Phoenix and Springer sign new strategic partnership at BIBF

Phoenix Publishing and Media (PPM) has heralded a "significant milestone" in partnership with Springer as the two announced a deal to publish and disseminate China’s best research results to global readers. 

PPM, one of the largest publishing groups in China, signed the new strategic three-year publishing partnership with global academic publisher Springer at Beijing International Book Fair on 16th June. The new co-publishing programme will focus on social sciences and humanities titles.

Through publishing and disseminating research results from China to readers worldwide, Springer and PPM aim to "share Chinese culture and academic thoughts with the world, and promote mutual understanding between the East and the West".

The first book in the publishing programme is the Dictionary of Chinese Cultural Knowledge, a total of 1,411 entries covering six major topics including ideology, social governance and literary history. Edited by Professor Xu Baofeng, the book was published in Chinese in 2021 by Jiangsu Phoenix Education Press. Springer will publish the English edition is intending to produce the German edition in the near future.

Springer and PPM will also co-publish and produce new work under both names, with PPM focusing on the Chinese market while Springer focuses on the international market.

PPM is expanding in scholarly publishing through collaborations with international partners including Springer Nature, Taylor & Francis and Brill. 

Niels Peter Thomas, director for Books, global president of Greater China, Springer Nature, said: "We are honoured to work hand in hand with Phoenix Publishing & Media Co. Mutual trust and respect have been established by initiating cooperation on important reference books.

"The success of this project demonstrates the strong alignment of our vision for intergroup co-publishing. In the future, the two parties will jointly publish and disseminate China’s best research results to global readers, share Chinese culture and academic thoughts with the world, and promote mutual understanding between the East and the West."

Xu Hai, editor-in-chief of  Phoenix Publishing and Media, added: "This announcement marks a new phase of our partnership with Springer as we start down the road of joint publishing. Therefore, today’s signing is a milestone and heralds a new beginning. We believe that through the cooperative publication of academic thoughts, the light of thought can truly illuminate the mutual understanding and mutual reference of diverse civilizations.”