#springernature — Public Fediverse posts

What just happened to my favorite magazine and my last remaining print media subscription? Am I gonna have to unsubscribe?

https://www.wgaeast.org/scientific-american-union-holds-rally-after-layoffs-and-springer-natures-sale-of-historic-science-publication-demand-recognition-from-new-owners-labx/

#SciAm #ScientificAmerican #SpringerNature #LabX #WritersGuildOfAmerica #AFLCIO

What just happened to my favorite magazine and my last remaining print media subscription? Am I gonna have to unsubscribe?

https://www.wgaeast.org/scientific-american-union-holds-rally-after-layoffs-and-springer-natures-sale-of-historic-science-publication-demand-recognition-from-new-owners-labx/

#SciAm #ScientificAmerican #SpringerNature #LabX #WritersGuildOfAmerica #AFLCIO

Springer Nature Launches Book Publishing Imprint

The new imprint will become part of Springer Nature's broader books portfolio, which includes Springer and Palgrave Macmillan.
The post Springer Nature Launches Book Publishing Imprint appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.
https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/07/springer-nature-launches-book-publishing-imprint/

#AcademicPublishing #Imprints #ScholarlyPublishing #SpringerNature

Springer Nature Launches Book Publishing Imprint

The new imprint will become part of Springer Nature's broader books portfolio, which includes Springer and Palgrave Macmillan.
The post Springer Nature Launches Book Publishing Imprint appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.
https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/07/springer-nature-launches-book-publishing-imprint/

#AcademicPublishing #Imprints #ScholarlyPublishing #SpringerNature

A popular study that claimed students learn faster and better when they use AI in the classroom has been retracted. The reasons are painfully obvious.

https://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2026/07/15/study-claiming-ai-helps-students-learn-retracted/

#AI #Education #Retraction #SpringerNature

A popular study that claimed students learn faster and better when they use AI in the classroom has been retracted. The reasons are painfully obvious.

https://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2026/07/15/study-claiming-ai-helps-students-learn-retracted/

#AI #Education #Retraction #SpringerNature

#SpringerNature to start issuing expressions of concern for #books after investigating hundreds of its books for #integrity-related problems in recent yeats In 2022, Springer Nature carried out 124 such investigations. In 2023, that number grew to 207 in 2023 & 217 in 2024, Svetlana Kleiner, a #researchintegrity adviser with the publisher, told attendees of the World Conference on Research Integrity in Vancouver, Canada, last month.
@RetractionWatch https://retractionwatch.com/2026/06/22/springer-nature-to-start-issuing-expressions-of-concern-for-books/

#SpringerNature to start issuing expressions of concern for #books after investigating hundreds of its books for #integrity-related problems in recent yeats In 2022, Springer Nature carried out 124 such investigations. In 2023, that number grew to 207 in 2023 & 217 in 2024, Svetlana Kleiner, a #researchintegrity adviser with the publisher, told attendees of the World Conference on Research Integrity in Vancouver, Canada, last month.
@RetractionWatch https://retractionwatch.com/2026/06/22/springer-nature-to-start-issuing-expressions-of-concern-for-books/

Why did this journal retract two 1940s papers by Max Planck? [UPDATED] https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/06/why-did-this-journal-retract-two-1940s-papers-by-max-planck/

That's wild! Guessing it's more widespread than this one famous author :-/

#AcademicPublishing #SpringerNature #NobelPrizes #Transparency

Why did this journal retract two 1940s papers by Max Planck? [UPDATED] https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/06/why-did-this-journal-retract-two-1940s-papers-by-max-planck/

That's wild! Guessing it's more widespread than this one famous author :-/

#AcademicPublishing #SpringerNature #NobelPrizes #Transparency

Bot oskarżył Maksa Plancka o plagiat. Jak algorytmy niszczą historyczny dorobek nauki

Kiedy ślepa automatyzacja zderza się z historią, efekty bywają absurdalne.

