Nature Communications — Journal Profile & Submission Links
Nature Portfolio · ISSN-L 2041-1723
Nature Communications publishes articles in science.
Listed metrics: open access, APC $7350, OpenAlex 2-year citedness 15.16.
Authors checking fit can use the scope note and the official links on this profile.
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This page provides a source-backed journal profile and links to official submission resources. Journal instructions can change. Always verify article types, formatting, fees, ethics requirements, and submission rules on the official journal website before submitting.
Official links
- Journal homepage
- www.nature.com/ncomms/
- Author guidelines
- www.nature.com/ncomms/submit/guide-to-authors
- Submission portal
- mts-ncomms.nature.com/
The journal's own scope statement
The text below is the catalog scope statement for this journal.
Nature Communications is an open access, multidisciplinary journal dedicated to publishing high-quality research in all areas of the biological, health, physical, chemical, Earth, social, mathematical, applied, and engineering sciences. Papers published by the journal aim to represent important advances of significance to specialists within each field. We are committed to providing an efficient service for both authors and readers. Our team of independent editors make rapid and fair publication decisions. Prompt dissemination of accepted papers to a wide readership and beyond is achieved through a programme of continuous online publication. Nature Communications is indexed in DOAJ, MEDLINE, Web of Science, Scopus and Google Scholar. Further information for Nature Communications and other Nature Research journals can be found on the authors and referees pages. To facilitate self-archiving NPG deposits open access articles in PubMed Central and Europe PubMed Central on publication. Authors are also permitted to post the final, published PDF of their article on a website, institutional repository or other free public server, immediately on publication. Learn more about self-archiving and manuscript deposition.
Catalog source: merged. This is not a copy of the publisher's author instructions.
Submission & timeline
- Submission portal
- mts-ncomms.nature.com/
General pre-submission checks for medical manuscripts
Generic checklist only — not journal-specific requirements.
- Confirm scope fit and intended article type on the official journal site.
- Abstract structure matches the journal's current requirements.
- Ethics approval and trial registration statements are complete.
- Informed consent and patient privacy statements are in place.
- Reporting guideline compliance (e.g. CONSORT, STROBE, PRISMA) as applicable.
- Reference style and citation limits per official guidelines.
- Figures and tables meet resolution, labeling, and count limits.
- Cover letter addresses novelty, fit, and required declarations.
- Conflicts of interest statement included.
- Funding statement included.
- Data availability statement included when required.