Journal Information

Aims & Scope

Nature Protocols provides in-depth coverage of new techniques and technologies, as well as established methods, used in all fields of the biological, chemical and clinical sciences. The journal predominantly publishes Protocols (including Protocol Updates and Protocol Extensions), but also techniques-related Reviews, Perspectives, Correspondences, Matters Arising, Commentaries, and Consensus Statements - all of which are based on published primary research papers.

Nature Protocols is part of the Nature Reviews portfolio of journals. To learn more about Nature Reviews, check out this animation and the Nature Reviews page. You can also find a summary of the editorial input and checks here.

About the Editors

Like the other Nature titles, Nature Protocols has no external editorial board. Instead, all editorial decisions are made by a team of full-time professional editors, who are PhD-level scientists.

Journal Credits

Information on other journal staff.

Journal Metrics

Journal metrics for Nature Protocols.

Contact

General editorial inquiries and correspondence should be addressed to the editors, at protocols@nature.com.

Enquiries about the status of a manuscript should be addressed to the Editorial Assistant, at protocols@nature.com.

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Journal abbreviation

The correct abbreviation for abstracting and indexing purposes is Nat. Protoc.

ISSN and EISSN

Our international standard serial numbers (ISSN) for Nature Protocols are 1754-2189 (print) and 1750-2799 (online).

Disclaimer

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