Nature Portfolio
Nature Portfolio (formerly known as Nature Publishing Group and Nature Research) is a division of the international scientific publishing company Springer Nature that publishes academic journals, magazines, online databases, and services in science and medicine.
| Parent company | Springer Nature |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Founded | 1869 (Nature Journal) |
| Founder | |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Headquarters location | London, N1 |
| Distribution | Worldwide |
| Publication types | Academic journals, magazines, online databases |
| Nonfiction topics | Science, medicine |
| Owner(s) | Springer Nature |
| No. of employees | >800 |
| Official website | nature.com |
Nature Research's flagship publication is Nature, a weekly multidisciplinary journal first published in 1869. It also publishes the Nature-titled research journals, Nature Reviews journals (since 2000), society-owned academic journals, and a range of open access journals, including Scientific Reports and Nature Communications. Springer Nature also publishes Scientific American in 16 languages, a magazine intended for the general public.
In 2013, prior to the merger with Springer and the creation of Springer Nature, Nature Publishing Group's owner, Holtzbrinck Publishing Group, bought a controlling stake in Frontiers. Before Springer Nature was formed in 2015, Nature Research (as the Nature Publishing Group) was a part of Macmillan Science and Education, a fully owned subsidiary of Holtzbrinck Publishing Group.