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  • Autonomous driving and traffic systems

    As autonomous vehicles reshape transportation, tackling issues ranging from sensor improvements to societal impacts is crucial. This collection delves into both technical advancements in the field and respective societal implications, exploring topics like perception systems, human-machine interaction, and coexistence of autonomous vehicles with human drivers.
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      Submission status: Open Deadline: 09 August 2024
    • In vitro models of human development

      This cross-journal collection curated by Editors of Nature Communications, Communications Biology and Scientific Reports is dedicated to primary research that showcases the use of in vitro models to widen our understanding about formation of the human body.
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        Submission status: Open Deadline: 09 August 2024
      • Plant Microbiomes

        This Collection welcomes submissions to Nature Communications, Communications Biology and Scientific Reports that aim to advance our understanding of plant microbiomes.
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          Submission status: Open Deadline: 09 August 2024
        • 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
          • Geroprotective interventions for healthy aging

            This cross-journal collection welcomes content on the development and testing of geroprotectors at any stage including clinical trials.
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              Submission status: Open Deadline: 07 August 2024
            • Self-driving labs and automation software for chemistry and materials science

              This cross-journal collection is dedicated to the development and application of automation tools (software and hardware) for chemistry and materials science, curated by Editors from Nature Communications, Communications Chemistry, Communications Engineering, Communications Materials and Scientific Reports.
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                Submission status: Open Deadline: 07 August 2024
              • Technology and learning

                This cross-journal collection welcomes submissions on the topic of technology and learning, that investigate for instance digital literacy, the promise and challenge of adaptive technology, the role and effect of digital tools, social media, and artificial intelligence in learning.
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                  Submission status: Open Deadline: 06 August 2024
                • Cancer immunotherapy

                  With this Collection, a partnership between Nature Communications, Communications Medicine, and Scientific Reports, we welcome submissions of primary research papers that focus on cancer immunotherapy.
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                    Submission status: Open Deadline: 31 July 2024
                  • Behavioural change and health

                    The Editors at Communications Psychology, Communications Medicine, Nature Communications, and Scientific Reports invite submissions that address the contextual conditions, psychological predictors and effects that diminish or widen the gap between public advice, people’s intention to make healthy choices, and actual behaviour and health outcomes.
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                      Submission status: Open Deadline: 30 July 2024