Calls for papers

Highlight your research and enhance its visibility to your field and community by submitting to one of our calls for papers, for our upcoming Guest Edited Collections. For enquiries, please contact scirep.collection@springernature.com.

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  • Condensed matter physics at high pressure

    This cross-journal Collection between Nature Communications, Communications Materials and Scientific Reports brings together the latest advances in the use of high-pressure methods to induce, manipulate, and probe novel states of matter, and to improve the fundamental understanding and technological potential of quantum materials.
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      Submission status: Open Deadline: 08 October 2024
    • Tandem Perovskite Photovoltaics

      This cross-journal Collection between Nature Communications, Communications Materials, Communications Physics and Scientific Reports brings together the latest research and development in perovskite-based tandem solar cells.
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        Submission status: Open Deadline: 01 October 2024
      • Advances in catalytic hydrogen evolution

        This collection encourages submissions related to hydrogen evolution catalysis, particularly where hydrogen gas is the primary product. This is a cross-journal partnership between the Energy Materials team at Nature Communications with Communications Chemistry, Communications Engineering, Communications Materials, and Scientific Reports. We seek studies covering a range of perspectives including materials design & development, catalytic performance, or underlying mechanistic understanding. Other works focused on potential applications and large-scale demonstration of hydrogen evolution are also welcome.
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          Submission status: Open Deadline: 18 September 2024
        • Sustainable packaging

          This Collection of original research aims to serve as a showcase for environmentally conscious practices in packaging for fostering a healthier planet.
          • Miguel Ângelo Parente Ribeiro Cerqueira, PhD
          • Federica Cucchiella, PhD
          • Jyotishkumar Parameswaranpillai, PhD
          Collection
          Submission status: Open Deadline: 30 August 2024
        • Cultivated Meat and Alternative Protein Sources

          The editors at Nature Communications, npj Science of Food, Communications Biology and Scientific Reports invite submissions in the areas of alternative/non-animal protein sources, cultivated meat technology (including cell lines, tissue engineering, culture media) and general considerations around cultivated meat.
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            Submission status: Open Deadline: 22 August 2024
          • Self-driving labs and automation software for chemistry and materials science

            This cross-journal collection is dedicated to the development and application of automation tools (software and hardware) for chemistry and materials science, curated by Editors from Nature Communications, Communications Chemistry, Communications Engineering, Communications Materials and Scientific Reports.
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              Submission status: Open Deadline: 07 August 2024
            • Dielectric materials for energy storage applications

              The editors at Nature Communications, Communications Materials, and Scientific Reports invite original research articles about dielectric materials for energy storage applications.
                Collection
                Submission status: Open Deadline: 19 July 2024
              • Ultrawide bandgap semiconductors

                These collective efforts are poised to contribute to the realization of innovative technologies, examples of which include high-frequency electronic devices, ultra-efficient optoelectronic devices, and robust power electronics designed for extreme environments.
                • Uttam Singisetti, PhD
                • Tian-Li Wu, PhD
                • Geonwook Yoo, PhD
                Collection
                Submission status: Open Deadline: 19 July 2024
              • High-entropy Materials

                This Collection aims to collate original research striving to address challenges related to scalability, processing techniques, atomic-level microstructure analysis, and structure-property relationship in this vibrant field.
                • Prasanna V. Balachandran, PhD
                • Ben Breitung, PhD
                • Varun Chaudhary, PhD
                Collection
                Submission status: Open Deadline: 21 June 2024