\twocolumn
always starts a new page but has an optional argument that allows the specification of text that spans the columns.

\documentclass[twocolumn]{svjour3}
\title{Zzzz the title zzz zzzz zzzz zzzz zzzzz}
\date{today}
\journalname{zz}
\begin{document}
%
\author{123 \and
456 \and
789
}
\institute{AAAAAA \at
BBBBB \\}
%
\twocolumn[
\maketitle
\begin{abstract}
Abstract abstract abstract abstract abstract abstract abstract.
Abstract abstract abstract abstract abstract abstract abstract.
Abstract abstract abstract abstract abstract abstract abstract.
Abstract abstract abstract abstract abstract abstract abstract.
Abstract abstract abstract abstract abstract abstract abstract.
Abstract abstract abstract abstract abstract abstract abstract.
Abstract abstract abstract abstract abstract abstract abstract.
\end{abstract}
]
\def \texta{One two three four five six seven eight nine ten. }
\def\textb{\texta\texta\texta\texta\texta\texta\texta}
\textb
\textb\textb\textb\textb
Red blue yellow \texta\textb\textb
\end{document}
multicol
package. – Peter Wilson Jan 1 at 20:45\twocolumn
to add text that spans over both columns – David Carlisle Jan 1 at 21:19