For Authors

Information and services for authors submitting their work to and publishing with Nature Portfolio journals.

Why publish with Nature Portfolio?

Publishing in Nature Portfolio journals brings a wide range of author benefits

How to write your paper

A brief guide to writing your paper for Nature Portfolio journals

How to publish your paper

A brief guide to the editorial and publishing processes at Nature Portfolio journals 

How to transfer your paper

A brief guide to transferring your paper to another Nature Portfolio journal

Open access at Nature Portfolio

A brief guide to open-access publishing at Nature Portfolio journals 

Communication and media benefits

A brief guide to the Nature Portfolio press office 

About indexing/abstracting

Nature Portfolio journals are indexed by many abstracting and indexing services

In Review at Nature Portfolio journals

A free preprint service providing journal-integrated preprint sharing and transparency into the peer-review process for authors