Nature Publishing Group
Encyclopedia
Nature Publishing Group (NPG) is an international publishing company that publishes academic journal
s, online databases, and services across the life, physical, chemical and applied sciences and clinical medicine. This includes Nature research journals and Nature Reviews journals (since 2000), and academic journals that are society owned publications.
NPG also publishes Scientific American
in 16 languages, and this magazine is intended for the general public.
NPG is a division of Macmillan Publishers
, which in turn is owned by the Georg von Holtzbrinck Publishing Group
. NPG's flagship title is Nature
, a weekly multidisciplinary
journal first published in 1869.
series was rebranded and folded into the Nature Reviews series in April 2009. Other NPG services include Naturejobs, containing scientific career information, tools and jobs, the pre-print server Nature Precedings
, Connotea
(a free online reference management service for scientists), Scitable (a collaborative learning space for science), and Nature Network (a free social networking website for scientists). NPG has offices in London
, New York City
, San Francisco, Washington, D.C.
, Boston
, Tokyo
, Paris
, Munich
, Hong Kong
, Melbourne
, Gurgaon
, Mexico City
, and Basingstoke
.
In June 2010, a letter outlining the University of California
libraries' pricing challenges with NPG was distributed to university faculty by campus librarians with the support of the systemwide University Committee on Library and Scholarly Communication. The letter also described a potential boycott if the dispute was not resolved. In August 2010, a joint statement was released stating "Our two organizations have agreed to work together in the coming months to address our mutual short- and long-term challenges, including an exploration of potential new approaches and evolving publishing models."
In 2011, Nature launched its first line of electronic textbooks for the college market, starting with Principles of Biology
, which was adopted by California State University
. The textbook line has been described as potentially breaking down the traditional textbook publishing model.
Academic journal
An academic journal is a peer-reviewed periodical in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. Academic journals serve as forums for the introduction and presentation for scrutiny of new research, and the critique of existing research...
s, online databases, and services across the life, physical, chemical and applied sciences and clinical medicine. This includes Nature research journals and Nature Reviews journals (since 2000), and academic journals that are society owned publications.
NPG also publishes Scientific American
Scientific American
Scientific American is a popular science magazine. It is notable for its long history of presenting science monthly to an educated but not necessarily scientific public, through its careful attention to the clarity of its text as well as the quality of its specially commissioned color graphics...
in 16 languages, and this magazine is intended for the general public.
NPG is a division of Macmillan Publishers
Macmillan Publishers
Macmillan Publishers Ltd, also known as The Macmillan Group, is a privately held international publishing company owned by Georg von Holtzbrinck Publishing Group. It has offices in 41 countries worldwide and operates in more than thirty others.-History:...
, which in turn is owned by the Georg von Holtzbrinck Publishing Group
Georg von Holtzbrinck Publishing Group
Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck is a Stuttgart-based publishing holding company which owns publishing companies worldwide. Holtzbrinck has published everything from Salman Rushdie's Satanic Verses to classics by Agatha Christie, Jean-Paul Sartre, Ernest Hemingway and John Updike...
. NPG's flagship title is Nature
Nature (journal)
Nature, first published on 4 November 1869, is ranked the world's most cited interdisciplinary scientific journal by the Science Edition of the 2010 Journal Citation Reports...
, a weekly multidisciplinary
Multidisciplinarity
Multidisciplinarity is a non-integrative mixture of disciplines in that each discipline retains its methodologies and assumptions without change or development from other disciplines within the multidisciplinary relationship....
journal first published in 1869.
Overview
The former Nature Clinical PracticeNature Clinical Practice
Nature Clinical Practice may refer to any of the following journals:* Nature Reviews Cardiology* Nature Reviews Endocrinology* Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology* Nature Reviews Nephrology* Nature Reviews Neurology...
series was rebranded and folded into the Nature Reviews series in April 2009. Other NPG services include Naturejobs, containing scientific career information, tools and jobs, the pre-print server Nature Precedings
Nature Precedings
Nature Precedings is an open access electronic preprint repository of scholarly work in the fields of biomedical sciences, chemistry, and earth sciences. Submissions to Nature Precedings are not peer reviewed...
