Nature Communications
Self-Citation Ratio

The ISSN of Nature Communications is 20411723. An ISSN is an 8-digit code used to identify newspapers, journals, magazines and periodicals of all kinds and on all media–print and electronic.

Nature Communications is an Open Access (OA) Journal. Open Access stands for unrestricted access and unrestricted reuse. With Open Access, researchers can read and build on the findings of others without restriction. Much scientific and medical research is paid for with public funds. Open Access allows taxpayers to see the results of their investment.

Nature Communications is published by Nature Publishing Group, which is located in the United Kingdom. The Publication History of Nature Communications covers 2010-ongoing.

Nature Communications is a peer-reviewed scientific journal. The scope of Nature Communications covers Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous) (Q1), Chemistry (miscellaneous) (Q1), Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous) (Q1).

It is impossible to get a true picture of impact using a single metric alone, so a basket of metrics is needed to support informed decisions. In addition to Abbreviation, Acceptance Rate, Review Speed, Research Hotspot and Template, several advanced Journal Metrics including Citescore, H-Index, Self-Citation Ratio, SJR (SCImago Journal Rank Indicator) and SNIP (Source Normalized Impact per Paper) can provide you comprehensive insights into the Nature Communications.