Communications Biology is an open access journal from Nature Research publishing high-quality research, reviews and commentary in all areas of the biological sciences. Research papers published by the journal represent significant advances bringing new biological insight to a specialized area of research. Communications Biology complements the other Nature Research journals by providing a new open access option for biologists while applying less stringent criteria for impact and significance than the Nature-branded journals, including Nature Communications.

Communications Biology publishes primary research Articles (both full and shorter papers), Reviews, Perspectives, Comments, and Matters Arising. A guide to our content types can be found here.

All Nature Research journals, including Communications Biology, apply the same criteria for technical validity and adherence to ethical standards. More information about editorial policies at Nature Research can be found here.

Visit the pages in this section for specific information about our aims and scope, the Communications Biology editors and editorial board and the benefits of open access publishing.

Abstracting and indexing

Communications Biology is currently indexed in:

• BIOSIS
• Biological Abstracts
• Current Contents/Life Sciences
• Dimensions
• DOAJ
• MedSci
• Google Scholar
• Journal Citation Reports/Science Edition
• PubMed and PubMed Central
• Scopus
• Science Citation Index Expanded
• Zoological Record