Prestiżowe czasopismo naukowe po cichu wycofało dwie prace Maksa Plancka – ojca mechaniki kwantowej i laureata Nagrody Nobla. Powód? Zautomatyzowany system dopatrzył się w tekstach z lat 40. ubiegłego wieku naruszenia praw autorskich. To dowód na to, że powierzanie cyfrowych archiwów wyłącznie maszynom i prawnikom prowadzi do bezpowrotnego wymazywania ważnych faktów.

Sprawa wyszła na jaw niemal przypadkiem. Historyk fizyki Yves Gingras z Uniwersytetu Quebec przeglądał branżową listę noblistów, których prace zostały oficjalnie wycofane (tzw. retrakcja). Obecność Maksa Plancka, naukowca o nieposzlakowanej opinii, wywołała uzasadniony szok. Okazało się, że z cyfrowych archiwów czasopisma „Naturwissenschaften” (dziś „The Science of Nature”) całkowicie usunięto dwie filozoficzne publikacje fizyka z 1940 i 1942 roku. Zamiast nich w systemie widnieją puste pliki PDF z lakoniczną notatką o naruszeniu zasad publikacji.

Ślepy algorytm i historyczne realia

Historycy błyskawicznie przeprowadzili prywatne śledztwo, z którego wynika, że za retrakcją najprawdopodobniej stoi nadgorliwy skrypt antyplagiatowy uruchomiony podczas cyfryzacji archiwów w 2005 roku. W pierwszej połowie XX wieku normą było ponowne publikowanie tych samych wykładów czy esejów w różnych czasopismach lub książkach, by w świecie bez internetu dotrzeć do jak najszerszego grona naukowców.

Dziś, w erze bezlitosnej walki o granty, wydawnictwa traktują takie praktyki jako niedopuszczalny „autoplagiat” i podwójne publikowanie tych samych treści. System wdrożony przez wydawcę potraktował historyczne teksty według współczesnych, sztywnych standardów, całkowicie ignorując kontekst epoki, w której tworzył niemiecki noblista.

Wydawca milczy, a autor nie żyje od 1947 roku

Najbardziej kuriozalna w całej sytuacji jest jednak reakcja samego wydawnictwa. Obecna redaktor naczelna czasopisma przyznała, że nie miała pojęcia o wycofaniu tekstów, wprost nazywając zaistniałą sytuację pomyłką algorytmu. Z kolei komercyjny gigant wydawniczy Springer Nature zablokował publikację przygotowanego przez nią sprostowania i odmówił dłuższego komentarza.

Przedstawiciele firmy zasłonili się procedurami, tłumacząc, że szczegóły wycofania tekstów są poufne i mogą być omawiane wyłącznie z ich autorem. Problem polega na tym, że Max Planck nie żyje od 1947 roku, a jego dzieła w większości krajów zdążyły już przejść do domeny publicznej.

Powyższy incydent to niestety coś więcej niż tylko zabawna, branżowa anegdota. To groźny precedens, który obnaża słabości nowoczesnego systemu publikacji. Skoro bezduszny algorytm pod nadzorem korporacyjnych prawników potrafi bez mrugnięcia okiem ocenzurować jednego z najważniejszych fizyków w historii z powodu wyimaginowanych problemów z prawami autorskimi, musimy poważnie zastanowić się nad tym, jak obecnie archiwizujemy naszą wiedzę.

Bot oskarżył Maksa Plancka o plagiat. Jak algorytmy niszczą historyczny dorobek nauki

Kiedy ślepa automatyzacja zderza się z historią, efekty bywają absurdalne.

Prestiżowe czasopismo naukowe po cichu wycofało dwie prace Maksa Plancka – ojca mechaniki kwantowej i laureata Nagrody Nobla. Powód? Zautomatyzowany system dopatrzył się w tekstach z lat 40. ubiegłego wieku naruszenia praw autorskich. To dowód na to, że powierzanie cyfrowych archiwów wyłącznie maszynom i prawnikom prowadzi do bezpowrotnego wymazywania ważnych faktów.

