This guide provides information on preparing the final form of figures and text files. The instructions apply only if the manuscript has been provisionally accepted for publication and you have been requested by the editor to upload production-quality materials. General Information
Final Submission of Texts
Upon acceptance, please upload the text (including legends for printed figures, extended figures, full printed tables, and titles and legends for the extended tables only, but not including the printed and extended figures and tables themselves) from your paper to our server along with production-quality graphics and extended figures and tables as separate files, and any additional information, if available.
Important. It is the author’s responsibility to ensure that the uploaded version is the final accepted version of the paper.
Formatting instructions and text content can be found in the manuscript formatting guide.
Our preferred text format is Microsoft Word with style markers removed. TeX / LaTeX
If you have prepared your paper using TeX / LaTeX, we will need to convert that to Word after acceptance, prior to your paper being printed. For cross-referencing purposes, please convert it to PDF format and upload the PDF along with the TeX / LaTeX file in the final submission.
Authors submitting LaTeX files may use any of the standard class files such as article.cls, revtex.cls, aastex.cls, or amsart.cls. Please remove all personal functions and avoid uploading non-standard packages. All textual materials for the paper (including tables, figure legends, online methods, etc.) must be in electronic form, as a single file. Graphics should not be called during compilation; they must be provided individually according to the guidelines for graphic preparation below. There is no need to spend time visually formatting the manuscript. Please use digital citation styles only and ensure that citations are numbered according to the order in which they appear in the text (not alphabetically). References should be included within the manuscript file itself. Authors wishing to use BibTeX to prepare their references should copy the reference list from the .bbl file generated by BibTeX and paste it into the main .tex manuscript file (and delete the commands associated with the bibliography \\bibliography and \\bibliographystyle). As a final precaution, authors should ensure that the complete .tex file compiles successfully on their own system with no errors or warnings before submission.
Formatting Details in the Text
Articles should be arranged sequentially: title, authors, affiliations (along with current addresses), bold first paragraph, main text, references, tables, figure legends, methods (only related references; data and availability of embedded code at the end of online methods), acknowledgments, author contributions, competing interests statement, and additional information (contains additional information if available and corresponding author information), extended figure legends, and table titles and notes (any unique data references should be added at the end of the online reference list only). Fonts
We prefer the use of “standard” font throughout the paper, preferably 12-point Times New Roman. For superscripts or subscripts, please apply actual superscript/subscript formatting; do not use “raised” or “lowered” formatting. For mathematical symbols, Greek letters, and other special characters, use “Insert,” “Symbol,” and then select “(normal text)” or “Symbol” as the font. Using other fonts may cause translation issues. Include non-standard keyboard symbols in the cover letter accompanying the final accepted version of your paper.
The equation editor in Word / MathType should be used only for formulas that cannot be produced using normal text or symbol font. Page Layout
Separate paragraphs with only a single space, do not indent the beginning of paragraphs or insert page breaks at the end of sections in the text. Do not leave double spaces at the end of the sentence. Reference citations
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This can cause significant issues when translating a Word file into the typesetting language used to produce proofs, for example, the downward flow of water 13. To avoid this, please follow the guidelines below:
- Use superscript numbers for references (see the above example), not “raised” formatting.
- Do not use link fields (produced by “EndNote” and similar programs). For authors using EndNote, please use the one-click remove button provided by EndNote to remove EndNote codes before saving and submitting the file.
Tables
Instructions for formatting tables can be found in the manuscript formatting guide.
Standard table formats are available for presenting cryo-EM, X-ray crystallography, and NMR data. Authors submitting these data should use these standard tables for inclusion as expanded data tables. These tables are available on the forms and announcements page.
Artwork for Print Only
When preparing artwork, authors are advised to refer to the printed copies of Nature for an overview of size and general style points. For a visual guide to preparing production-quality artwork after acceptance, see this document.
Size and Arrangement
The optimal size for any image depends on the type of images it contains. Images fall into two basic categories: bitmap images (also known as raster images) and line art (or vector).
Please do not rasterize line art or text in submitted artwork, and wherever possible provide editable and non-flattened line art. Electronic image formats
If you are unable to provide artwork in our preferred formats as detailed below, or if you have questions regarding our requirements, please email our art department so we can advise you on how to prepare your artwork in a compatible format.
Nature prefers layered Photoshop formats (PSD) or TIFF (high resolution, 300-600 dots per inch (dpi) for photographic images. In Photoshop, images can be created with separate components on different layers. This is particularly useful for placing text labels or arrows over the image, as it allows you to edit them later. If you do this, please submit a Photoshop file (.psd) with layers intact.
Adobe Illustrator (AI), Postscript, Vector EPS or PDF format for artwork containing line graphics and charts, including artwork that combines text and line art with images or raster.
If these formats are not possible, we can also accept the following formats: JPEG (high resolution, 300-600 dots per inch), CorelDraw (up to version 8), Microsoft Word or Excel or PowerPoint.
