Nature Materials: Quick facts and submission tips

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Aims and Scope	Nature Materials is a multi-disciplinary journal aimed at gathering pioneering research across the whole spectrum of materials science and engineering. The journal includes all applied and fundamental aspects of the synthesis/processing, structure/composition, properties and performance of materials, in which “materials” are substances in the condensed states (liquid, solid, colloidal) designed or manipulated for technological ends. The journal also publishes review articles, news and views, research highlights about significant papers published in other journals, commentaries, correspondence, interviews, and analysis of the broader materials picture.
Publisher	Nature Publishing Group
Frequency of Publication	Monthly
Editorial Info	Chief Editor: Vincent Dusastre Email: materials@nature.com Senior Editors: Alison Stoddart Pep Pàmies Editorial Board: http://www.nature.com/nmat/authors/about_eds/index.html

EDITORIAL POLICIES & CRITICAL FACTORS FOR PUBLICATION

The author must prepare their manuscript for a double-blind peer review. See checklist for help: http://www.nature.com/nclimate/pdf/double-blind-checklist.pdf
Manuscripts that are conceptually similar are typically sent to the same referees in order to hold them to the same editorial standards as much as possible. However, each of the co-submitted manuscripts must meet the criteria for publication without reference to the other paper. If one paper is substantially less complete or convincing than the other, it may be rejected, even if the papers reach the same conclusion.
Read about the journal’s peer-review policy here: http://www.nature.com/authors/policies/peer_review.html

MANUSCRIPT REVIEW PROCESS

GOOD PUBLISHING PRACTICES

Be sure to read over the journal’s policy with publication ethics here: http://www.nature.com/authors/policies/publication.html
Data, material, and method must be made available. See more here: http://www.nature.com/authors/policies/availability.html
Be sure to read the journal’s policy regarding embargo and restrictions on communication with the media about submitted studies here: http://www.nature.com/authors/policies/embargo.html
Information on publishing licenses and open access can be found here: http://www.nature.com/authors/policies/license.html

USEFUL LINKS

Pre-submission feedback is available from editors though not required: http://mts-nm.nature.com/cgi-bin/main.plex
How to write a scientific paper: http://www.nature.com/authors/author_resources/how_write.html

IMPACT AND RATING

Impact Factor: 36.4 (2013 Journal Citation Reports® Science Edition; Thomson Reuters, 2014)
Ranking: 1 out of 136 in the category Physics, Applied
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