Calls for papers

In this cross-journal Collection between Nature Communications, Nature Chemical Biology, Communications Chemistry, Communications Materials, Communications Sustainability and Scientific Reports, we aim to bring together the latest advances in synthetic catalysts for biomedicine and biotechnology, covering design and production, mechanistic studies, and application demonstrations.

This Cross-journal Collection highlights advances in the development of low- or zero-pressure all-solid-state batteries (ASSBs).

By fostering a deeper understanding of nitrogen electroreduction, this Collection aims to advance the development of sustainable and scalable processes to balance the nitrogen cycle and decarbonize chemical manufacturing.

This cross-journal Collection between Nature Communications, Communications Chemistry and Scientific Reports welcomes contributions on the latest advancements in photoswitchable motifs, mechanisms and materials.

This Collection welcomes the submission of primary research Articles, Comments, Perspectives, and Reviews on the latest advancements in flow synthesis, as well as automation, artificial intelligence, and reactor engineering etc.

This Collection collates the latest trends and fundamental developments in asymmetric catalysis, including but not limited to the design of chiral catalysts, enantioselective transformations, different types of chirality (e.g., stereocenter, axial, planar, inherent, helical, torsional, topological), mechanistic studies, and catalytic strategies for the synthesis of biologically active compounds and natural products.

This cross-journal collection highlights the latest advances in ultrafast chemistry, including proton and charge transfer reactions, recombination reactions, transient intermediates, ultrafast isomerization, photo-initiated chemical processes and relaxation dynamics in the gas-, liquid- and solid-phase and at interfaces.

In this Collection, we showcase research into the design and synthesis of framework materials that exhibit unique physical and mechanical properties. We also welcome research focused on structure–property relationships, and on advancing our understanding of the physical and mechanical properties of these materials more broadly.

This Collection aims to highlight research that advances our understanding of electronic structure and chemical dynamics, as well as the application of computational methodologies.

This Collection will showcase and highlight recent developments in the field of prebiotic chemistry and our understanding of the origin of life, including but not limited to the exploration of extraterrestrial carbon sources; the investigation of prebiotic conditions and the prebiotic synthesis of building blocks; and protocell formation.