Sprawa wyszła na jaw niemal przypadkiem. Historyk fizyki Yves Gingras z Uniwersytetu Quebec przeglądał branżową listę noblistów, których prace zostały oficjalnie wycofane (tzw. retrakcja). Obecność Maksa Plancka, naukowca o nieposzlakowanej opinii, wywołała uzasadniony szok. Okazało się, że z cyfrowych archiwów czasopisma „Naturwissenschaften” (dziś „The Science of Nature”) całkowicie usunięto dwie filozoficzne publikacje fizyka z 1940 i 1942 roku. Zamiast nich w systemie widnieją puste pliki PDF z lakoniczną notatką o naruszeniu zasad publikacji.

Ślepy algorytm i historyczne realia

Historycy błyskawicznie przeprowadzili prywatne śledztwo, z którego wynika, że za retrakcją najprawdopodobniej stoi nadgorliwy skrypt antyplagiatowy uruchomiony podczas cyfryzacji archiwów w 2005 roku. W pierwszej połowie XX wieku normą było ponowne publikowanie tych samych wykładów czy esejów w różnych czasopismach lub książkach, by w świecie bez internetu dotrzeć do jak najszerszego grona naukowców.

Dziś, w erze bezlitosnej walki o granty, wydawnictwa traktują takie praktyki jako niedopuszczalny „autoplagiat” i podwójne publikowanie tych samych treści. System wdrożony przez wydawcę potraktował historyczne teksty według współczesnych, sztywnych standardów, całkowicie ignorując kontekst epoki, w której tworzył niemiecki noblista.

Wydawca milczy, a autor nie żyje od 1947 roku

Najbardziej kuriozalna w całej sytuacji jest jednak reakcja samego wydawnictwa. Obecna redaktor naczelna czasopisma przyznała, że nie miała pojęcia o wycofaniu tekstów, wprost nazywając zaistniałą sytuację pomyłką algorytmu. Z kolei komercyjny gigant wydawniczy Springer Nature zablokował publikację przygotowanego przez nią sprostowania i odmówił dłuższego komentarza.

Przedstawiciele firmy zasłonili się procedurami, tłumacząc, że szczegóły wycofania tekstów są poufne i mogą być omawiane wyłącznie z ich autorem. Problem polega na tym, że Max Planck nie żyje od 1947 roku, a jego dzieła w większości krajów zdążyły już przejść do domeny publicznej.

Powyższy incydent to niestety coś więcej niż tylko zabawna, branżowa anegdota. To groźny precedens, który obnaża słabości nowoczesnego systemu publikacji. Skoro bezduszny algorytm pod nadzorem korporacyjnych prawników potrafi bez mrugnięcia okiem ocenzurować jednego z najważniejszych fizyków w historii z powodu wyimaginowanych problemów z prawami autorskimi, musimy poważnie zastanowić się nad tym, jak obecnie archiwizujemy naszą wiedzę.

Kyiv Post: Despite Public Break With Russia, Springer Continues Publishing Russian Journals. “When Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Springer Nature joined many Western institutions in condemning the war. The academic publishing giant announced it would halt new sales in Russia and Belarus and expressed support for Ukrainian researchers. Yet more than four years later, […]

Kyiv Post: Despite Public Break With Russia, Springer Continues Publishing Russian Journals. “When Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Springer Nature joined many Western institutions in condemning the war. The academic publishing giant announced it would halt new sales in Russia and Belarus and expressed support for Ukrainian researchers. Yet more than four years later, […]

Research Information: Springer Nature divests Scientific American and Spektrum der Wissenschaft. “Springer Nature has announced the sale of its consumer media businesses, including the science publication Scientific American in the United States and Spektrum der Wissenschaft in Germany.”

Research Information: Springer Nature divests Scientific American and Spektrum der Wissenschaft. “Springer Nature has announced the sale of its consumer media businesses, including the science publication Scientific American in the United States and Spektrum der Wissenschaft in Germany.”

Even the most renowned scientific publishers seem to skip the copy editing process these days.

Screenshot from a peer-reviewed article published by #SpringerNature.

Even the most renowned scientific publishers seem to skip the copy editing process these days.

Screenshot from a peer-reviewed article published by #SpringerNature.

“The APC [Article Processing Charge] to publish Gold Open Access in Nature […] is […] €10850.00.“ 😱

#GoldOpenAccess #OA #naklar #SpringerNature #academicChatter

“The APC [Article Processing Charge] to publish Gold Open Access in Nature […] is […] €10850.00.“ 😱

#GoldOpenAccess #OA #naklar #SpringerNature #academicChatter

More of this, please...!

New #OpenAccess #Journal to Launch Following Resignation of Editorial Team from #NaturalLanguageSemantics

Posted by Professor Caroline Edwards on 2 June 2026

"The #OpenLibraryOfHumanities is pleased to announce the launch of a new diamond open access journal in linguistics, following the resignation of the editorial team of Natural Language Semantics (#NLS) from #SpringerNature. The editors are launching a new journal, Semantics of Natural Languages , with the Open Library of Humanities.

"The editorial team’s resignation follows ongoing concerns about Springer Nature putting pressure on editors to accept and publish more articles. Commercial publishers like Springer Nature are increasingly using this tactic to grow the revenue they receive for open access publishing via Article Processing Charges. The resigning editors have the support of the editorial board of Natural Language Semantics, including the original founders of that journal, which was established in 1993 and has long been recognised as one of the leading journals in formal semantics and theoretical linguistics.

"Semantics of Natural Languages is launched at OLH as the intellectual heir to Natural Language Semantics, which was originally published by Kluwer Academic Publishers before its acquisition by Springer in 2003. Semantics of Natural Languages is a linguistics journal dedicated to the study of meaning in natural languages, with a particular focus on the relation between meaning and linguistic structure. While the journal is firmly grounded in semantics, it welcomes contributions that draw on insights from related fields such as #logic, #PhilosophyOfLanguage, #psycholinguistics and cognition, #typology and the core domains of #linguistics — provided the work is specifically directed toward linguists and advances our understanding of semantics.

"OLH’s Executive Director, Professor Caroline Edwards, said of the move: 'It’s fantastic to be supporting another research community to regain editorial control of its journal and leave Springer Nature. At OLH, we’re seeing a growing number of furious academics ready to withdraw their labour from unscrupulous commercial publishers like Springer Nature. We’re excited to work with the editors and authors at Semantics of Natural Languages and give the journal a positive future.'

"The editors of Semantics of Natural Languages commented: 'We’re grateful to be able to work with the OLH to make our journal accessible for free to all $authors and $readers. #AcademicJournals should serve academics, #NotForProfitPublishers, and we consider the #DiamondOpenAccess model the future of academic publishing. We are proud to join this movement and help to expand its presence in semantics and linguistics more generally.'

"The Open Library of Humanities is proud to provide the long-term funding and support needed to bring this journal into diamond open access. This support is made possible by the university libraries, funding councils, and library consortia that collectively support the OLH.

"About #OLH: The Open Library of Humanities is an award-winning, academic-led publisher of 36 diamond open access journals based at #Birkbeck, #UniversityOfLondon. With initial funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and subsequent support from Arcadia, a charitable fund, the platform covers its costs by payments from an international library consortium rather than any author fee. This funding mechanism enables equitable open access in the #humanities disciplines, with charges neither to readers nor authors."

Source:
https://www.openlibhums.org/news/943/

Visit the new journal here: https://snl-journal.org/

#SolarPunkSunday #SharingInformation #OpenAccessJournals #OpenLibraries #SharingKnowledge #OpenAccess

More of this, please...!

