Formally adopted in 2015, the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are fast approaching their 2030 end date. To recruit the publishing industry, the UN introduced the SDG Publishers Compact in 2020, an open agreement that encourages stakeholders to adopt sustainable business strategies and publish content in support of the goals. In this four-part series, we discuss the publishing industry’s contributions to the SDGs, and how Springer Nature became a key advocate, choosing to align its editorial strategy, business outlook, and internal organization with the goals.
In the first episode of this series, Ritu Dhand chats about her role at Springer Nature as Chief Scientific Officer, sharing her work in supporting the editors of Springer Nature’s portfolio of more than 3,000 journals. She then provides a refresher on how the SDGs originated and the objectives of the SDG Publishers Compact. In addition, Ritu discusses the key collaborators who are advancing Springer Nature’s SDG work internally and the scale at which its publishing operation supports the effort.
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Action Steps for Libraries and Publishers to Assist With Open Research
How Open Research Is Impacting the Research Enterprise
Introducing Our Guests and the Goals of Open Research
AI In Librarianship Trends, New LTI White Paper, and Choice Reviews of AI Products
Launch and Development of Choice’s LibTech Insights
How Art Changes Culture and the (Interdisciplinary) Future of the Environmental Humanities
Themes of Interruption, Interpretation, and Gathering in Ecologies in Practice
Environmentally Engaged Arts, Calls to Action, and Canadian Case Studies in Ecologies in Practice
Exploring Ecologies in Practice and Environmental Humanities
One Year of Pledge to Open, OA Mandates, and Exploring AI
The Library’s Role in Open Access Publishing and Pledge to Open
Inspiration, Launch, and Challenges of T&F’s Pledge to Open Pilot
Publisher-Library Discussions on OA and the Challenges of Author Charges
SDG Progress and Driving Employee Engagement
Preventative Measures against Predatory Publishing and Potential New Threats
Supporting the Global South and Inclusive Science
Predatory Publishing Red Flags and Cabells’s Evaluative Criteria
Springer Nature’s Editorial and Publication Strategies for the SDGs
Predatory Journal Tactics and Scholarly Communication Pain Points
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