Nature

The criteria for publication of scientific papers (Articles) in Nature are that they: report original scientific research (the main results and conclusions must not have been published or submitted elsewhere) are of outstanding scientific importance reach a conclusion of interest to an interdisciplinary readership. In print, physical sciences papers do not normally exceed 6 pages on average and biological sciences papers do not normally exceed 8 pages on average. However, the final print length is at the editor’s discretion. The typical length of a 6-page article with 4 modest display items (figures and tables) is 2500 words (summary paragraph plus body text). The typical length of an 8-page article with 5-6 modest display items is 4300 words. A ‘modest’ display item is one that, with its legend, occupies about a quarter of a page (equivalent to ~270 words).