Program guide
How to apply to Call for papers: Altermagnetic materials (cross-journal Collection)
A cross-journal Nature Portfolio collection seeking papers on altermagnets, a newly identified magnetic phase with zero net magnetization but strongly spin-split bands.
Step by step
- Check that you are eligibleThe published rules: Open to researchers.
- Gather the materialsYou will need: Paper.
- Write the answersCheck the aims and scope and recent issues; out-of-scope papers are returned without review.
- Submit on the official pageApply through the official page (Own portal) before 30 June 2027, and keep the confirmation.
- Follow upNote when results are due. If the organiser invites questions, ask once, briefly, after the date has passed.
Timeline
- By 5 May 2027Read the call and set up accountsCheck scope, page limit, template and anonymity rules; create submission-system profiles for every author.
- By 16 June 2027Register the abstractWhere the call has an abstract deadline, register title, abstract and authors before it.
- By 25 June 2027Final checksCheck format, anonymity, references and supplementary material against the call.
- By 29 June 2027SubmitUpload the final version a day early and keep the submission number.
Questions you will meet, answered honestly
Why is this paper right for the journal?
Connect the contribution to the journal's scope and to work it has published, without overstating novelty.
Has this work been submitted elsewhere?
Answer accurately. Simultaneous submission is usually prohibited; whether preprints are allowed is in the guidelines.
What reviewers of journals look for
- Check the aims and scope and recent issues; out-of-scope papers are returned without review.
- Follow the author guidelines for structure, references and data availability.
- Write a cover letter that states the contribution and why it fits this journal in a few sentences.
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