NPG Reference

Introduction and Publishing Policy

Nature Publishing Group Reference is a new imprint for an exciting programme of science reference materials, online and in print. Our mission is to develop and deliver outstanding, dynamic resources for senior undergraduate and graduate students, postgraduates and professional scientists. Designed primarily for publication on the World Wide Web, we aim to provide up-to-date, accessible, high quality, regularly updated content, written by top scientists, within subject portals that link to many other valuable data resources.

Our projects range from 1 million to 12 million words in length, and a single title can involve as many as 6,000 authors. Above all, we deliver content of the same exacting standards as Nature.

We commission articles for our publications from leading members of the scientific community, who also assist us in rigorous peer review and scientific editing of all material.

Current online products comprise:

• Encyclopedia of Life Sciences, our flagship publication
• The Cancer Handbook
• Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics

Forthcoming publications include

• Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science
• Encyclopedia of the Human Genome
• Dictionary of Physics

Contacts

We welcome suggestions for new and revised content for our publications from potential authors, and also ideas from those who may not wish to be involved in writing or editing themselves.

These may be sent to:

Gina Fullerlove

Publisher, NPG Reference

EMAIL: g.fullerlove@nature.com

Nature Publishing Group,

The Macmillan Building ,

4 Crinan Street,

London

N1 9XW

UK

TEL: +44 (0) 20 7843 4856

FAX: +44 (0) 20 7843 4839

Sarah Robertson

Business Development Manager, Encyclopedia of Life Sciences

EMAIL: s.robertson@nature.com

TEL: +44 (0) 20 7843 4893

Sean Pidgeon

Associate Publisher, Reference

EMAIL: s.pidgeon@natureny.com

Nature Publishing Group,

345 Park Avenue South,

New York

NY 0010-1707

USA

TEL: +1 (212) 726 9236

FAX: +1 (212) 689 9711

Author guides and submissions

Authors, advisers and editors of specific projects can find detailed manuscript submission requirements, project news and download article templates from our editorial extranet websites:

• Encyclopedia of Life Sciences
• The Cancer Handbook
• Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science
• Encyclopedia of the Human Genome