Why publish with Springer?

Publish with confidence 

At Springer, we recognise that our authors are the heart of what we do and we are committed to providing the resources, support, and advice you need to help you succeed. Our services will help make the publishing process easier for you, from the manuscript stage through distribution and beyond.

Serving authors worldwide 

Virtually any kind of academic, scientific, and clinical research can find its home at Springer. From journals dedicated to serving and being part of their communities, to the world’s leading scholarly book programme, Springer strives to help authors find audiences for their research.

Best in books: comprehensive and accessible 

Springer publishes more scholarly books than any other publisher - including some of the world’s most important books - and leads the way in making them accessible to the global research community.

We ensure accessibility through:

• Extensive digital availability: Our entire book portfolio is available online, including a fully digitised backlist dating back to the 1840s.
• Flexible access models: From institutional subscriptions to open access books, we offer multiple ways for readers to engage with content.
• Global discoverability: Books are indexed in major databases and search engines, making them easy to find and cite.
• Inclusive formats: Many titles are available in accessible formats to support diverse reading needs.

By combining scale with innovation, Springer ensures that high-quality academic content is not only published, but also discoverable, accessible, and shareable by researchers everywhere.

Innovation in journal publishing 

Springer is committed to helping researchers throughout their publication journey. From free tutorials on building a submission plan to our blog The Source, we offer tools and guidance at every step. Our expertly supported Transfer Desk ensures manuscripts find the right home, while SharedIt enables authors to share view-only, full-text articles with anyone, anywhere.

Our smart submission platform, Snapp, also offers authors a streamlined, intuitive experience designed to make publishing faster, easier, and more impactful.

Committed to open science 

As a pioneer in open access (OA) publishing, we empower researchers to share their work widely and transparently - and the results speak for themselves. When compared to non-OA content, on average, OA articles receive:

More citations 

• 1.6x more citations of OA articles than non-OA articles across all subjects 

More downloads 

• 4x more downloads of OA articles than non-OA articles 

Greater impact 

• 2.4x more Altmetric attention 
• OA articles attracted 1.9x more news mentions and 1.2x more policy mentions 

But our commitment goes beyond open access. We actively support open science through robust data sharing policies, encouraging transparency and reproducibility across research fields. Our acquisition of Protocols.io further strengthens this mission, giving researchers a platform to share and discover reproducible methods and protocols.

With Springer, authors benefit from a publishing partner that not only amplifies their impact but also advances a more open, collaborative, and sustainable research ecosystem.

Ready to publish?

Whether you're just starting out or preparing to publish, Springer offers practical tools, expert insights, and tailored resources to help you navigate the process with confidence and clarity.

Explore our author resources to learn how to publish a book, and submit an article.