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.
| Publication details | |
|---|---|
| History | 2010-present |
| Publisher | Nature Research |
| Frequency | continuous, upon acceptance |
Open access | Yes |
| License | Creative Commons licenses |
Impact factor | 14.919 (2020) |
| Standard abbreviations | |
| ISO 4 | Nat. Commun. |
| Indexing | |
| CODEN | NCAOBW |
| ISSN | 2041-1723 |
| OCLC no. | 614340895 |
| Links | |
Abstracting and indexing
The journal is abstracted and indexed in:
- Science Citation Index
- Current Contents/Agriculture, Biology & Environmental Sciences
- Current Contents/Life Sciences
- Current Contents/Physical, Chemical & Earth Sciences
- The Zoological Record
- BIOSIS Previews
- Chemical Abstracts Service
- Index Medicus/MEDLINE/PubMed
- Scopus
- Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2020 impact factor of 14.919.