Calls for papers

Highlight your research and enhance its visibility to your field by submitting to our Collections, carefully curated to capture trends in fast-moving fields of science and regularly associated with an open call for papers. All manuscripts in curated Collections are selected and managed by the journal's Editors according to our standard procedures.

  • Developmental insights from non-traditional model organisms

    This Collection seeks submissions to Nature Communications, Communications Biology and Scientific Reports that highlight the unique insights that can be gained from research on non-traditional model organisms.
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      Submission status: Open Deadline: 15 September 2024

    • Cancer epigenetics

      With this cross-journal Collection, the editors at Nature Communications, Communications Biology, Communications Medicine, and Scientific Reports invite submissions covering the breadth of research carried out in the field of cancer epigenetics. We will highlight studies aiming at the improvement of our understanding of the epigenetic mechanisms underlying cancer initiation, progression, response to therapy, metastasis and tumour plasticity as well as findings that have the potential to be translated into the clinic.
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        Submission status: Open Deadline: 29 July 2024

      • Plant hormones in growth and development

        This Collection welcomes submissions to Nature Communications, Communications Biology, and Scientific Reports of primary research that aim to better our understanding of the metabolism, transport and signaling of plant hormones and how this impacts growth and development.
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          Submission status: Open Deadline: 15 July 2024

        • Mechanisms and actions of ferroptosis

          This Collection welcomes submissions on cellular signalling and mechanisms of ferroptosis and its roles in a pathological context.
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            Submission status: Open Deadline: 15 June 2024

          • Tumour microenvironment

            This Collection welcomes submissions on the interplay between tumours and their microenvironment, as well as how these interactions impact on cancer therapy.
            • Toril Holien, PhD
            • Mythreye Karthikeyan, PhD
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            Submission status: Open Deadline: 07 June 2024

          • Diversity in Human Genetics

            With this Collection, Nature Communications, Nature Genetics, Communications Biology and Scientific Reports aim to publish research articles based on genetic studies in diverse human populations. This Collection includes the breadth of human genetics research, including but not limited to complex trait association studies, rare variant studies, population genetics and bioinformatics methods. We will also consider Reviews, Perspectives, and Comments addressing these topics.
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              Submission status: Open Deadline: 17 May 2024

            • Biotechnology for a circular economy

              This collection welcomes research in, but not limited to carbon assimilation, biomanufacturing, waste management, and bioenergy. We are also interested in computational methodology development related to all of the above fields.
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                Submission status: Open Deadline: 15 May 2024

              • 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: 06 May 2024