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[期刊] Nature 栏目介绍(1)
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Formats for Nature contributionsNature's main formats for original research are Articles and Letters. In addition, Nature publishes other submitted material as detailed below (Section 1.4).
1.1 Articles
1.1 Articles
Articles are original reports whose conclusions represent a substantial advance in understanding of an important problem and have immediate, far-reaching implications. They do not normally exceed 5 pages of Nature and have no more than 50 references. (One page of undiluted text is about 1,300 words.) Articles have a summary, separate from the main text, of up to 150 words, which does not have references, and does not contain numbers, abbreviations, acronyms or measurements unless essential. It is aimed at readers outside the discipline. This summary contains a paragraph (2-3 sentences) of basic-level introduction to the field; a brief account of the background and rationale of the work; a statement of the main conclusions (introduced by the phrase 'Here we show' or its equivalent); and finally, 2-3 sentences putting the main findings into general context so it is clear how the results described in the paper have moved the field forwards. Articles are typically 3,000 words of text, beginning with up to 500 words of referenced text expanding on the background to the work (some overlap with the summary is acceptable), before proceeding to a concise, focused account of the findings, ending with one or two short paragraphs of discussion. The text may contain a few short subheadings (not more than six in total) of no more than 40 characters each (less than one line of text in length). Articles typically have 5 or 6 display items (figures or tables).
1.2 Letters
1.2 Letters
Letters are short reports of original research focused on an outstanding finding whose importance means that it will be of interest to scientists in other fields. They do not normally exceed 4 pages of Nature, and have no more than 30 references. They begin with a fully referenced paragraph, ideally of about 200 words, but certainly no more than 300 words, aimed at readers in other disciplines. This paragraph starts with a 2-3 sentence basic introduction to the field; followed by a one-sentence statement of the main conclusions starting 'Here we show' or equivalent phrase; and finally, 2-3 sentences putting the main findings into general context so it is clear how the results described in the paper have moved the field forwards. Please refer to our annotated example to see how the summary paragraph for a Letter should be constructed.The rest of the text is typically about 1,500 words long. Any discussion at the end of the text should be as succinct as possible, not repeating previous summary/introduction material, to briefly convey the general relevance of the work.Letters typically have 3 or 4 small display items (figures or tables).Word counts refer to the text of the paper. References, title, author list and acknowledgements do not have to be included in total word counts.
1.3 Brief Communications Arising and Corrections
1.3 Brief Communications Arising and Corrections
Brief Communications Arising are exceptionally interesting or important comments and clarifications on original research papers or other peer-reviewed material published in Nature. They are published online but not in print. For further details of and instructions for how to submit a correction to peer-reviewed material published in Nature, please access our Brief Communications Arising section.
1.4 Other contributions to NaturePlease access the other submitted material pages for further details on any of the contribution types below.
1.4 Other contributions to NaturePlease access the other submitted material pages for further details on any of the contribution types below.
- News and Comment
- Correspondence
- Obituaries
- Opinion
- Books & Arts
- Futures
- News & Views
- Insights, Reviews and Perspectives
- Analysis
- Hypothesis
- Careers
- Technology Features
- Outlooks
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