Nearly 500 scientists back striking journal staff

Letter calls on Springer Nature management to end pay dispute

Nearly 500 scientists have signed a letter in support of editorial staff at the publishing house Springer Nature who are striking on 20 June over a long-running pay claim.

The letter, addressed to the company’s chief executive Frank Vrancken Peeters and Stefan von Holtzbrinck, chief executive of its parent company the Holtzbrinck Publishing Group, urges them to end the dispute.