The day has come for an online-only Nature journal. Nature Communications is open for submissions, writes publishing executive editor Maxine Clarke on the Nautilus blog . Launching in spring 2010, the journal aims to rapidly publish top-notch research in all areas of the physical, chemical and biological sciences. A 'hybrid' journal, it will offer both subscription-based and open-access options for publication. Staff will aim to publish papers within 28 days of acceptance. Nature Communications will not only provide a faster route to publication for all, but will also plug some gaps not covered by other Nature research journals, such as palaeontology and high-energy physics.
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