, Connotea
Connotea
Connotea is a free online reference management service for scientists, researchers, and clinicians, created in December 2004 by Nature Publishing Group...
(a free online reference management service for scientists), Scitable (a collaborative learning space for science), and Nature Network (a free social networking website for scientists). NPG has offices in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, San Francisco, Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, Boston
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
, Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
, Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
, Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Gurgaon
Gurgaon
Gurgaon is the second largest city in the Indian state of Haryana. Gurgaon is the industrial and financial center of Haryana. It is located 30 km south of national capital New Delhi, about 10 kilometers from Dwarka Sub City and 268 km south of Chandigarh, the state capital...
, Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
, and Basingstoke
Basingstoke
Basingstoke is a town in northeast Hampshire, in south central England. It lies across a valley at the source of the River Loddon. It is southwest of London, northeast of Southampton, southwest of Reading and northeast of the county town, Winchester. In 2008 it had an estimated population of...
.
Business model
In most cases, the costs of NPG's publications are recovered via subscription to individuals and institutions. Over 40 journals allow their authors to publish open access articles, with the author paying a publication charge to the journal. The publisher also has several open access journals. Authors are also allowed to post accepted, unedited papers on their websites or the funding body's archives no earlier than 6 months after publication.In June 2010, a letter outlining the University of California
University of California
The University of California is a public university system in the U.S. state of California. Under the California Master Plan for Higher Education, the University of California is a part of the state's three-tier public higher education system, which also includes the California State University...
libraries' pricing challenges with NPG was distributed to university faculty by campus librarians with the support of the systemwide University Committee on Library and Scholarly Communication. The letter also described a potential boycott if the dispute was not resolved. In August 2010, a joint statement was released stating "Our two organizations have agreed to work together in the coming months to address our mutual short- and long-term challenges, including an exploration of potential new approaches and evolving publishing models."
In 2011, Nature launched its first line of electronic textbooks for the college market, starting with Principles of Biology
Principles of Biology
Principles of Biology is a college level biology electronic textbook published by Nature Publishing in 2011. The book is not a digitally reformatted version of a paper book. The book, the first in a projected series, is Nature Publishing's first foray into textbook publishing.-Format:Principles is...
, which was adopted by California State University
California State University
The California State University is a public university system in the state of California. It is one of three public higher education systems in the state, the other two being the University of California system and the California Community College system. It is incorporated as The Trustees of the...
. The textbook line has been described as potentially breaking down the traditional textbook publishing model.
Nature research journals
- Nature BiotechnologyNature BiotechnologyNature Biotechnology is an academic journal covering the science and business of biotechnology.Nature Biotechnology is a continuation of Bio/Technology , which was founded in 1983 and renamed in 1996. It is published monthly by the Nature Publishing Group, a division of Macmillan Publishers Ltd...
- Nature Cell BiologyNature Cell BiologyNature Cell Biology is a cell biology journal published by the Nature Publishing Group....
- Nature Chemical BiologyNature Chemical BiologyNature Chemical Biology is a monthly, peer-reviewed, scientific journal, which is published by Nature Publishing Group. It was first published in June of 2005 . Terry L. Sheppard is a full-time professional editor with the title, "Chief Editor", and employed by Nature Chemical Biology...
- Nature ChemistryNature ChemistryNature Chemistry is a monthly, peer reviewed, scientific journal, which is published by Nature Publishing Group. It was first published in April of 2009. The editor in chief is Stuart Cantrill, a full-time, professional-editor employed by Nature Publishing Group.-Aims and scope:The focus for this...
- Nature Climate Change
- Nature CommunicationsNature CommunicationsNature Communications is a bimonthly peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the Nature Publishing Group since 2010. The editor in chief is Lesley Anson...
