Springer

Springer is a major academic publishing company with origins in Germany. It began as Julius Springer Verlag, founded in 1842 in Berlin by Julius Springer, and evolved into a leading publisher of scientific, technical, and medical literature, publishing books and journals worldwide and expanding through international activity.

In 2015, Springer Science+Business Media merged with Nature Publishing Group and Palgrave Macmillan to form Springer Nature. The publisher is now part of the Holtzbrinck Publishing Group, with the Springer imprint continuing to publish books and journals alongside other lines within the Springer Nature portfolio. The brand remains widely associated with scholarly output across a broad range of disciplines.

Springer distributes content globally and maintains an online platform, SpringerLink, which provides access to journals, books, and reference works. It offers open access options through programs such as Open Choice, allowing authors to publish articles as open access for a fee. The company focuses on science, technology, medicine, and related fields, and operates a substantial catalog of journals and monographs used by researchers, students, and institutions around the world.

As a longstanding player in scholarly communication, Springer has played a significant role in the dissemination of scientific knowledge. Its operations reflect the broader trends of the academic publishing industry, including specialization, digital distribution, and ongoing debates over access, pricing, and business models.