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Calls for papers

Highlight your research and enhance its visibility to your field and community by submitting to one of our carefully curated collections to highlight topical areas of medicine and public health. All manuscripts in curated collections are selected and managed by the journal's Editors according to our standard procedures.

  • Healthy Islands

    This cross-journal collection invites submissions of papers that advance our understanding of all aspects of health in the Pacific Islands.
      Collection
      Submission status: Open Deadline: 30 June 2026
    • Climate Change and Infectious Diseases

      Through this cross-journal Collection, the editors at Communications Medicine, Nature Communications, Nature Microbiology, Nature Health, Communications Health and Scientific Reports invite submissions that explore the clinical and genetic dimensions of climate-sensitive infectious diseases.
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        Submission status: Open Deadline: 01 June 2026
      • Structural genetic variants, from detection to phenotype

        This cross-journal Collection with Communications Biology, Communications Medicine, Nature Communications and Scientific Reports invites submissions focusing on structural variants (SVs) in organismal biology and disease.
          Collection
          Submission status: Open Deadline: 31 August 2026
        • Public health and health governance in China

          This collection welcomes submissions related to public health and health governance in China. We invite contributions that investigate the dynamics of health economics, analyze health policymaking processes, and explore the implications of public health interventions.
            Collection
            Submission status: Open Deadline: 31 July 2026
          • Neuroengineering

            With this cross-journal Collection, the editors at Nature Biomedical Engineering, Nature Medicine, Nature Neuroscience, Nature Biotechnology, Nature Communications, Communications Medicine, Communications Biology, and Scientific Reports invite manuscripts that highlight the development, use and insight obtained from applying neuroengineering approaches.
              Collection
              Submission status: Open Deadline: 24 July 2026
            • Health Policy and Systems Research

              This Collection welcomes submissions related to health systems policy and research efforts aimed at understanding the solutions and systems that result in best healthcare delivery to all.
                Collection
                Submission status: Open Deadline: 14 July 2026
              • Phages: from biology to the clinic

                This cross-journal Collection welcomes manuscripts covering a broad spectrum of research related to phages, including fundamental studies on phage biology and ecology, implications of phage-bacteria interactions, biotechnological applications, as well as pre-clinical and clinical development of phage-based therapies.
                  Collection
                  Submission status: Open Deadline: 30 June 2026
                • Advances in neurodegenerative diseases

                  This Collection aims to bring together research from various domains related to neurodegenerative conditions, encompassing novel insights into disease pathophysiology, diagnostics, therapeutic developments, and care strategies. We welcome the submission of all papers relevant to advances in neurodegenerative disease.
                    Collection
                    Submission status: Open Deadline: 30 June 2026
                  • Healthy Aging

                    This collection welcomes submissions based on studying preclinical models, as well as population-wide and clinical studies. Studies that advance our understanding of mechanisms behind healthy aging are also welcomed. Clinical research of interest will include epidemiological studies, observational studies, longitudinal cohort studies, systematic reviews and clinical trials.
                      Collection
                      Submission status: Open Deadline: 01 June 2026
                    • Therapies for Cystic Fibrosis

                      This Collection aims to capture the latest breakthroughs and insights in therapies for cystic fibrosis, providing a platform for researchers and clinicians to share their findings and foster collaboration in this dynamic field.
                        Collection
                        Submission status: Open Deadline: 31 May 2026

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