Global research, educational and professional publisher Springer Nature and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) have entered into a strategic cooperation framework agreement. This agreement will further promote Chinese research by enabling both sides to work together to conduct research on science and technology policy, launch academic initiatives and promote open access and open data. The agreement was signed in Beijing by Stefan von Holtzbrinck, Chairman of Springer Nature and Chief Executive Officer of Holtzbrinck Publishing Group, and Yang Wei, President of the NSFC.
Open access is playing an increasingly important role in disseminating scientific works and advances in technology and innovation, with open science and open data becoming a growing trend, driven by the evolution of modes of research and information technology. Moreover, natural science is reinforcing interdisciplinary collaboration with the social sciences in dealing with social challenges such as sustainable development and human health.
In light of these global issues on which open access and interdisciplinary research can have an impact, Springer Nature and the NSFC will conduct joint-research on science and technology policy, publish reports and white papers, and hold academic seminars.
Springer Nature and the NSFC will jointly promote development of the NSFC institutional repositories to further advance green open access in China. Research papers published in Springer Nature journals that are funded by the NSFC will be automatically deposited into an NSFC institutional repository within one year after publication.
Furthermore, Springer Nature will also communicate to the global science community through its networks and platforms what the NSFC has achieved in promoting basic R&D and research evaluation in China since its establishment thirty years ago.
Earlier this week, Holtzbrinck attended the Nature Research Summit in Shanghai, a first-of-its kind meeting Springer Nature has held in China. This internal summit discussed the best approaches to serving both the global and Chinese science communities and facilitating scientific research. Yang Wei was also invited to deliver a keynote speech at the summit, setting out China's basic research landscape and introducing the 13th Five-Year Plan for the NSFC to the guests from both home and abroad.
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