Journal profile · MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES
Nature Reviews Methods Primers
ISSN 2662-8449 · Springer Nature
Nature Reviews Methods Primers: CAS Zone 1 · Multidisciplinary (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 54.2 (journal website); subscription journal; 79 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Nature Reviews Methods Primers covers analytical, applied, statistical, theoretical and computational methods used in the life and physical sciences. Nature Reviews Methods Primers is aimed at a broad, interdisciplinary audience of researchers at all career stages, providing them with the information to evaluate and apply methods to conduct their research, with a strong focus on enhancing interdisciplinary collaboration and providing guidance, from experts, on reproducibility and open science. For more information about the journal, please see Chief Editor Dominique Morneau's explainer video here. Our broad scope and accessible format ensures that the work published reaches the widest possible audience. Nature Reviews Methods Primers is part of the Nature Reviews portfolio of journals. To learn more about Nature Reviews, check out this animation and the Nature Reviews page. You can also find a summary of the editorial input and checks here.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES
Editor-in-chief Dominique Morneau'sPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 10, Germany 3, United States 1, India 1, Italy 1 (17 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy TechniquesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology8.2%
- Spectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical ResearchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.8%
- Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and ApplicationsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.7%
- Force Microscopy Techniques and ApplicationsPhysics and Astronomy5.7%
- Single-cell and spatial transcriptomicsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.4%
- Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques InnovationEngineering5.1%
- Cell Image Analysis TechniquesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.8%
- Spectroscopy and Chemometric AnalysesChemistry4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Multidisciplinary Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Multidisciplinary | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Multidisciplinary Sciences | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: yes
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Multidisciplinary Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Multidisciplinary | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Multidisciplinary Sciences | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 54.2Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 78.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 88.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 14.46LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 16.7LetPub ·
- h-index
- 112OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 254OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 28.82OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 39LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 724,799Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 525 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 71 | 10 | 141 |
| 2025 | 79 | 17 | 1,602 |
| 2024 | 92 | 24 | 5,232 |
| 2023 | 94 | 25 | 8,313 |
| 2022 | 102 | 38 | 16,887 |
| 2021 | 84 | 31 | 20,062 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- ISSN
- 2662-8449
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Nature Reviews Methods Primers
What CAS zone is Nature Reviews Methods Primers in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Nature Reviews Methods Primers is in Zone 1 of Multidisciplinary, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Multidisciplinary Sciences; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Multidisciplinary. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Nature Reviews Methods Primers?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 54.2 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 88.3, h-index 112.
Where are the editorial board members of Nature Reviews Methods Primers based?
Of the 17 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (10), Germany (3) and United States (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Nature Reviews Methods Primers?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Nature Reviews Methods Primers is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Nature Reviews Methods Primers open access, and what is the APC?
Nature Reviews Methods Primers is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .