Writing in English? We can help

By Claire Hodge and Emma Buckland Science publications need to be read, shared, discussed, and critiqued – in order for the progression of the hypothesis, experiment and findings presented. Publishing science in English allows researchers from all over the world to access the research publications, to communicate with each other and discover new findings in their respective fields. It facilitates researchers in reaching the broadest possible audience for their work, helping to connect researchers, funders and policy holders from all over the world, to drive research impact. English is a notoriously tricky language to master. There are confusing spellings that … Read more…

The Top Books Published in 2017

A quick search for English-language Springer Nature books on Bookmetrix for the year 2017 yields over 7,000 titles. Some were published in early 2017, others not until December. Regardless, they made a big impact in 2017! We track download numbers on SpringerLink, citations are sourced from CrossRef.org and online mentions are provided by Altmetric.com. A whopping 47.5% of these books have had one or more online mentions (up from 42% in 2016), varying between news articles, tweets, blogs and other posts. 33% have had even three or more mentions! The average number of mentions per book increased to 6 in … Read more…

Service Spotlight: MySpringer/MyPalgrave

We’re starting the year with a service spotlight on one of our key services for authors, MySpringer and MyPalgrave. An Overview A MySpringer/MyPalgrave account offers direct access to your author account. From there you can download your free personal eBook copy, access your 40% author discount, track your publications, and find various other services periodically. Using the MyPublication tool, your account will update on where your books and/or journal articles are in the publication process. Update your e-mail preferences so that you are informed of the latest status changes, as well as the most recent journal issue, book, or series … Read more…