New #OpenAccess #Journal to Launch Following Resignation of Editorial Team from #NaturalLanguageSemantics

Posted by Professor Caroline Edwards on 2 June 2026

"The #OpenLibraryOfHumanities is pleased to announce the launch of a new diamond open access journal in linguistics, following the resignation of the editorial team of Natural Language Semantics (#NLS) from #SpringerNature. The editors are launching a new journal, Semantics of Natural Languages , with the Open Library of Humanities.

"The editorial team’s resignation follows ongoing concerns about Springer Nature putting pressure on editors to accept and publish more articles. Commercial publishers like Springer Nature are increasingly using this tactic to grow the revenue they receive for open access publishing via Article Processing Charges. The resigning editors have the support of the editorial board of Natural Language Semantics, including the original founders of that journal, which was established in 1993 and has long been recognised as one of the leading journals in formal semantics and theoretical linguistics.

"Semantics of Natural Languages is launched at OLH as the intellectual heir to Natural Language Semantics, which was originally published by Kluwer Academic Publishers before its acquisition by Springer in 2003. Semantics of Natural Languages is a linguistics journal dedicated to the study of meaning in natural languages, with a particular focus on the relation between meaning and linguistic structure. While the journal is firmly grounded in semantics, it welcomes contributions that draw on insights from related fields such as #logic, #PhilosophyOfLanguage, #psycholinguistics and cognition, #typology and the core domains of #linguistics — provided the work is specifically directed toward linguists and advances our understanding of semantics.

"OLH’s Executive Director, Professor Caroline Edwards, said of the move: 'It’s fantastic to be supporting another research community to regain editorial control of its journal and leave Springer Nature. At OLH, we’re seeing a growing number of furious academics ready to withdraw their labour from unscrupulous commercial publishers like Springer Nature. We’re excited to work with the editors and authors at Semantics of Natural Languages and give the journal a positive future.'

"The editors of Semantics of Natural Languages commented: 'We’re grateful to be able to work with the OLH to make our journal accessible for free to all $authors and $readers. #AcademicJournals should serve academics, #NotForProfitPublishers, and we consider the #DiamondOpenAccess model the future of academic publishing. We are proud to join this movement and help to expand its presence in semantics and linguistics more generally.'

"The Open Library of Humanities is proud to provide the long-term funding and support needed to bring this journal into diamond open access. This support is made possible by the university libraries, funding councils, and library consortia that collectively support the OLH.

"About #OLH: The Open Library of Humanities is an award-winning, academic-led publisher of 36 diamond open access journals based at #Birkbeck, #UniversityOfLondon. With initial funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and subsequent support from Arcadia, a charitable fund, the platform covers its costs by payments from an international library consortium rather than any author fee. This funding mechanism enables equitable open access in the #humanities disciplines, with charges neither to readers nor authors."

Source:
https://www.openlibhums.org/news/943/

Visit the new journal here: https://snl-journal.org/

#SolarPunkSunday #SharingInformation #OpenAccessJournals #OpenLibraries #SharingKnowledge #OpenAccess

* I'm not making this up: Here's one of many DOIs taken from a reference list at the end of an article published by #SpringerNature:

* I'm not making this up: Here's one of many DOIs taken from a reference list at the end of an article published by #SpringerNature:

Ah, the timeless quest for "understanding" in #science — an eternal dance where the jargon gets bigger as the actual #insights shrink. 🤯🔍 Who knew that #publishing with Springer Nature was the true path to enlightenment, or at least to an ever-growing #research cart? 🛒✨
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42113-026-00271-1 #understanding #SpringerNature #HackerNews #ngated

Ah, the timeless quest for "understanding" in #science — an eternal dance where the jargon gets bigger as the actual #insights shrink. 🤯🔍 Who knew that #publishing with Springer Nature was the true path to enlightenment, or at least to an ever-growing #research cart? 🛒✨
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42113-026-00271-1 #understanding #SpringerNature #HackerNews #ngated

After submitting a research paper to a journal of scientific publisher #SpringerNature, my e-mail inbox is flooded with science #SPAM (”Dear researcher $FullName, please consider publishing your latest research at $FakeyFakeJournalXY…”).

