Aims and Scope of Nature Protocols
Nature Protocols, published by the Nature Publishing Group, is an on-line scientific journal publishing methods in a recipe-style format. The journal was launched in June 2006 and the content includes both classical methods and cutting-edge techniques relevant to the study of biological problems. The content on this site is divided into "Nature Protocols" and the "Protocol Exchange". Less
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CiteScore 

21.6
Eigenfactor 

0.05 - 0.1
Impact Factor 

10 - 15
SJR 

Q1Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (all)

SNIP 

3.52
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| Publisher | NATURE PORTFOLIO |
| Language | English |
| Frequency | Monthly |
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