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Hear About the Publishing Experience From Springer Nature Authors

Choosing a publisher is one of the biggest decisions you will make in your publishing career. There are a number of benefits when choosing Springer Nature, which we’ve outlined in many of our Service Spotlight posts and beyond. But, often, the best proof is in the reviews. We asked journal and book authors to tell us about their experiences publishing with us. Here’s what they had to say. We asked our book authors to tell us more about their experience publishing with us: For more information on one of our key book author perks, read these posts on Bookmetrix.   Hear … Read more…

Service Spotlight: The Springer Nature Author Affiliate Program

An overview Earn commission on your Springer Nature publications through your own website, blog, or social network! All you need to do is sign-up for the Springer Nature Author Affiliate Program. If accepted, you simply post a unique tracking link. Whenever someone clicks on it and then purchases your book, you earn a cash commission. What does it mean exactly to be an affiliate? An affiliate is essentially an advertising partner for a business. In this case the tracking link you receive serves as the advertisement that brings customers to our website to purchase your book. Where does the link get … Read more…

Sharing Your Research With Your Social Network

When your research is published and ready for sharing, tackling the best way to share it on social media may seem daunting. If you only frequent social media for personal use, you may feel uncomfortable putting your work out there for all to see. If you’re already using social media to highlight your research, you may worry about crossing the line into being too overly promotional and intrusive. We’ve compiled this simple plan to get you started with sharing your research on social media. A few key pointers to keep in mind: Your journal article’s SharedIt link makes it possible … Read more…

Researching January’s News with SharedIt

Interested in learning more about the facts behind the stories you read from the media? Each month we’re pulling some of the major headlines from the news, and pairing them with research articles related to the topic. With the power of SharedIt, you’ll be able to read full journal articles and share them with others! Disagreements on DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) led to a government shutdown in the United States this month. Learn more about the effects of DACA in Schooling and labor market effects of temporary authorization: evidence from DACA from the Journal of Population Economics. This month … Read more…

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…

2017’s Source Highlights

Thank you for being a reader in 2017! As we embark on a new year we’re excited to bring more engaging content and a fresh look that represents our Springer Nature family of brands. Before we kick off the new year, we’re sharing the must-read posts of the year based on our readers that you should be sure to check out if you’ve missed them. The most read post this year was Researching September’s News With SharedIt, featuring a round-up of the month’s top headlines paired with research articles that provide more information on the topic. Thanks to SharedIt all … Read more…

A holiday resource for authors

Keeping with the spirit of the season we put together a ready reckoner of sorts for our authors informing them about our reputational author services. Categorised as Pre and Post Publication, author services are listed along with a short description followed by their respective URLs. Using this resource: Simply download the PDF to activate the links to learn more about our services. Download the resource here. We hope that you find this resource useful and look forward to your feedback in the comments section. 

Productivity for Researchers: 9 Brilliant Tips

With the holidays upon us it can be difficult to bunker down and focus on work. Get set for a productive ending to your year, and an even better 2018 with these useful tips. By Stacy Konkiel At Altmetric, we provide actionable insights into the online engagement surrounding published research. In early 2017 we asked researchers to share their favorite productivity tips and tricks for tackling their to-do lists, in the hope picking up some ideas ourselves and sharing their wisdom with the wider community. Here are some of their top recommendations. 1. Use a task manager There are many … Read more…