Nature Portfolio
| 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 | Springer Nature |
| No. of employees | >800 |
| Official website | nature.com |
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, and online databases, in addition to offering services in science and medicine.
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.