(online only) - Nature GeneticsNature GeneticsNature Genetics is a scientific journal concerning genetics. It is published by Nature Publishing Group, and was founded as part of the Nature family of journal in 1992. The 2010 impact factor is 36.377. Its sister journal is Nature Reviews Genetics.- External links :*...
- Nature GeoscienceNature GeoscienceNature Geoscience is a monthly, peer reviewed, scientific journal published by Nature Publishing Group. The Chief Editor is Heike Langenberg. The first issue was published in January 2008.-Scope:...
- Nature ImmunologyNature ImmunologyNature Immunology is a peer-reviewed scientific journal focusing on immunology. The journal was founded in 2000, as an expansion of the Nature family of journals.-External links:**...
- Nature MaterialsNature MaterialsNature Materials, is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by Nature Publishing Group. It was launched in September 2002. Vincent Dusastre is the launching and current chief editor...
- Nature MedicineNature MedicineNature Medicine is an academic journal publishing research articles, reviews, news and commentaries in the biomedical area, including both basic research and early-phase clinical research. Topics covered include cancer, cardiovascular disease, gene therapy, immunology, vaccines, and neuroscience...
- Nature MethodsNature MethodsNature Methods is an academic journal covering new techniques for science. It began in 2004. It is published monthly by the Nature Publishing Group, a division of Macmillan Publishers Ltd...
- Nature NanotechnologyNature NanotechnologyNature Nanotechnology is a monthly, peer-reviewed, scientific journal, which is published by Nature Publishing Group. It was established in October 2006. The editor in chief is Peter Rodgers, a full-time professional editor who is employed by Nature Publishing Group...
- Nature NeuroscienceNature NeuroscienceNature Neuroscience is a monthly scientific journal published by Nature Publishing Group. Its focus is original research papers relating specifically to neuroscience and was established in May 1998. According to the Journal Citation Reports, Nature Neuroscience has a 2009 impact factor of 14.345,...
- Nature PhotonicsNature PhotonicsNature Photonics is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the Nature Publishing Group. The journal covers research related to optoelectronics, laser science, imaging, communications, and other aspects of photonics and was established in January 2007...
- Nature PhysicsNature PhysicsNature Physics, is a monthly, peer reviewed, scientific journal published by the Nature Publishing Group. It was first published in October 2005 . The Chief Editor is Alison Wright, who is a full-time professional editor employed by this journal...
- Nature ProtocolsNature ProtocolsNature Protocols, published by the Nature Publishing Group, is an on-line scientific journal publishing methods in a recipe-style format. The journal was launched in June 2006 and the content includes both classical methods and cutting-edge techniques relevant to the study of biological problems...
(online only) - Nature Structural & Molecular BiologyNature Structural & Molecular BiologyNature Structural & Molecular Biology is an academic journal publishing research articles, reviews, news and commentaries in structural biology and molecular biology, with an emphasis on papers that further a "functional and mechanistic understanding of how molecular components in a biological...
- Scientific ReportsScientific ReportsScientific Reports is an online open access scientific journal published by the Nature Publishing Group, covering all areas of the natural sciences. According to the press release, it is a journal conceptually similar to PLoS ONE....
Life Sciences
- Nature Reviews CancerNature Reviews CancerNature Reviews Cancer is a monthly review journal covering the field of oncology....
- Nature Reviews Drug DiscoveryNature Reviews Drug DiscoveryNature Reviews Drug Discovery is a review journal with an emphasis on drug discovery and development. With an impact factor of 28.712 in 2010 it is the leading journal in pharmacology/pharmacy and biotechnology/applied microbiology areas....
- Nature Reviews GeneticsNature Reviews GeneticsNature Reviews Genetics is a monthly review journal in genetics and covers the full breadth of modern genetics. The journal publishes review and perspective articles written by experts in the field subject to peer review and copy editing to provide authoritative coverage of topics...
- Nature Reviews ImmunologyNature Reviews ImmunologyNature Reviews Immunology is a monthly review journal covering the field of immunology. The journal also publishes "Research Highlight" articles, which are short summaries written by the editors that describe recent hot research papers.-External links:*...