I wonder if there is a connection. 🤔

After submitting a research paper to a journal of scientific publisher #SpringerNature, my e-mail inbox is flooded with science #SPAM (”Dear researcher $FullName, please consider publishing your latest research at $FakeyFakeJournalXY…”).

I wonder if there is a connection. 🤔

Here we go again … Submission guidelines of a journal published by the best-known scientific publisher, #SpringerNature. All of the following information are from the same document:

„Text must be double-spaced, 12-point Times New Roman“

AND

„Use a normal, plain font (e.g., 10-point Times Roman) for text.“

AND

„Submit in common word processing formats such as .docx or LaTeX“

AND

„Manuscripts should be submitted in Word.“

Sigh … Now, what is it: 12-point or 10-point, Word or LaTeX?

Here we go again … Submission guidelines of a journal published by the best-known scientific publisher, #SpringerNature. All of the following information are from the same document:

„Text must be double-spaced, 12-point Times New Roman“

AND

„Use a normal, plain font (e.g., 10-point Times Roman) for text.“

AND

„Submit in common word processing formats such as .docx or LaTeX“

AND

„Manuscripts should be submitted in Word.“

Sigh … Now, what is it: 12-point or 10-point, Word or LaTeX?

In Sulawesi the oldest dated rock art with an age of 67.800 years has recently been discovered.

Not only is it interesting in itself, but the openly accessible article is being accompanied by a big set of data published on zenodo.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09968-y

https://zenodo.org/records/17561904

Have a look for yourself. How extensively do you publish your data? 🧾♻️

#springernature #zenodo #fairdata #fair #datapublishing

Wachsende Wasserspeicher – Gletscherseen sind zugleich Ressource und schützenswerter Lebensraum

Ein Forschungsteam der Universität Potsdam hat zusammen mit Partnern der University of Leeds Verteilung und Volumen von Gletscherseen weltweit erfasst. Ihr Fachartikel ist in „Nature Water“ erschienen: https://www.uni-potsdam.de/de/nachrichten/detail/2026-01-28-wachsende-wasserspeicher-gletscherseen-sind-zugleich-ressource-und-schuetzenswerter-lebensraum

#gletscher #gletscherseen #publikation #fachartikel #naturewater #springernature #wasserversorgung #energieversorgung #forschung #leedsuniversity #leeds

Wachsende Wasserspeicher – Gletscherseen sind zugleich Ressource und schützenswerter Lebensraum

Ein Forschungsteam der Universität Potsdam hat zusammen mit Partnern der University of Leeds Verteilung und Volumen von Gletscherseen weltweit erfasst. Ihr Fachartikel ist in „Nature Water“ erschienen: https://www.uni-potsdam.de/de/nachrichten/detail/2026-01-28-wachsende-wasserspeicher-gletscherseen-sind-zugleich-ressource-und-schuetzenswerter-lebensraum

#gletscher #gletscherseen #publikation #fachartikel #naturewater #springernature #wasserversorgung #energieversorgung #forschung #leedsuniversity #leeds

#OpenScience & #OpenAccess: nire #SpringerNature liburuaren ale bat @Hitz_zentroa liburutegian. 📚

Un ejemplar de mi libro de Springer Nature en la biblioteca de la UPV/EHU.

A copy of my Springer Nature #book now at the #library of the University of the #BasqueCountry

#OpenScience & #OpenAccess: nire #SpringerNature liburuaren ale bat @Hitz_zentroa liburutegian. 📚

Un ejemplar de mi libro de Springer Nature en la biblioteca de la UPV/EHU.

A copy of my Springer Nature #book now at the #library of the University of the #BasqueCountry

Pas d’accord avec #SpringerNature :

Depuis le 1er janvier 2026, la Suisse est sans contrat. En conséquence, le FNS suspend l’encouragement des articles en #OpenAccess dans ces revues.

