Aims and Scope
Nature Communications is a peer-reviewed, open access, scientific journal published by Nature Research since 2010. It is a multidisciplinary journal and it covers the natural sciences, including physics, chemistry, earth sciences, medicine, and biology. The founding editor-in-chief was Lesley Anson, followed by Joerg Heber, Magdalena Skipper, and Elisa De Ranieri. The journal has editorial offices in London, Berlin, New York City, and Shanghai.
Key Metrics
23.2
CiteScore
CiteScore
CiteScore measures average citations received per document published in the serial.
>= 1.0
Eigenfactor
Eigenfactor
Eigenfactor Score measures the number of times articles from the journal published in the past five years have been cited. This does not include self citations.
15 - 20
Impact Factor
Impact Factor
Impact factor of a journal is calculated by dividing the number of current year citations to the source items published in that journal during the previous two years.
0.93
5-Year SI
5-year SI
- 0.92 2-year SI
- 0.92 Lifetime SI
Scite Index
Scite Index
scite Index is the ratio of citations supporting research which is published in the journal to sum of citations either supporting or contrasting the research published in the journal for the same time period. Minimum 100 supporting citations required.
Q1
Chemistry (all)
SJR
- Q1 Chemistry (all)
- Q1 Physics and Astronomy (all)
- Q1 Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (all)
SJR
SJR
SCImago Journal Rank measures weighted citations received by the serial. Citation weighting depends on subject field and prestige (SJR) of the citing serial.
3.34
SNIP
SNIP
Source Normalized Impact per Paper measures actual citations received relative to citations expected for the serial’s subject field.
8 Mo
Time to Publish
Time to Publish
Based on turnaround time from submission to publication for papers (articles & reviews) published in 2022 and for journals with a sample of more than 10 papers.
Time To Publish
Time to Publish
Based on turnaround time from submission to publication for papers (articles & reviews) published in 2022 and for journals with a sample of more than 10 papers.
Time to Publish
Based on turnaround time from submission to publication for papers (articles & reviews) published in 2022 and for journals with a sample of more than 10 papers.
% of papers by time taken from submission to publication
0 to 3 months
3%
4 to 6 months
22%
7 to 9 months
36%
Above 9 months
39%
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Topics Covered
- Cancer
- Monolayer
- Genome
- Photon
- Metal
- Materials science
- Virus
- Simulation
- Climate change
- Central nervous system
- Metabolism
- Machine learning
- Lung cancer
- Actin
- Single crystal
- Chromatin
- Exciton
- Lung
- Room temperature
- Antigen
Journal Specifications
| Overview | |
| Publisher | NATURE PORTFOLIO |
| Language | English |
| Frequency | Continuous publication |
| Article Processing Charges | EUR 5190 | USD 6290 | GBP 4590 |
| Publication Time | 28 |
| Editorial Review Process | Peer review |
| General Details | |
| Language | English |
| Frequency | Continuous publication |
| Publication Start Year | 2010 |
| Website URL | Visit website |
| Publication Details | |
| Plagiarism | Visit website |
| Waiver Policy | Visit website |
| Publication Time | 28 |
| Article Processing Charges | EUR 5190 | USD 6290 | GBP 4590 |
| Editorial Review Detail | |
| Editorial Team | Visit website |
| Review Process | Peer review |
| Review Url | Visit website |
| Information for authors | |
| Author instructions | Visit website |
| Copyright Details | Visit website |
| Deposit Policy | Sherpa/Romeo |
| License type | CC BY |
| OA statement | Visit website |
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Scite analysis
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67.7k articles received 4.6m citations see all
- 201,573 Supporting
- 4,376,978 Mentioning
- 16,321 Contrasting
Editorial notices
- 60 Retractions
- 0 Withdrawals
- 2,406 Corrections
- 2,264 Errata
- 0 Expression of Concern
FAQs
How long has Nature Communications been actively publishing?
Nature Communications has been in operation since 2010 till date.
What is the publishing frequency of Nature Communications ?
Nature Communications published with a Continuous publication frequency.
How many articles did Nature Communications publish last years ?
In 2023, Nature Communications published 8527 articles.
What is the eISSN & pISSN for Nature Communications ?
For Nature Communications,eISSN is 2041-1723 and pISSN is2041-1723.
What is Citescore for Nature Communications ?
Citescore for Nature Communications is 23.2.
What is SNIP score for Nature Communications ?
SNIP score for Nature Communications is 3.34.
What is the SJR for Nature Communications ?
SJR for Nature Communications is Q1.
Who is the publisher of Nature Communications ?
NATURE PORTFOLIO is the publisher of Nature Communications.