Before writing a paper, authors are advised to visit ... a full list of Nature Portfolio publications). Each journal has slightly different format requirements depending on readership, space ...

particularly if you have not submitted to the journal recently. Articles are the main format for original research contributions to Nature. In addition, Nature publishes other submitted material ...

Please note, these guidelines are relevant to all of our journals. Make sure that you check your chosen journal’s web pages for specific guidelines too. Articles commonly fall into one of three main ...

The journal takes a focal article–peer commentary format. A focal article is a position paper on an important issue for the field (or potentially a pair of papers taking opposite sides in a debate).