Calls for papers

Editors invite manuscripts that highlight recent developments in the mechanisms, functions and experience of visual mental imagery. Topics include, but are not limited to, neural mechanisms of visual imagery, aphantasia, hyperphantasia, methods of assessing visual imagery, and cognitive processes related to visual imagery.

With this collection, the editors at Nature Communications, Communications Biology and Scientific Reports welcome the submission of primary research articles that focus on neuronal circuits and behaviour involved in both male and female parenting behaviors. We particularly encourage studies in rodent models exploring the intersection of parenting behavior, motivation and epigenetics with an emphasis on neurobiology probed using methods such as transcriptomics, optogenetics, chemogenetics and in vivo recording.

With this cross-journal Collection, the editors at Communications Health, Nature Food, Nature Communications, Communications Medicine and Scientific Reports invite manuscripts that explore the epidemiology, biological and behavioral mechanisms, community- and population-level patterns, and interventional and policy-related approaches pertaining to ultra-processed foods.

This cross-journal collection invites manuscripts that investigate the distribution and determinants of adolescent mental health across diverse settings as well as innovative prevention, detection and intervention approaches.

The Editors at Communications Psychology, Nature Human Behaviour, Nature Communications and Scientific Reports invite submissions that address the importance of psychological needs for well-being and mental health.

This Collection highlights research on the role of AI in education. This is a multidisciplinary collaboration bringing together psychological, educational, and computational perspectives.

With this cross-journal Collection, the editors at Nature Communications, Communications Psychology and Communications AI and Computing invite work on the intersection of psychology and LLMs.

This Collection features research on the intersection of physical activity and mental health, exploring whether and how activity can influence mental well-being positively or otherwise.

The Editors at Communications Psychology, Nature Communications, and Scientific Reports invite submissions providing neurocognitive perspectives on language comprehension.

In this cross-journal collection, we showcase studies that focus on adaptation in urban and rural areas.