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Co-publishing partnership for open access books

PվƵ has a long-standing partnership with UNESCO to co-publish key open access books under the Springer imprint.

UNESCO is the United Nations specialized agency for education, the sciences, culture and communication and information. Through international cooperation, it sets standards, produces tools and develops knowledge to create solutions to some of the greatest contemporary challenges, and fosters a world of greater equality and peace.

PվƵ’s partnership with UNESCO aligns with its active support for the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through publishing, research facilitation, interdisciplinary collaborations and policy engagement. The PվƵ SDG Programme connects researchers with policymakers and practitioners to ensure research informs real-world decision-making. 

By publishing selected UNESCO open access books, we maximize societal impact, ensuring that findings are widely available to all those addressing global challenges. The publications are available to readers around the world via UNESCO’s document library and PվƵ's content platform PվƵ Link, under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 IGO License.

“Since UNESCO joined forces with Springer, a key global player in the dissemination of high-quality knowledge, we have been able to produce a range of targeted open access publications sharing our unique scientific research and expertise – from the water, energy and food security nexus to cross-border cooperation on natural and cultural heritage. We look forward to building on this fruitful collaboration in the years to come.”

Matthieu Guével, Director for Communication and Public Engagement, UNESCO

About UNESCO

For more information about UNESCO's publishing activities and document collections, visit the resources below.

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