Nature Communications

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General information ?

  • Published by: Springer Nature Limited
  • ISSN: 2041-1723
  • Last checked date: 03/2020
  • Scope: Nature Communications is an open access, multidisciplinary journal dedicated to publishing high-quality research in all areas of the biological, health, physical, chemical and Earth sciences. Papers published by the journal aim to represent important advances of significance to specialists within each field.
  • Additional free text: To increase the transparency of the peer review process and highlight our support of preprint servers and the role they play in the rapid dissemination of research findings, Nature Communications is trialling a new option for authors. From September 2017, authors can choose to include a link to a preprint of any paper of theirs that is being peer reviewed by the journal on a public list that is freely accessible without registration, provided the preprint has been deposited in a community-recognised preprint server.
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  • Instructions for authors

Subject?

  • Main subject area: Interdisciplinary Sciences
  • Breadth of subject area: All of science

    • Peer review?

  • Peer review type: Conventional
  • Peer review openness: Reports published anon
  • Selectivity: Selective (IF ~8-15)

    • Open access?

  • Free to read option: Paper can be free for anyone to read
  • Allows green OA: Yes
  • Has waivers: No
  • Has membership system: None
  • Access type: Full gold
  • Licence: All papers are CC BY
  • Level of APC: Over $4500

    • Speed?

  • Speed to first decision: Unknown
  • Speed from acceptance to publication: Unknown

    • Other?

  • Ownership of publisher: Company
  • Length restrictions: Strong
  • Provides altmetrics: Altmetric
  • CrossMark implemented: Yes
  • Has a 2015 impact factor: Yes
  • Copyedits: Yes