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Longest running study into open research practices shows strong researcher adoption, yet recognition gaps and regional variations remain

London | New York | Berlin, 26 January 2026

Digital Science, Figshare and Springer Nature publish the new results in The State of Open Data 2025: A Decade of Progress and Challenges.

Springer Nature helps streamline researcher workflows and boost open sharing with AI-powered protocols

London | New York | Berlin, 17 December 2025

New AI capabilities on protocols.io help researchers create, translate, and reproduce methods—all with the aim of accelerating global collaboration in open science and improving workflow efficiency 

Springer Nature expands its portfolio of research integrity tools to detect non-standard phrases

London| Berlin | New York,  17 Jul 2025

Springer Nature has launched a new tool for use across submissions to its journals and books to detect non-standard phrases in submitted manuscripts, marking the latest step in its ongoing mission to uphold research integrity and safeguard the scholarly record.  

Indian Researchers Call for Balanced and Responsible Research Assessments

New Delhi | 11 June 2025

New Springer Nature survey reveals research assessment insights from India

Springer Nature donates its unique AI tool that identifies problematic text to publishing community

London | Berlin | New York, 30 April 2025 

Following the successful rollout across its journals and books of its AI tool that detects cases of AI-generated nonsense text in research manuscripts, Springer Nature is now donating the tool to STM.  It will be integrated into the STM Integrity Hub, an industry-wide initiative that supports publishers in ensuring the integrity of their published content, as part of its mission to develop and trial tools that publishers large and small can use to screen submissions for indicators of compromised content.   


New analysis from Springer Nature reveals widespread international disparities in research integrity training

London| Berlin | New York, 29 May 2025

Stronger institutional leadership and tailored hybrid training needed to embed research integrity across academia 

New research integrity AI tool added to Springer Nature’s growing portfolio

London | Berlin | New York, 7 April 2025 

A new AI tool to identify irrelevant references in submitted manuscripts has been launched for use across Springer Nature’s journals and books.  The tool is the latest AI-driven tool that has been developed in-house at Springer Nature to weed out problematic submissions and ensure the veracity of the publication record. 


Springer Nature's first annual report as a public company shows growth in open access and continued investment in technology to improve value for the community

London | Berlin | New York, 31 March 2025  

The 2024 report features more AI initiatives to support the publishing process, increased usage of content and investment in integrity

Applications Now Open for the 2026 Sony Women in Technology Award with Nature

New York | London | Berlin | Tokyo, March 6, 2025  

Sony Group Corporation (Sony) and Nature today announced the application cycle for the 2026 Sony Women in Technology Award with Nature is now open.

Celebrating the Winners of the Inaugural Sony Women in Technology Award with Nature

New York | Berlin | London | Tokyo, February 5, 2025

Sony Group Corporation (Sony) and Nature announced the winners for the Sony Women in Technology Award with Nature on February 5, 2025 at an award ceremony in Tokyo.

Macmillan Education and Digital Schoolhouse Join Forces to Advance Digital literacy Globally

London | Berlin  January 27, 2025

Extended partnership to deliver an accessible computing education course.

Springer Nature: Authors, editors and peer reviewers supported with launch of new AI tool

 London | Berlin | New York, 7 January 2025 

Developed with the community the new tool will help streamline integrity and ethics checks.

Announcing the 2025 Shortlist for the Sony Women in Technology Award with Nature

London | New York | Berlin, 21 November 2024

Sony Group Corporation (Sony) and Nature today announced the shortlist for the Sony Women in Technology Award with Nature. 

Springer Nature creates role of Chief Digital Officer to further drive AI and digital transformation for research community

London | New York | Berlin, 24 October 2024 

Saskia Steinacker joins from Bayer to transform new technologies into practical solutions, platforms and products.

Macmillan Education launches new AI tool to help teachers find best course for their classroom needs

London ｜Berlin ｜New York, 04 September 2024

MAIA (Macmillan AI Assistant) is designed to get teachers to the right course faster. 

Springer Nature launches AskAdis

London | Berlin | New York  17th June 2024

Publisher launches AI-powered conversational interface for Pharma sector.

Springer Nature unveils two new AI tools to protect research integrity

London | Berlin | New York  12th June 2024

Springer Nature is rolling out two new bespoke AI tools to support the identification of papers that contain AI-generated fake content and / or problematic images - two indicators of research integrity issues.

Springer Nature makes open research easier for authors via simplified protocols offering

London | Berlin | New York  6th June 2024 

Following the acquisition of protocols.io in 2023, Springer Nature has today announced the migration of all protocols currently hosted on Protocols Exchange to the innovative platform, making protocols.io the home for the  publishers’  fully open protocols.

Sony and Nature partner to launch global award celebrating work done by women in technology

Tokyo | London | Berlin | New York, 6 March 2024

The latest in the Nature Award Programme recognises and champions the positive change women researchers are making for people and planet.

Springer Nature developing new peer review platform to better meet needs of academic community and support growth in OA publishing

London | Berlin | New York, 7 December 2023

Snapp is a key investment from the company in the future of publishing.

Springer Nature expands its AI capability with acquisition of Slimmer AI’s Science division

London | Berlin | New York, 25 October 2023

Springer Nature has signed a definitive agreement which will see the Netherlands’ Slimmer AI’s Science division (S-AI) join the company.

Springer Nature and authors successfully use generative AI to publish academic book

London | Berlin | New York, 18 October 2023

Experiment shows great potential for saving authors' time, but highlights importance of human guidance. 

Springer Nature continues open research drive with acquisition of protocols.io

London | Berlin | New York, 26th  July 2023

Platform provides authors with secure space for enhanced scientific collaboration  

Springer Nature data shows increased value for money for customers with delivery of increased publication usage and reach

London | New York | Berlin, 28 June 2023

Publisher’s annual progress report for 2022 shares data on its performance and information on how technology and people working together are protecting integrity as publishing volumes grow.

Springer Nature makes data sharing easier with single data policy across all journals and books

London | New York | Berlin 22nd March 2023

This move continues the publishers commitment to open science.

Springer Nature acquires researcher-created writing tool, TooWrite

London | Berlin | New York, 14th February 2023

Publisher continues focus on tailored solutions for academics with latest digital solution designed to help improve their working lives.

Nature announces support for authors from over 70 countries to publish open access

London | Berlin | New York, 9 January 2023

Authors from low-income and lower-middle income countries to be able to publish for free in Nature and the Nature research journals.

Springer Nature completes acquisition of Research Square Company

London | New York 01st December 2022

Move will increase authors’ access to best-in-class research solutions.

Extension of partnership with Code Ocean will help Springer Nature authors to better share their code and data

London | New York | Heidelberg, 16 November 2022

By integrating sharing and tracking of code and data, this multi-year agreement will also make code peer review easier for editors and reviewers, and improve the author experience.

Nature authors can now seamlessly share their data

London | 16 November 2022

 Following successful pilot, Figshare integration is rolled out across further titles in the Nature portfolio.

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