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About Springer

Springer was founded in 19th-century Berlin, publishing political cartoons. In the early 20th century, Springer moved to science, medicine in particular. By publishing translations of Marie Curie’s work, Springer became more and more prominent before becoming the dominant scientific publisher in Germany. Springer was struck hard by WWII, as it had to fire Jewish editors and saw Ernst Springer die in a concentration camp while Fritz Springer committed suicide to avoid deportation.

Springer quickly rebuilt itself from the ground up after World War II and became more and more globalized. It fully capitalized on the digital revolution, which was also necessary because Springer was at war with libraries, who were outraged by rising subscription rates.

Springer launched Springer Open in 2004, that gave authors the option of publishing their work in an opne-access format. Meanwhile, both books and journals became available as e-journals. Today, Springer still believes in the printed book, even if it is just because of its aesthetic value. In 2015, Springer merged with Macmillan Science and Education (which includes Nature), becoming Springer Nature.

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Service

Springer is one of the world’s top academic publishers and it shows. You can buy books that will enlighten yoiuo in astronomy, the behavioral sciences, the biomedical sciences, business, management, chemistry, climate sciences, environmental studies, computer science, IT, earth sciences, geography, econometrics, education, pedagogy, language, linguistics, energy, engineering, environmental sciences, food science, nutrition, law, life sciences, biology, materials, mathematics, medicine, philosophy, physics, popular science, public health, social sciences, statistics, water, political science, economics, sociology, anthropology, history, urban planning, psychology, population studies, criminology, religious studies, criminal justice, archeology, classics, applied psychology, social psychololgy, clinical psychology, neuroscience, cognitive psychology, zoology, biology, forestry, ecology, regional sciences, international relations, oceanography, paleontology, geology and mineralogy.

Springer may very well by your publisher of choice. If you want to send your manuscript to Springer, the publisher offers templates for both Word and LaTeX. You then submit your manuscript online if you want ot be published in a scientific journal. In the case of a book, you should get in touch with an editor in your field.

These are some of Springer’s journals:

• Diabetologia
• European Journal of Nutrition
• Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences
• Climate Dynamics
• The Astronomy and Astrophysics Review
• Brain Structure and Function

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Comments, concerns and questions

In North America, you can reach Springer’s customer service by calling +1 (212) 460-1500. The help desk is available 24/7. If you prefer to fax Springer’s customer support, you certainly can (+1 212 460 1700). E-mailing is also possible (customerservice@springernature.com), as well as connecting with Springer’s support center in writing at:

233 Spring St
New York, NY 10013
USA

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