Intergenerational transmission of behaviour and social capital

The editors at Nature Communications, Communications Psychology, and Scientific Reports invite submissions to a Collection on Intergenerational Transmission. Submissions may cover topics in economics, psychology, sociology, and public health.

We seek submissions that study how non-biological traits, preferences, behaviors and environments of parents affect the social lives of the future generations. Phenotypes can include behaviors, psychological constructs, socioeconomic outcomes, abilities, and environments. Papers providing new insights into how individual trait transmission relates to social mobility are also welcome. The submissions can focus on associations, mechanisms, and interventions.

Each participating journal will apply its standard editorial criteria, including for scope and advance, to the submissions received within the Collection. Authors can choose which journal to submit to based on their own preference. The targeted journal will evaluate the submission for suitability for peer-review at the journal and, where submissions are out of scope but likely suitable for another participating journal, express a recommendation to the authors.