Springer Nature will start issuing expressions of concern notices for books after investigating hundreds of its books for integrity-related problems in recent years.

The publishing giant has seen an uptick in the number of investigations for books. In 2022, Springer Nature carried out 124 such investigations. In 2023, that number grew to 207 in 2023 and 217 in 2024, Svetlana Kleiner, a research integrity adviser with the publisher, told attendees of the World Conference on Research Integrity in Vancouver, Canada, last month. Springer Nature carried out 210 book-related probes last year, she added, and 81 in 2026 as of mid-April.

Data from the publisher indicates the probes are a result of many different types of issues, including AI-related problems, plagiarism, unverified authorship, duplicate submissions, editorial misconduct and problems with data and images, among others.

Source https://retractionwatch.com/2026/06/22/springer-nature-to-start-issuing-expressions-of-concern-for-books/

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