Collection 

Microbiome & Nutrition

Submission status
Open
Submission deadline

Nutrition is a crucial aspect of human and animal health, which is mediated in part by the gut microbiota. Microbiome processes are important for health and can be targeted in clinical nutrition-based interventions. 

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. We also encourage submissions aiming to develop best practices and reporting of these studies.

This collection will be regularly updated with new content, selected by our editorial teams, and accompanied by commissioned Reviews, Perspectives, and Comments . All manuscripts will be considered according to our editorial policies and any published articles will be  peer reviewed. Submissions are welcomed on a rolling basis. 

To submit, see the participating journals
Microbiome intestine factories and microbiota. Gut health 3d render. Microvilli with factories in intestine

The Collection is open for submissions from all authors – and not by invitation only – on the condition that the manuscripts fall within the scope of the Collection.

All submissions will be subject to the same peer review process and editorial processes as regular Nature Microbiology and Nature Communications articles.

When submitting your manuscript to Nature Microbiology and Nature Communications via the online submission system, please choose the appropriate Collection title from the drop-down menu on the submission form and express your interest in the Collection in your cover letter.