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Status
Active
Coverage
1869–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
77.7
SJR · SCImago
19.713
Q1 SJR quartile
H-index
1495
Best quartile
Q1 · 99th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multidisciplinary | 1 / 223 | 99th | Q1 |
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Nature
Nature is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 77.7), WoS SCIE. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Nature Research.
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ISSN 0028-0836Verify ISSN ↗1476-4687Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Nature Research
Scopus · Q1WoS · SCIEONOS
77.7
CiteScore 2025
Q1
Best quartile
2
Indexed in
Cost to publish: About US$12,690 to publish open access (publisher list price, via OpenAlex) — subscription publishing may be free
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This journal is part of the ONOS national subscription — readers at an ONOS-subscribed Indian institution get full-text access to its articles at no cost.
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Quick answers
Is Nature indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1869–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 77.7.
What quartile is Nature in Scopus?
Nature is Q1 in Multidisciplinary (rank 1 of 223), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Nature?
Nature is indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 77.7, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 99th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 19.713, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 1495.
How much does it cost to publish in Nature?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$12,690 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Nature and what is its ISSN?
Nature is published by Nature Research. Its print ISSN is 0028-0836 and its online ISSN is 1476-4687.
Is Nature covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is Nature in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.
Is Nature open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Nature? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Nature has an h-index of 1,858 and a 2-year mean of 18.94 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 77.7, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #2 of 208 Scopus journals in Multidisciplinary.
1,858
h-index
18.94
2-yr mean citations
120,597
i10-index
448,720
works indexed
27,362,521
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$12,690
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#2 of 208 Top 1% Multidisciplinary
Nature published 4,567 papers in 2025. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in Nature? — latest 60 articles, 2026
In its latest 60 research articles (2026), authors are most often from United States (37.8%), United Kingdom (12.8%) and Germany (5.7%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Nature? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. 240 retracted papers are recorded (0.5 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags 6 of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers 240 · 0.5 per 1,000 papers
- Problematic Paper Screener flags 6 · 0 per 1,000 papers — mostly suspect text and tortured phrases
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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