On March 18, 2026, a delegation from Springer Nature, including Niels Peter Thomas, Executive Vice President of Books, Li Yan, Editorial Director for Humanities and Social Sciences Books, and Bai Hua, Senior Editor for Palgrave Macmillan HSS books, visited China Renmin University Press. The delegation was received by Li Yongqiang, Chair of the Press Council and Chairman of the Board of China Renmin University Press, Wang Lei, Deputy General Manager of China Renmin University Press, and other representatives. The two sides held in-depth discussions on deepening academic publishing cooperation during the 15th Five-Year Plan period, reached consensus on new academic products, and held a signing ceremony. Gao Deming, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of China Publishing & Media Journal and Editor-in-Chief of International Publishing Weekly, also attended the meeting.
This meeting took place at a pivotal moment as the 15th Five-Year Plan was being launched. Both sides, filled with optimism and confidence in the future of academic publishing, engaged in thorough communication and discussions, reaching a series of important consensuses. They clearly outlined pathways to deepen cooperation in key areas such as academic publishing, digital transformation, and international dissemination, and agreed to establish regular communication mechanisms. These efforts aim to build a solid institutional foundation for long-term, stable, and mutually beneficial cooperation.
The two sides also reached an agreement on the English-language rights license for two works from China Renmin University Press, Communication as Politics and China’s Social Transition Anxieties and Internet Ethics, which will be included in the jointly launched “Sociology, Media and Journalism in China” series. The planning and publication of this series will further enrich the scope and depth of the cooperation, injecting new and robust momentum into the “Going Global” of Chinese academic achievements.
First review: Wang Fanghui
Second review: Liu Guangyu
Final review: Guo Xiaoming