Journals licensing
Springer Nature's expansive journal portfolio consists of more than 3,000 journals, including fully open access and hybrid titles, from the notable Springer, Nature Research, Palgrave Macmillan and Adis imprints. We strive to offer tailored subscription models to fit your institution’s journal content needs. Continue reading to explore a variety of flexible licensing options available to you.
Single title electronic subscriptions
Total flexibility through title-by-title licensing
| Ideal for: A selected title list and single year* license agreements *Multi-year options are available. Please discuss Legacy sets with your representative | Available for: Springer, Nature Portfolio , Adis, Palgrave Macmillan, Academic journals on nature.com |
Rights: Continuing access after termination of contract to content published during the term. | Access: |
Journal All packages
Springer Journals All
Package of the full title list ofSpringer journals
Ideal for: A complete journal portfolio with the full title list of available contemporary Springer journals, at a lower cost per unit and predictable annual increases in a multi-year* term
*All+ Option is available to secure automatically updating title listsAvailable for: Springer Journals
Rights: Continuing access after termination of contract to content published during the term and the 12 months prior to the start of a license
Access: Backfile access during the term back to 1997 (or first date of publication where applicable)
Nature Journals All
Package of the full list ofNature-branded journals
Ideal for: A complete Nature-branded journal portfolio, including expanded access, at a lower cost per unit and predictable annual increases in a multi-year* term
*All+ Option is available to secure automatically updating title listsAvailable for: Nature-branded journals
Rights: Continuing access after termination of contract to content published during the term and the 12 months prior to the start of a license
Access: Backfile access during the term back to 2007 Adis Journals All
Package of the full title list ofAdis journals
Ideal for: A complete journal portfolio with the full title list of available contemporary Adis journals, at a lower cost per unit and predictable annual increases in a multi-year* term
*All+ Option is available to secure automatically updating title listsAvailable for: Adis journals
Rights: Continuing access after termination of contract to content published during the term and the 12 months prior to the start of a license
Access: Backfile access during the term back to 1997 (or first date of publication where applicable) Palgrave Macmillan Journals All
Package of the full title list ofPalgrave Macmillan journals
Ideal for:A complete journal portfolio with the full title list of available contemporary Palgrave Macmillan journals, at a lower cost per unit and predictable annual increases in a multi-year* term
*All+ Option is available to secure automatically updating title listsAvailable for: Palgrave Macmillan journals
Rights: Continuing access after termination of contract to content published during the term and the 12 months prior to the start of a license
Access: Backfile access during the term back to 1997 (or first date of publication where applicable) Academic journals on nature.com All
Package of the full title list ofAcademic journals on nature.com
Ideal for:A complete journal portfolio with the full title list of available contemporary Academic journals on nature.com, at a lower cost per unit and predictable annual increases in a multi-year* term
*All+ Option is available to secure automatically updating title listsAvailable for: Academic journals on nature.com
Rights: Continuing access after termination of contract to content published during the term and the 12 months prior to the start of a license
Access: Backfile access during the term back to 1997 (or first date of publication where applicable)
Journal packages
Nature advance
Package of foundationalNature Portfolio journals
Ideal for: Expanding rights and access to key research and reviews titles in a smaller package
Includes: Natureand Nature-branded journals launched before 2014 excluding protocols journals
Rights: Continuing access after termination of contract to content published during the term and the 12 months prior to the start of a license
Access: Backfile access during the term back to 2007
Springer Nature Discover
Package of all availableSpringer Nature journals
Ideal for: Complete Springer Nature journal journal coverage with automatic yearly updates to your title list, the most granted access, lowest cost per unit and predictable annual increases
Available for: All availableSpringer,Adis,Palgrave Macmillan journals,Nature and Nature-branded journals, includingNature Protocols andNature Methods, and Academic journals on nature.com
Rights: Continuing access after termination of contract to content published during the term and the 12 months prior to the start of a license
Access: Backfile access during the term back to 1997 (or first date of publication where applicable) and back to vol 1 issue 1 forScientific American
nature.com Complete
Flexible platform access to journals on nature.com
Ideal for: Supplementing your existing subscriptions with a tailored access model | Available for: More than 80Nature Portfolio journals on nature.com with their full archives |
Rights: No continuing access rights | Access: Unlimited and seamless access only during the term |
Journal archives
Archive collections
Collections of millions of articles published prior to 1997 from thousands of journals in all research disciplines
Ideal for: Building a collection of high-quality, dynamic content across all research disciplines
Available for: Springer, including MRS Online Proceedings Library, Adis and Palgrave Macmillan journals
Rights: One-time acquisition of continuing access to listed titles & years
Access: Continuing access to listed titles & years
Single title archives: year by year
Fill gaps by acquiring archives title-by-title, year-by-year
Ideal for: Maximum flexibility, filling any size holdings gaps, and acquiring critical archives back to volume one
Available for: Nature and all Nature-branded journals, Academic journals on nature.com fully-owned by Springer Nature, Palgrave Macmillan journal archives
Rights: One-time acquisition of continuing access to listed titles & years
Access: Continuing access to listed titles & years
Single title archives: multi-year sets
Extended archives from the history ofNature
Ideal for: Extended archives from the history of Nature
Available for: Naturearchives
Rights: One-time acquisition of continuing access to listed titles & years
Access: Continuing access to listed titles & years
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