Cette mesure est prise en concertation avec les hautes écoles 🇨🇭 et renforce leur position de négociation.

ℹ️ Infos & mesures : https://sohub.io/1l3h
#Science

No deal with #SpringerNature

Switzerland has been without an agreement since 1.1.2026. Consequently, the SNSF is pausing funding for #OpenAccess articles in these journals.

This joint measure with the 🇨🇭 higher education institutions strengthens our negotiating position.

ℹ️ Info & measures: https://sohub.io/a8rh

No Deal mit #SpringerNature:

Seit 1.1.2026 ist die Schweiz vertragslos. Als Konsequenz setzt der SNF die Förderung von Open-Access-Artikeln in diesen Zeitschriften aus.

Die Massnahme erfolgt abgestimmt mit den 🇨🇭 Hochschulen und stärkt die Verhandlungsposition.

ℹ️ Infos & Massnahmen: https://sohub.io/dwpj

#OpenAccess #Wissenschaft

No deal with #SpringerNature

Switzerland has been without an agreement since 1.1.2026. Consequently, the SNSF is pausing funding for #OpenAccess articles in these journals.

This joint measure with the 🇨🇭 higher education institutions strengthens our negotiating position.

ℹ️ Info & measures: https://sohub.io/a8rh

No Deal mit #SpringerNature:

Seit 1.1.2026 ist die Schweiz vertragslos. Als Konsequenz setzt der SNF die Förderung von Open-Access-Artikeln in diesen Zeitschriften aus.

Die Massnahme erfolgt abgestimmt mit den 🇨🇭 Hochschulen und stärkt die Verhandlungsposition.

ℹ️ Infos & Massnahmen: https://sohub.io/dwpj

#OpenAccess #Wissenschaft

Pas d’accord avec #SpringerNature :

Depuis le 1er janvier 2026, la Suisse est sans contrat. En conséquence, le FNS suspend l’encouragement des articles en #OpenAccess dans ces revues.

Cette mesure est prise en concertation avec les hautes écoles 🇨🇭 et renforce leur position de négociation.

ℹ️ Infos & mesures : https://sohub.io/1l3h
#Science

OK, as per request of #swissuniversities my #NewYearResolution for 2026 is thus: no reviewing and no publishing with #SpringerNature

It's one of the recommendations in the linked article

#AcademicChatter
https://mastodon.acm.org/@mxp/115798214246692038

OK, as per request of #swissuniversities my #NewYearResolution for 2026 is thus: no reviewing and no publishing with #SpringerNature

It's one of the recommendations in the linked article

#AcademicChatter
https://mastodon.acm.org/@mxp/115798214246692038

La Conferenza dei Rettori ha deciso di non rinnovare l’accordo con Springer-Nature e di continuare con le trattative, anche se ciò renderà inaccessibili, almeno per un periodo, i testi dell’editore commerciale in questione. Ha inoltre raccomandato:

di non usare fondi centrali per la pubblicazione a pagamento

di prendere in considerazione alternative a Springer-Nature

di rendere disponibili […]

La Conferenza dei Rettori ha deciso di non rinnovare l’accordo con Springer-Nature e di continuare con le trattative, anche se ciò renderà inaccessibili, almeno per un periodo, i testi dell’editore commerciale in questione. Ha inoltre raccomandato:

di non usare fondi centrali per la pubblicazione a pagamento

di prendere in considerazione alternative a Springer-Nature

di rendere disponibili […]

Wydawnictwo Springer Nature w ogniu krytyki za wydanie książki o AI, która zawierała odwołania do nieistniejących źródeł

https://kontrabanda.net/r/springer-nature-ksiazka-ai-krytyka/

Wydawnictwo Springer Nature w ogniu krytyki za wydanie książki o AI, która zawierała odwołania do nieistniejących źródeł

https://kontrabanda.net/r/springer-nature-ksiazka-ai-krytyka/

Governance & Climate Justice: Wealth of Nature 2ed by Julia Puaschunder, 2025

This second edition book examines international climate change mitigation and adaptation regimes with the aim of proposing fair climate stability implementation strategies.

