About Nature
Welcome to Nature, the weekly, international, interdisciplinary journal of science.
Citations and Impact Factor
Nature is the world's most
highly cited interdisciplinary science journal, according to the 2012
Journal Citation Reports Science Edition (Thomson Reuters, 2013). Its
Impact Factor is 38.597. The impact factor of a journal is calculated by
dividing the number of citations in a calendar year to the source items
published in that journal during the previous two years. It is an
independent measure calculated by Thomson Reuters, Philadelphia, USA.
Aims and scope
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's mission statement
First, to serve scientists through prompt publication of
significant advances in any branch of science, and to provide a forum
for the reporting and discussion of news and issues concerning science.
Second, to ensure that the results of science are rapidly disseminated
to the public throughout the world, in a fashion that conveys their
significance for knowledge, culture and daily life.
Nature's
original mission statement was published for the first time on 11 November 1869.
History of the Journal
Nature
has specially commissioned essays and videos, and timelines and an
interactive forum, bringing to life the science published in Nature
since 1869.
