we do it, and what did we learn?

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11 Apr 2025

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What’s in a name? Celebrating 25 years of Palgrave Macmillan

With 25 years of Palgrave Macmillan celebrations kicking off at the London Book Fair (LBF) earlier this month, we caught up with Christina M Brian, Vice President Business, Economics, Politics, Law Books, to discuss LBF and the anniversary year.

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21 Mar 2025

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Giving great research the attention it deserves

Peer review in the age of AI: the good, the bad and ugly

AI as the Accelerating Force of Scientific Progress

Harnessing Technology to Strengthen Research Integrity

Is there a strain on peer review? – It’s more complicated than you think

Understanding the gender gap in peer review at Nature Portfolio journals

Celebrating 10 years of Springer Nature

Publishing the findings of the Global Flourishing Study

Measuring our impact on the Sustainable Development Goals

Embracing change in research assessment, current practices and future collaborative approaches

From Transformation to Collective Responsibility: What Does 50% OA Mean for Us?

What’s in a name? Celebrating 25 years of Palgrave Macmillan

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