Nature Communications Impact Factor, Indexing, Ranking

Nature Communications (NC) is a scholarly journal dedicated to publishing research in the field of Physics and Astronomy. Elsevier is the publisher of this esteemed journal. The P-ISSN assigned to Nature Communications is 2041-1723 and its abbreviated form is Nat Commun.

Nature Communications is an open access, multidisciplinary journal dedicated to publishing high-quality research in all areas of the biological, health, physical, chemical, Earth, social, mathematical, applied, and engineering sciences. Papers published by the journal aim to represent important advances of significance to specialists within each field.

We are committed to providing an efficient service for both authors and readers. Our team of independent editors make rapid and fair publication decisions. Prompt dissemination of accepted papers to a wide readership and beyond is achieved through a programme of continuous online publication.

Nature Communications Abbreviation : ISO Journal abbreviation refers to the shortened form or acronym used to represent the full title of a scholarly journal. The ISO4 Abbreviation of Nature Communications Journal is Nat Commun.

The Ranking of Nature Communications in 2026 is 258. Ranking systems aim to provide an indication of a journal's quality, influence, and prestige within a specific field or discipline.

The Impact Factor of Nature Communications in 2026 is 16.6 . it is all calculated by Clarivate, which means how many times a particular citation has been published in the past two years.

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The SCImago of Nature Communications in 2026 is 5.116. It is measured by the number of citations which are made by the particular journals, and the journal from where the citations arrived from.

The H-Index of Nature Communications in 2026 is 466. The H-index is calculated on how many times a particular author is cited and the number of published papers that a particular author has.

The Quartile of Nature Communications is Q1. A quartile has three points, which are the upper quartile, median, and lower quartile. The main motive of the quartile is to calculate the interquartile range, that resembles the changes across the median.

The Nature Communications is indexed in (Indexing details)

• 1. Web of Science
• 2. UGC
• 3. Scopus
• 4. PubMed
• 5. Medline
• 6. Google Scholar
• 7. DOAJ

Indexing services aim to make it easier for researchers, scholars, and readers to discover and access articles from various journals within a specific field or discipline.

The Editor-in-chief of Nature Communications is Nathalie Le Bot

Nature Communications Processing/Submission Fee : Article submission/Processing fees (APC), also known as manuscript Publication fees or processing fees (APC), are charged by journals to authors for submitting/publishing their research papers/article.

The APC/Submission (Publication) Fee of Nature Communications is 5190 EUR, 6290 USD, 4590 GBP

Nature Communications Call for paper : Nature Communications invites original research contributions for consideration of publication in Nature Communications journal.

Journal seeking submissions in the broad areas of Physics and Astronomy that align with journal's focus on Physics and Astronomy.

for details about call for paper please visit to the official website of the journal to check the details about call for papers.

Publishing in Nature Communications involves the following steps:

• Research: Conduct high-quality, impactful research in the field of Physics and Astronomy.
• Familiarize Yourself: Read and understand the aims and scope of Nature Communications to ensure your work aligns with their focus.
• Manuscript Preparation: Prepare your manuscript according to the Nature Communications guidelines, including formatting, length, and referencing style.
• Submission: Submit your manuscript through the journal's online submission system.

• Journal Website
• PubMed
• Scopus
• SCImago