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  • Cancer and aging

    This cross-journal Collection invites original research that explicitly explores the role of aging in cancer and vice versa, from the bench to the bedside.
      Collection
      Submission status: Open Deadline: 31 July 2024
    • Clinical research in neurological disorders

      The editors at Nature Communications, Communications Medicine, npj Parkinson’s disease and Scientific Reports invite original research articles on the clinical aspects of neurological disorders and neurodegenerative diseases.
      • Nature Communications
      • npj Parkinson's Disease
      • Communications Medicine
      • Hideki Mochizuki
      • Antonio Suppa
      Collection
      Submission status: Open Deadline: 30 June 2024
    • Quantum Many-Body Dynamics

      This Collection highlights theoretical and experimental original research and commissioned commentary on topics in quantum many-body dynamics. The
      • Anna Pertsova
      • Marco Bentivegna
      Collection
      Submission status: Open Deadline: 31 May 2024
    • Marine heatwaves

      In this Collection we present articles that explore the causes, characteristics and impacts of marine heatwaves. We are pleased to invite submissions of complementary studies and opinion pieces, to broaden the discussion.
      • Regina R. Rodrigues, PhD
      • Weiqing Han, PhD
      • Serena Illig, PhD
      • Sang-Wook Yeh, PhD
      Collection
      Submission status: Open
    • Artificial intelligence in genomics

      Communications Biology, Nature Communications and Scientific Reports welcome submissions that showcase how artificial intelligence can be used to improve our understanding of the genetic basis for complex traits or diseases.
      • Kaoru Ito, PhD
      Collection
      Submission status: Open Deadline: 12 October 2024
    • Progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals

      The year 2023 marks the mid-point of the 15-year period envisaged to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, targets for global development adopted in September 2015 by all United Nations Member States.
        Collection
        Submission status: Open
      • Free-electron lasers — development and application

        In this open collection, we aim to publish articles in multidisciplinary areas dedicated to the recent development of FEL sources and their applications. This collection will feature technical and instrumental progress in the generation of FEL pulses at higher repetition rates and their spectral and temporal characterization.
          Collection
          Submission status: Open Deadline: 30 June 2024
        • Weather and Climate Extremes

          In this Collection, Nature Communications and Communications Earth & Environment welcome submissions on all types of weather and climate extremes, with a special focus, but not exclusively, on the Global South. Case studies, methodological approaches, impact studies, but also studies on the natural and anthropogenic drivers of weather and climate extremes will be considered.
          • Efi Rousi
          • Aliénor Lavergne
          Collection
          Submission status: Open Deadline: 30 June 2024
        • Microbiome & Nutrition

          Nature Microbiology and Nature Communications invite submission of research articles spanning the topic of microbiome and nutrition. This includes, but is not limited to, microbial metabolism of food and dietary components, human and animal health and disease including malnutrition, microbial foods, and microbiome-based dietary interventions.
            Collection
            Submission status: Open Deadline: 30 June 2024
          • Materials and devices for separation, sensing, and protection

            In this Collection, the editors of Nature Communications and Communications Materials welcome the submission of primary research articles that highlight the development and application of functional materials in the areas of separation, sensing, and protection.
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              Submission status: Open Deadline: 30 June 2024