| Title | Nature |
| Abbreviation | Nature |
| Publication Type | Journal |
| Subject Area, Categories, Scope | Multidisciplinary (Q1) |
| h-index | 1391 |
| Overall Rank/Ranking | 17 |
| SCImago Journal Rank (SJR) | 18.509 |
| Impact Score | 19.40 |
| Publisher | Nature Research |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| ISSN | 14764687, 00280836 |
| Best Quartile | Q1 |
| Coverage History | 1869-2023 |
| Official Website | Visit Website |
| Wikipedia Page | Visit Wikipedia |
Nature is a weekly international journal publishing the finest peer-reviewed research in all fields of science and technology on the basis of its originality, importance, interdisciplinary interest, timeliness, accessibility, elegance and surprising conclusions. Nature also provides rapid, authoritative, insightful and arresting news and interpretation of topical and coming trends affecting science, scientists and the wider public.
Nature is a journal covering the technologies/fields/categories related to Multidisciplinary (Q1). It is published by Nature Research. The overall rank of Nature is 17. According to SCImago Journal Rank (SJR), this journal is ranked 18.509. SCImago Journal Rank is an indicator, which measures the scientific influence of journals. It considers the number of citations received by a journal and the importance of the journals from where these citations come. SJR acts as an alternative to the Journal Impact Factor (or an average number of citations received in last 2 years). This journal has an h-index of 1391. The best quartile for this journal is Q1.
The ISSN of Nature journal is 14764687, 00280836. An International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) is a unique code of 8 digits. It is used for the recognition of journals, newspapers, periodicals, and magazines in all kind of forms, be it print-media or electronic. Nature is cited by a total of 160102 articles during the last 3 years (Preceding 2023).
The Impact IF 2023 of Nature is 19.40, which is computed in 2024 as per its definition. Nature IF is decreased by a factor of 4.55 and approximate percentage change is -19% when compared to preceding year 2022, which shows a falling trend. The impact IF, also denoted as Journal impact score (JIS), of an academic journal is a measure of the yearly average number of citations to recent articles published in that journal. It is based on Scopus data.
Impact IF 2023 of Nature is 19.40. If the same downward trend persists, Impact IF may fall in 2024 as well.
| Year | Impact IF |
|---|---|
| 2023/2024 | Coming Soon |
| 2023 | 19.40 |
| 2022 | 23.95 |
| 2021 | 21.20 |
| 2020 | 14.23 |
| 2019 | 11.54 |
| 2018 | 11.63 |
| 2017 | 13.75 |
| 2016 | 14.94 |
| 2015 | 14.04 |
| 2014 | 14.84 |
Nature has an h-index of 1391. It means 1391 articles of this journal have more than 1391 number of citations. The h-index is a way of measuring the productivity and citation impact of the publications. The h-index is defined as the maximum value of h such that the given journal/author has published h papers that have each been cited at least h number of times.
The ISSN of Nature is 14764687, 00280836. ISSN stands for International Standard Serial Number.
An ISSN is a unique code of 8 digits. It is used for the recognition of journals, newspapers, periodicals, and magazines in all kind of forms, be it print-media or electronic.
The overall rank of Nature is 17. According to SCImago Journal Rank (SJR), this journal is ranked 18.509. SCImago Journal Rank is an indicator, which measures the scientific influence of journals. It considers the number of citations received by a journal and the importance of the journals from where these citations come.
| Year | SJR |
|---|---|
| 2023/2024 | Coming Soon |
| 2023 | 18.509 |
| 2022 | 20.957 |
| 2021 | 17.897 |
| 2020 | 15.993 |
| 2019 | 14.047 |
| 2018 | 16.345 |
| 2017 | 17.875 |
| 2016 | 18.389 |
| 2015 | 19.669 |
| 2014 | 18.780 |
| Year | Ranking |
|---|---|
| 2023/2024 | Coming Soon |
| 2023 | 17 |
| 2022 | 12 |
| 2021 | 17 |
| 2020 | 27 |
| 2019 | 33 |
| 2018 | 30 |
| 2017 | 25 |
| 2016 | 22 |
| 2015 | 17 |
| 2014 | 19 |
Nature is published by Nature Research. It's publishing house is located in United Kingdom. Coverage history of this journal is as following: 1869-2023. The organization or individual who handles the printing and distribution of printed or digital publications is known as Publisher.
Visit the official website of the journal/conference to check the further details about the call for papers.
From 2021, the publisher will charge €9,500, US$11,390 or £8,290 to make a paper open access (OA) in Nature and 32 other journals that currently keep most of their articles behind paywalls and are financed by subscriptions. It is also trialling a scheme that would halve that price for some journals, under a common-review system that might guide papers to a number of titles.
