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Nature submission requirements
Nature and the Nature portfolio journals (Nature Medicine, Nature Communications, Nature Methods, etc.) have specific submission requirements beyond standard academic formatting. Nature Articles require a structured abstract of 150-200 words, an explicit 'Main' text section not exceeding 3,000 words, extended data figures, and a mandatory data availability statement. Author Contributions must be listed using CRediT taxonomy. Our checker validates these Nature-specific requirements alongside standard manuscript checks.
Nature-specific checks
Abstract word count (150-200)
Nature abstracts must be 150-200 words with specific structural elements.
Data availability statement
Mandatory for all Nature portfolio journals, check it's present and complete.
Author contributions
CRediT taxonomy author contribution statements required.
Competing interests
Competing interests declaration required for all authors.
Reporting summary
Nature requires completion of a life science or social science reporting summary.
Extended data
Extended data figure and table formatting guidelines compliance.
Checks relevant to this topic
Part of our 80+ automated checks
Abstract 150-200 words
Nature abstract word count requirement.
Data availability
Mandatory data availability statement.
Author contributions (CRediT)
CRediT taxonomy contribution statements.
Competing interests
Competing interests for all authors.
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Professor in Mechanical Engineering, ÉTS Montréal
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Master's Student in Speech Therapy
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PhD Candidate, UFPE
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Postdoc Researcher, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology
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Frequently asked questions
The Nature portfolio includes Nature, Nature Medicine, Nature Biotechnology, Nature Communications, Nature Methods, Nature Physics, Nature Chemistry, Nature Genetics, and many more specialist journals.
CRediT (Contributor Roles Taxonomy) is a standard vocabulary for describing author contributions. Roles include Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Software, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing original draft, Writing review and editing.
Nature original research articles typically have a main text limit of 3,000 words (not counting abstract, methods, or references). Nature Communications has higher limits. Check the specific journal's author guidelines.