Calls for papers

  • Controlling disorder in framework materials

    This collection aims to highlight the importance of disorder in framework materials, including characterisation their structures and the types of disorder present, and the role of disorder in the materials’ properties and function.
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      Submission status: Open Deadline: 31 July 2025
    • Smart Materials for Bioengineering and Biomedicine

      In this cross-journal Collection at Nature Communications, Communications Biology, Communications Engineering, Communications Materials, Communications Medicine and Scientific Reports, we welcome submissions focusing on various aspects, from mechanistic understanding to clinical translation, of smart materials for applications in bioengineering and biomedicine, such as, drug delivery, biosensing, bioimaging and tissue engineering.
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        Submission status: Open Deadline: 30 September 2025
      • Pushing the boundaries of MXenes

        This Collection brings together the latest developments in the burgeoning field of MXenes, including their synthesis, properties and applications.
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          Submission status: Open Deadline: 31 July 2025