Information sheets for the Nature guide to authors
The links below provide a series of short documents (typically 1-2 pages long) that summarize the essential information within each section of the guide to authors and, in some cases, provide annotated examples to assist authors in preparing their manuscript for submission. We recommend that authors also read the full versions online, particularly if they have not previously submitted a contribution to Nature.
Pledge to authors
Getting published in Nature
- 2a Editorial process (doc 52KB)
- 2b Adding value through subediting (doc 37KB)
- 2c Acceptance to publication (doc 28KB)
Manuscript formatting guide
- 3a Manuscript preparation and submission (doc 85KB)
- 3b Section summaries (doc 40KB)
- 3c Communications Arising (doc 68KB)
- 3d Annotated example: summary paragraph for Letters (doc 40KB)
- 3e Annotated example: end notes (doc 225KB)
- 3f Statistical checklist (doc 44KB)
- 3g Characterization of chemical materials (doc 52KB)
Submissions
- 4a Submitting a manuscript (doc 73KB)
- 4b Submitting a final version (after acceptance) (doc 97KB)
- 4c Producing production-quality artwork (after acceptance) (doc 43KB)
- 4d Author checklist (after acceptance) (pdf 52KB)
- 4e Insights Author checklist (after acceptance) (pdf 110KB)