- Nature Reviews MicrobiologyNature Reviews MicrobiologyLaunched in October 2003, Nature Reviews Microbiology is part of the Nature Publishing Group. The journal publishes reviews and perspectives that help to integrate the various disciplines, bridging fundamental research and its clinical, industrial and environmental applications to create a single...
- Nature Reviews Molecular Cell BiologyNature Reviews Molecular Cell BiologyNature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology is a leading monthly review journal published by Nature Publishing Group. As its title suggests, it covers a broad range of topics within two distinct disciplines: molecular biology, the study of endogenous macromolecules, and cell biology, the structures,...
- Nature Reviews NeuroscienceNature Reviews NeuroscienceNature Reviews Neuroscience is a review journal covering neuroscience. Its 2008 impact factor is 25.94. The journal covers the following areas:*Biochemical signalling in neurons*Cellular and molecular neuroscience*Neural development...
Clinical Sciences
- Nature Reviews Cardiology (formerly Nature Clinical Practice Cardiovascular Medicine)
- Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology (formerly Nature Clinical Practice Oncology)
- Nature Reviews Endocrinology (formerly Nature Clinical Practice Endocrinology and Metabolism)
- Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology (formerly Nature Clinical Practice Gastroenterology and Hepatology)
- Nature Reviews Nephrology (formerly Nature Clinical Practice Nephrology)
- Nature Reviews Neurology (formerly Nature Clinical Practice Neurology)
- Nature Reviews Rheumatology (formerly Nature Clinical Practice Rheumatology)
- Nature Reviews Urology (formerly Nature Clinical Practice Urology)
Gateways and Databases
- Cell Migration Gateway
- Functional Glycomics Gateway
- Lipidomics Gateway
- Pathway Interaction Database
- Structural Genomics Knowledgebase
- Signaling Gateway
Nature.com Subject Pages
Other NPG publications
- Bone Marrow TransplantationBone Marrow Transplantation (journal)Bone Marrow Transplantation is a peer-reviewed medical journal covering transplantation of bone marrow in humans. It is published monthly by the Nature Publishing Group...
- British Journal of CancerBritish Journal of CancerThe British Journal of Cancer a twice-monthly professional medical journal of Cancer Research UK , published on their behalf by the Nature Publishing Group ....
- Cell Research
- The EMBO Journal
- EMBO ReportsEMBO ReportsEMBO Reports is a peer-reviewed academic journal covering topics related to biology at a molecular level. It publishes primary research papers, reviews and essays and opinion. It also features commentaries on the social impact of advances in the life sciences and the converse influence of society...
- European Journal of Human GeneticsEuropean Journal of Human GeneticsThe European Journal of Human Genetics is the official journal of the European Society of Human Genetics. It focuses on human genetics, and is published monthly by the Nature Publishing Group...
- HeredityHeredity (journal)Heredity is a scientific journal concerned with heredity in a biological sense, i.e. genetics. It was founded by R.A. Fisher and C. D. Darlington in 1947. It is the official journal of The Genetics Society....
- Journal of Human GeneticsJournal of Human GeneticsThe Journal of Human Genetics has been published by the Nature Publishing Group since January 2009, on behalf of the Japan Society of Human Genetics. Prior to this, it had been called the Japanese Journal of Human Genetics and was independently published by the JSHG, before Springer Verlag took...
- Molecular Systems BiologyMolecular Systems BiologyMolecular Systems Biology is an open-access peer-reviewed scientific journal publishing research within systems biology at the molecular level, including genomics, proteomics, metabolomics, microbial systems, the integration of cell signaling and regulatory networks, and synthetic biology.The...
- Modern Pathology
- Molecular Therapy
- NeuropsychopharmacologyNeuropsychopharmacology (journal)Neuropsychopharmacology is a scientific journal published by the Nature Publishing Group. Since 1994, Neuropsychopharmacology has been the official publication of the ....