Author guidelines

How to prepare and submit your manuscript to a NEXUS journal.

Article types

Original research — up to 8,000 words, structured abstract of up to 250 words.
Review — up to 10,000 words; systematic reviews should follow PRISMA.
Short communication — up to 3,000 words and 3 figures/tables.
Case report (clinical journals) — up to 2,500 words; follow CARE guidelines and include patient consent.
Perspective — up to 3,000 words.

Manuscript preparation

Word (.docx) or LaTeX, double-spaced, with line and page numbers.
Title page: title, all authors with affiliations and ORCID iDs, corresponding author email.
Abstract and 4–6 keywords.
Main text: Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusions (or a suitable structure for reviews).
Declarations: author contributions (CRediT), funding, conflicts of interest, ethics approval and consent where relevant, data availability statement.
References in a numbered style (Vancouver or ACS), with DOIs where available.
Figures at 300 dpi or higher, submitted as separate files.

Research ethics

Studies involving humans or animals must report approval by the appropriate ethics committee and, for human participants, informed consent. Clinical trials should be registered in a public registry. See our editorial policies.

How to submit

Submit online through our submission system at submit.nexusjournals.org: choose your journal, register or log in, and follow the steps. Upload an anonymised manuscript plus a separate title page and cover letter stating that the work is original, is not under consideration elsewhere, and that all authors approved submission. For journals not yet open online, email editor@nexusjournals.org.

Review process and timeline

Editorial check for scope and quality.
Similarity (plagiarism) screening.
Peer review by at least two independent experts.
Decision: accept, minor revision, major revision or reject.
Copyediting, proofing and online publication.

Article processing charges

Any article processing charge (APC) for each journal will be published on this page before submissions are invoiced. Waivers are available for authors from low-income countries and on request for authors without funding.