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  • Advances in Liquid Crystal Elastomers

    In this cross-journal Collection between Nature Communications, Communications Materials, Communications Chemistry, and Scientific Reports we welcome contributions on the latest advancements in Liquid-Crystal Elastomer (LCE) materials investigating LCE design, multi-responsive LCEs, and applications using LCE systems.
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      Submission status: Open Deadline: 01 February 2026
    • Remote sensing and forests

      This cross-journal collection aims to present recent advancements in remote sensing for forest monitoring and management.
        Collection
        Submission status: Open Deadline: 31 January 2026
      • Gender equity in academia and research

        This Collection invites research examining the intersection of gender identity and the academic research environment.
          Collection
          Submission status: Open Deadline: 29 January 2026
        • Public health and health governance in China

          This collection welcomes submissions related to public health and health governance in China. We invite contributions that investigate the dynamics of health economics, analyze health policymaking processes, and explore the implications of public health interventions.
            Collection
            Submission status: Open Deadline: 29 January 2026
          • Experimental and computational methodology in structural biology

            This cross-journal Collection highlights methodological developments in instrument design, sample preparation, data acquisition, data analysis, interpretation and integration from different techniques.
              Collection
              Submission status: Open Deadline: 31 January 2026
            • Lifespan changes in the human brain

              This cross-journal collection invites submissions that investigate human brain changes across all or multiple stages of life, from in-utero to older age.
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                Submission status: Open Deadline: 28 January 2026
              • Neuroengineering

                With this cross-journal Collection, the editors at Nature Biomedical Engineering, Nature Medicine, Nature Neuroscience, Nature Biotechnology, Nature Communications, Communications Medicine, Communications Biology, and Scientific Reports invite manuscripts that highlight the development, use and insight obtained from applying neuroengineering approaches.
                  Collection
                  Submission status: Open Deadline: 26 January 2026
                • Sensing Technologies for Crop Health and Growth

                  With this cross-journal Collection, we invite manuscripts that highlight continual or real-time sensing systems of any form, primarily for arable farming or crop production.
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                    Submission status: Open Deadline: 21 January 2026
                  • Advanced catalytic synthesis of green hydrogen peroxide

                    This Cross-journal Collection invites manuscripts that highlight advances in electrochemical, photocatalytic, and photo-electrochemical Hâ‚‚Oâ‚‚ generation from fundamental investigations to applied sciences.
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                      Submission status: Open Deadline: 17 January 2026