#books
#nonfiction
#ClimateJustice
#governance
#SpringerNature

Governance & Climate Justice: Wealth of Nature 2ed by Julia Puaschunder, 2025

This second edition book examines international climate change mitigation and adaptation regimes with the aim of proposing fair climate stability implementation strategies.

#books
#nonfiction
#ClimateJustice
#governance
#SpringerNature

Kudos to the editors of the 𝘑𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘗𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘓𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘤, published by #SpringerNature, who just resigned to launch a new #DiamondOA journal on the same topics, published by @openlibhums.
https://www.openlibhums.org/media/press/Final_Open_Letter.pdf

Here's the new journal, 𝘗𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘓𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘤.
https://www.philosophical-logic.org/

Also see the entry I just created for it in the #OpenAccessDirectory list of journal #DeclarationsOfIndependence.
https://oad.simmons.edu/oadwiki/Journal_declarations_of_independence#2025

UPDATE: The announcement letter (first link above) was initially undated, but is now dated December 10, 2025.

#Editors #OpenAccess #Philosophy #Resignations

Kudos to the editors of the 𝘑𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘗𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘓𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘤, published by #SpringerNature, who just resigned to launch a new #DiamondOA journal on the same topics, published by @openlibhums.
https://www.openlibhums.org/media/press/Final_Open_Letter.pdf

Here's the new journal, 𝘗𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘓𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘤.
https://www.philosophical-logic.org/

Also see the entry I just created for it in the #OpenAccessDirectory list of journal #DeclarationsOfIndependence.
https://oad.simmons.edu/oadwiki/Journal_declarations_of_independence#2025

UPDATE: The announcement letter (first link above) was initially undated, but is now dated December 10, 2025.

#Editors #OpenAccess #Philosophy #Resignations

„Bug in #springernature metadata may be causing ‘significant, systemic’ citation inflation“
Mit aktuellem Kommentar des CTO von #MDPI
#bibliometrics

via @sinensetin und @jagusch

https://retractionwatch.com/2025/11/11/bug-in-springer-nature-metadata-may-be-causing-significant-systemic-citation-inflation/

„Bug in #springernature metadata may be causing ‘significant, systemic’ citation inflation“
Mit aktuellem Kommentar des CTO von #MDPI
#bibliometrics

via @sinensetin und @jagusch

https://retractionwatch.com/2025/11/11/bug-in-springer-nature-metadata-may-be-causing-significant-systemic-citation-inflation/

We all know there are several #Pubpeer comments showing fraudulent data and AI-generated papers in #ScientificReports by #SpringerNature, but wow that journal's #review process is screwed up much more than people realize.... Worst experience ever. After one AE refused to make a decision after two second round reviews were in, new AE said we need a 3rd reviewer and round three to settle the reviewers' disagreement. Okay. Review 3 is now in: "My concerns are minor and can be easily addressed in a revision." Editor decision: Reject.

We all know there are several #Pubpeer comments showing fraudulent data and AI-generated papers in #ScientificReports by #SpringerNature, but wow that journal's #review process is screwed up much more than people realize.... Worst experience ever. After one AE refused to make a decision after two second round reviews were in, new AE said we need a 3rd reviewer and round three to settle the reviewers' disagreement. Okay. Review 3 is now in: "My concerns are minor and can be easily addressed in a revision." Editor decision: Reject.

( \(2^{nd}\) announcement)

The #Springer Problem Book for the Indiana College Mathematics Competition (2001-2023) is now available in a (slightly less expensive) softcover format! This book, edited by me, J. Gash, R. Gillman, and @JohnRickert , can be used by students and coaches in a problem solving class, and would also make a great gift or library order! Purchases through the publisher web site generate royalties that support student activities in the #Indiana Section of the #MAA .

https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-62768-2

#SpringerNature #math #ProblemSolving #Competition #library