Springer - Science and Technology Publishers

Knowledge, information and quality – these are the three things that shape Springer Science+Business Media’s business activities. We develop, manage and disseminate knowledge – through books, journals and the Internet. We work with the world’s best academics and authors in long-standing loyal partnerships based on mutual trust and we are always open to new input.

Springer aim to offer excellence – more than 150 Nobel prize-winners have published with Springer to the present date. Many of our publications are considered authoritative works in their field, read by academics and students, used by libraries and universities, academic professionals and practitioners in various branches of industry.

Key Facts About Springer

• The world’s second-largest publisher of journals in the STM (Science, Technology, Medicine) sector, the largest publisher of STM books, and the largest business-to-business publisher in the German-language area
• Around 60 publishing houses in about 20 countries in Europe, Asia and the USA
• Consolidated sales: EUR 906 million in 2007; about EUR 920 million in 2006, including EUR 77 million revenue from B2B Construction publishing activities, divested in April 2007
• Approximately 5,000 employees around the world
• Product range across all media for high-quality content (books, journals, newsletters, CD-ROMs, databases, online services, organization of seminars and conferences)
• Over 1,700 journals and more than 5,500 new book titles every year; backlist of more than 40,000 titles
• 6 main publishing fields: science, medicine, business, technology, architecture, and transport