Springer Nature Chief Publishing Officer Harsh Jegadeesan Visits China CDC

On the afternoon of 28 October 2025, Dr. Harsh Jegadeesan, Chief Publishing Officer of Springer Nature, visited the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (China CDC) with his delegation. Director Wang Jianwei attended the meeting. Heads from the National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, the National Center for Chronic and Noncommunicable Disease Control and Prevention, and relevant departments of the headquarters took part in the discussion. 

In his remarks, Director Wang Jianwei welcomed Dr. Jegadeesan and his colleagues. He noted that Springer Nature is one of the world’s leading groups in scholarly publishing and research services, and has long played an important role in spreading scientific knowledge and promoting open access globally. He stressed that, as a national public health institution, China CDC attaches great importance to research innovation and international cooperation. He expressed the hope that this meeting would serve as an opportunity to further expand cooperation between the two sides in scientific publishing, data sharing and the strengthening of academic influence. Dr. Jegadeesan thanked China CDC for the warm reception. He said that Springer Nature is committed to deepening its partnership with China CDC and looks forward to working together to tap cooperation potential in the above areas.

During the meeting, experts from Springer Nature gave a detailed introduction to their research solutions, subscription services, open access journal development, editorial board recruitment plans and academic collaboration programmes. The two sides discussed how to make better use of international publishing platforms to enhance the global reach of China CDC’s research outputs, support the development of high quality journals, improve the standardised management of research data, and foster young scientists.