Source: Nature.com
Updated on: June 9, 2021
Submission to Accept: the median time (in days) from the published submission date to the final editorial acceptance date.
| Nature Portfolio journals | Submission to first editorial decision (median, days) | Submission to first post-review decision (median, days) | Submission to Accept (median, days) |
| Nature | 6 | 45 | 226 |
Updated on: June 9, 2021
The IS0 4 standard abbreviation of Nature is Nature. This abbreviation ('Nature') is well recommended and approved for the purpose of indexing, abstraction, referencing and citing goals. It meets all the essential criteria of ISO 4 standard.
ISO 4 (International Organization for Standardization 4) is an international standard that defines a uniform and consistent system for abbreviating serial publication titles and journals.
If your research field is/are related to Multidisciplinary (Q1), then please visit the official website of this journal.
Fewer than 8% of submitted papers are accepted for publication in Nature (Journal).
The acceptance rate/percentage of any academic journal/conference depends upon many parameters. Some of the critical parameters are listed below.
It is essential to understand that the acceptance rate/rejection rate of papers varies among journals. Some Journals considers all the manuscripts submissions as a basis of acceptance rate computation. On the other hand, few consider the only manuscripts sent for peer review or few even not bother about the accurate maintenance of total submissions. Hence, it can provide a rough estimation only.
The best way to find out the acceptance rate is to reach out to the associated editor or to check the official website of the Journal/Conference.
Nature latest impact IF is 19.40. It's evaluated in the year 2023. The highest and the lowest impact IF or impact score of this journal are 23.95 (2022) and 11.54 (2019), respectively, in the last 10 years. Moreover, its average IS is 15.95 in the previous 10 years.
The Nature has an SJR (SCImago Journal Rank) of 18.509, according to the latest data. It is computed in the year 2024. In the past 10 years, this journal has recorded a range of SJR, with the highest being 20.957 in 2022 and the lowest being 14.047 in 2019. Furthermore, the average SJR of the Nature over the previous 10-year period stands at 15.95.
The latest h-index of the Nature is 1391.
The Nature is published by the Nature Research, with its country of publication being the United Kingdom.
The Nature is currently ranked 17 out of 27955 Journals, Conferences, and Book Series in the latest ranking. Over the course of the last 10 years, this journal has experienced varying rankings, reaching its highest position of 12 in 2022 and its lowest position of 33 in 2019.
The standard ISO4 abbreviation for the Nature is Nature.
Nature is classified as a journal that the Nature Research publishes.
The Nature encompasses the following areas:
For a more comprehensive understanding of its scope, check the official website of this journal.
The Nature is assigned the following International Standard Serial Numbers (ISSN): 14764687, 00280836.
The best quartile for the Nature is Q1 (2023).
The Nature coverage history can be summarized as follows: 1869-2023.
| Journal/Conference/Workshop/Book Title | Type | Ranking | Publisher | h-index | Impact Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Union Politics | journal | 2569 | SAGE Publications Ltd | 75 | 3.24 |
| Proceedings of the Spring Technical Conference of the ASME Internal Combustion Engine Division | conference and proceedings | 17477 | 16 | 0.00 | |
| Qualitative Research | journal | 1588 | SAGE Publications Ltd | 93 | 4.87 |
| Istanbul University - Journal of Electrical and Electronics Engineering | journal | 24654 | University of Istanbul | 0 | 0.00 |
| Exploration Geophysics | journal | 13768 | Taylor and Francis Ltd. | 50 | 1.06 |
| Proteomics - Clinical Applications | journal | 9438 | Wiley-VCH Verlag | 64 | 2.28 |
| Journal of Imaging Science and Technology | journal | 17857 | Society for Imaging Science and Technology | 45 | 0.68 |
| Proceedings of the ACM SIGKDD International Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining | conference and proceedings | 4334 | 192 | 0.00 | |
| Poljoprivreda | journal | 21390 | Faculty of Agriculture in Osijek | 16 | 0.39 |
| Journal on Chain and Network Science | journal | 11905 | Wageningen Academic Publishers | 24 | 0.00 |
| Year | Impact Score (IS) |
|---|---|
| 2024/2025 | Coming Soon |
| 2023 | 19.40 |
| 2022 | 23.95 |
| 2021 | 21.20 |
| 2020 | 14.23 |
| 2019 | 11.54 |
| 2018 | 11.63 |
| 2017 | 13.75 |
| 2016 | 14.94 |
| 2015 | 14.04 |
| 2014 | 14.84 |