Please do not submit the following formats, as we cannot use them to reproduce print quality: Canvas, DeltaGraph, Tex, ChemDraw, SigmaPlot. These files must be converted to postscript, EPS, or PDF format prior to submission.
All photographic images should be provided at a resolution of no less than 300 dots per inch at the largest size that can be used. Increasing the image resolution artificially in art programs will not improve its quality.
We prefer Photoshop or TIFF format for raster images. If JPEG is the only available option, the quality should be set to the highest possible to minimize information loss.
Color artwork may be provided in either RGB format (recommended) or CMYK.
Computer screens display colors using red, green, and blue (RGB) pixels, while four-color printing uses inks in cyan, magenta, yellow, and black (CMYK). We recommend providing artwork in the RGB color spectrum. This provides a wider range than CMYK for printing and allows for more accurate reproduction of fluorescent colors when displayed digitally.
Nature retains
The colors presented in the RGB format within the RGB color space in the online version (PDF files online and online images), will automatically convert to CMYK for printing in the magazine.
The color range that can be achieved in CMYK is limited, so the conversion from RGB to CMYK usually affects the appearance of images. In particular, brighter colors may appear muted, and the contrast between different colored areas may be reduced.
You can provide your artwork in CMYK instead if you want to ensure accurate reproduction of the printed numbers. If needed, please carry out the conversion from RGB to CMYK before submitting the numbers, so you can see how colors are affected and make necessary adjustments to ensure no important details are lost.
Expanded Data Elements
Figures and tables should be submitted online only in a different format than print-only figures.
Files should be saved in RGB format (not CMYK) for maximum color saturation and a smaller file size. Images should be provided at a maximum of 300 DPI; exceeding this limit significantly increases file size and may time out viewers before they can view/download. The file size should not exceed 10 MB; most files should be smaller than that. Export and save each individual figure as a JPEG file (preferred), or TIFF or EPS (please note that other file formats are not accepted for expanded data files). All digital images must comply with Nature journals’ policy on image integrity.
The size of figures and tables should be specified so that they fit on a single page (with enough space left for legend/footnote placement below). The maximum dimension for the page is 18 cm x 24 cm. Tables may be set to a single-column width (8.9 cm) or two-column width (18 cm). For figures with multiple parts, label the parts “A” and “B”, etc., and arrange them in a layout that minimizes white space and centers the figure on the page.
Extended figure files should be named according to the following convention: CorrespondingAuthorSurname_EDfig1.jpg. Extended table files should be named according to the following convention: CorrespondingAuthorSurname_EDtable1.jpg
See the expanded data formatting guide and Nature research paper instructions for more details.
Additional Information
Supplementary Information (SI) is material that has been peer-reviewed and directly relates to the conclusion of a research paper that cannot be included in the print version for space or medium-related reasons (e.g., videos or audio files). Supplementary Information should not contain figures (any additional figures (or standard tables that fit on one page) beyond those in the printed edition should be formatted as expanded data figures (or tables, as appropriate)). See the supplementary information section for more details, including a list of categories and accepted file formats, individual file size restrictions, and how to submit supplementary information.
ORCID for Corresponding Authors
As part of our efforts to improve writing transparency, we ask all corresponding authors of published papers to provide their Open Researcher and Contributor Identifier (ORCID) before resubmitting the final version of the manuscript. ORCID helps the scientific community achieve clear attribution of all scientific contributions.
Corresponding authors must link their ORCID to their account in the Manuscript Tracking System (MTS). From the MTS homepage, click on Edit My Springer Nature Account, then create/link your Open Researcher Contributor ID (ORCID) in the personal profile tab. You will be redirected to the ORCID site. If you already have an ORCID account, enter your email and password on ORCID and click on consent. If you do not have an account, you can create one at this point. Linking ORCID and MTS accounts can be done at any time before acceptance. For more information, please visit ORCID at Springer Nature. If you encounter technical issues, please contact the program support office.
Not
It is necessary for non-corresponding authors to link their ORCID but they are encouraged to do so. Please note that it is not possible to add/edit ORCID details in the proof.
After Acceptance
After acceptance for publication, we will edit your manuscript (main text, full methods, printed-only figure legends and extended figures and full printed tables, titles and extended table legends only) to ensure it is understandable for a broad readership and complies with house style. Our editors typically send the edited text to authors for approval before formatting. This allows most queries to be resolved before the proof stage. You will then receive an electronic proof, including figures and extended display items, for verification before the paper is signed and ready for print/online scheduling.
The proof cycle takes place between the Nature production team, the genre creator, and the authors via the online production system.
When you receive your proof, we suggest sending it to your co-authors for verification, but please coordinate these changes among the co-authors so that only one author communicates with Nature and a single set of corrections is sent. The corresponding author (or other designated authors) is responsible on behalf of all co-authors for the accuracy of all content, including the spelling of names and current affiliations of all authors, so please ensure to check these points carefully.
Instructions for requesting reprints will be available after the paper is scheduled.
Source: http://www.nature.com/nature/for-authors/final-submission
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