China New Development Awards

As part of the Springer Nature "Sustainable Development Goals" (SDG) program, the China New Development Awards were established by Springer Nature in 2019. The awards aim to recognize the significant research contributions of Chinese scholars in advancing the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals. By promoting the sharing of relevant research outcomes, the awards seek to drive progress towards achieving the SDGs.

The nominated books are selected from titles published by Springer and Palgrave Macmillan from the previous year. Each nominated book includes contributions from Chinese scholars and is directly related to one or more of the UN SDGs. The scope of the selected works is comprehensive, spanning diverse academic disciplines such as education, medicine, engineering, environmental science, social sciences, political science, and international relations. The awards highlight pressing topics within these fields, showcasing cutting-edge research and fostering academic collaboration

Sustainable Development Goals Series

The Sustainable Development Goals Series is Springer Nature’s inaugural cross-imprint book series that addresses and supports the United Nations’ seventeen Sustainable Development Goals. The series fosters comprehensive research focused on these global targets and endeavours to address some of society’s greatest grand challenges.

Winners

2024

2023

2022

2021

2020

2019

Judging Panel

The panel of judges for the "China New Development Awards" is composed of dedicated book editors in different disciplines and stakeholders of sustainability program from Springer Nature. The primary selection criteria are the academic value and societal impact of the research. Each year, ten winning books are selected based on these standards from the book published in this calendar year by originators based in China or in topics related with China.