Springer Science+Business Media
Springer Science+Business Media is a global publishing company that publishes books, e-books and peer-reviewed journals in science, technical and medical (STM) publishing.[1] Springer also hosts a number of scientific databases, including SpringerLink, Springer Protocols, and SpringerImages. Book publications include major reference works, textbooks, monographs and book series; more than 88,000 titles are available as e-books in 18 subject collections.[2] Within STM, Springer is the largest book publisher and second-largest journal publisher worldwide after Elsevier, with around 55 publishing houses, almost 6,200 employees and around 2,000 journals and 7,000 new books published each year.[3]
Conflict of interest policy
Springer states that following conflict of interest policy for its journals:
- When an author or the institution of the author has a relationship, financial or otherwise, with individuals or organizations that could influence the author’s work inappropriately, a conflict of interest may exist. Examples of potential conflicts of interest may include but are not limited to academic, personal, or political relationships; employment; consultancies or honoraria; and finical connections such as stock ownership and funding. Although an author may not feel that there are conflicts, disclosure of relationships and interests that could be viewed by others as conflicts of interest affords a more transparent and prudent process. All authors must disclose any actual or potential conflict of interest. The Journal may publish such disclosures if judged to be important to readers.[4]
It is worth noting that the company makes no commitment to disclose conflict of interest statements.
Affiliations
Science Media Centre received donations from Springer 2009-2013.
Notes
- ↑ Profile & Executives - Springer Science+Business Media GmbH Bloomberg
- ↑ SpringerLink
- ↑ Springer key facts
- ↑ Springer » For Authors & Editors: Conflict of Interest, accessed 5 September 2013
