Calls for papers

All Collections are carefully curated by the editors to capture trends in fast-moving fields of science. Our curated Collections may be associated with an open call for papers, although often they are not. All manuscripts in curated Collections are selected and managed by the journal's editors according to our standard procedures.

  • Climate change and mental health

    The Editors at Communications Psychology, Communications Medicine, and Communications Earth and Environment invite submissions of public health, medical, environmental, and psychological research that shed light on the predictors, mechanisms, and knock-on effects of the interaction between climate change and mental health.
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      Submission status: Open Deadline: 28 June 2024

    • Wind, water and dust on Mars

      In this Collection, we bring together recent work, and invite further contributions, on the nature and characteristics of the Martian surface, the processes at play, and the environmental conditions both in the present-day and in the distant past.
      • Claire Nichols, PhD
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      Submission status: Open

    • Experimental Ecology

      This Collection welcomes primary research articles from any branch of ecology that focus on new experimental findings.
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        Submission status: Open Deadline: 31 July 2024

      • Peatlands and wetlands

        In this Collection, we present articles that explore how climate change and land use are affecting peatlands and wetlands, their extent and their biogeochemical cycles. We welcome submissions of complementary studies and opinion pieces that can help broaden the discussion and further our understanding of peatlands and wetlands and their role in the global carbon cycle.
        • Huai Chen, PhD
        Collection
        Submission status: Open

      • Cleaner Flight

        This joint collection from Communications Engineering, Communications Earth and Environment and Scientific Reports aims to offer insights into the environmental impacts of aviation, along with technological design, operational and infrastructure solutions to mitigate aviation’s future environmental footprint.
        • Irene Dedoussi, PhD
        • Sylvia Sullivan, PhD
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        Submission status: Open Deadline: 19 July 2024

      • Change in the Amazon

        In this Collection, we present a selection of papers that delve into both natural and human-induced disturbances in Amazonia and aim to address the environmental challenges facing this vital ecosystem through a multidisciplinary approach.
        • Rodolfo Nobrega, PhD
        • Gerbrand Koren, PhD
        • José Alexandre Felizola Diniz-Filho, PhD
        • Ning Lin, PhD
        Collection
        Submission status: Open

      • Human health and the environment

        In this Collection, we present articles that explore emerging threats to health and wellbeing posed by the environment, health benefits the environment can provide, and policies that can help improve air, water and soil quality, limit pollution and mitigate against extreme events.
        • Niheer Dasandi, PhD
        • Kerstin Schepanski, PhD
        • Fiona Tang, PhD
        Collection
        Submission status: Open

      • 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

      • 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.
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          Submission status: Open