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ChineseNature Portfolio Playbook
Nature Portfolio投稿手册
Overview
概述
Use this skill when the venue decision itself is still live, or when a manuscript already targets , , or and needs venue-specific framing before a heavy revision pass.
NatureNature MethodsNature BiotechnologyThis skill is about fit and policy. It does not replace , , or .
scientific-writingmanuscript-optimizersubmission-audit当期刊选择尚未确定，或者手稿已瞄准、或，且需要在大规模修订前进行期刊专属框架调整时，可使用本技能。
NatureNature MethodsNature Biotechnology本技能聚焦于适配性与政策合规，不能替代、或工具。
scientific-writingmanuscript-optimizersubmission-auditWhen To Use
使用场景
Use this skill when:
- the user asks whether a story fits ,
Nature, orNature MethodsNature Biotechnology - the paper has a -style tone but the actual venue is undecided
Nature - the contribution could be framed as an ,
Article,Resource, or short-format methods reportAnalysis - a manuscript is close to submission and needs a Nature Portfolio-specific preflight
Do not use this skill when:
- the task is generic sentence-level editing
- the venue is a conference or a non-Nature journal
- the manuscript structure itself is still unstable and needs first
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在以下场景中使用本技能：
- 用户询问研究内容是否适合、
Nature或Nature MethodsNature Biotechnology - 论文具备风格基调，但尚未确定具体投稿期刊
Nature - 研究成果可被归类为、
Article、Resource或短篇方法报告Analysis - 手稿接近投稿阶段，需要针对Nature Portfolio进行专属预检
请勿在以下场景使用本技能：
- 仅需通用句子级编辑的任务
- 投稿目标为会议或非Nature系列期刊
- 手稿结构仍不稳定，需先使用工具
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Venue Routing
期刊选择指南
Flagship Nature
Nature旗舰刊Nature
NatureDefault to only when the paper makes a broad conceptual advance that matters outside the immediate specialty and can be explained to non-specialists without heavy field-specific scaffolding.
NatureUse these framing defaults:
- prioritize broad readership over specialist density
- keep title and abstract low-jargon
- preserve the non-specialist-friendly summary paragraph expectation
- if fit is uncertain, explicitly test whether the broad-readership case is real before optimizing prose too far
仅当研究取得了超越特定领域的广泛概念性进展，且无需过多领域专属背景知识即可向非专业人士解释时，才优先考虑。
Nature遵循以下框架原则：
- 优先覆盖广泛读者群体，而非仅聚焦专业人士
- 标题与摘要尽量减少专业术语
- 保留面向非专业读者的摘要总结段落
- 若适配性存疑，在过度优化文字前，先明确验证其是否真正符合广泛读者群体的需求
Nature Methods
Nature MethodsNature Methods
Nature MethodsPrefer when the central contribution is a method, assay, platform, computational approach, or resource whose main claim is enabling power.
Nature MethodsBefore calling a story -fit, check that the manuscript can support all of these:
Nature Methods- a clear technical advance over available approaches
- validation and benchmarking against credible baselines or alternatives
- enough detail or protocol access for reproducibility
- demonstrated general utility, not just one narrow showcase
- a compelling biological or biomedical application that shows why the method matters
当核心贡献为方法、检测技术、平台、计算方法或资源，且主要价值在于赋能能力时，优先选择。
Nature Methods在判定研究适合之前，需确认手稿满足以下所有条件：
Nature Methods- 相较于现有方法具备明确的技术突破
- 针对可信基准或替代方案进行了验证与基准测试
- 提供足够的细节或协议访问途径以确保可重复性
- 证明具备通用实用性，而非仅适用于单一狭窄场景
- 展示了具有说服力的生物或生物医学应用案例，以体现该方法的重要性
Nature Biotechnology
Nature BiotechnologyNature Biotechnology
Nature BiotechnologyPrefer when the paper's value is not just technical novelty but biotechnology significance: enabling capability, translational relevance, engineering depth, platform utility, or community-scale resource value.
Nature BiotechnologyBefore calling a story -fit, check that the manuscript can make legible:
Nature Biotechnology- why the advance matters for biotechnology or medicine, not just for one specialist benchmark
- why the story is substantial enough for a full article rather than a narrower methods report
- whether the paper is truly an or would be better framed as a
ArticleResource
当论文的价值不仅在于技术新颖性，更在于生物技术层面的意义：赋能能力、转化相关性、工程深度、平台实用性或社区级资源价值时，优先选择。
Nature Biotechnology在判定研究适合之前，需确认手稿能够清晰呈现：
Nature Biotechnology- 该进展为何对生物技术或医学具有重要意义，而非仅在单一专业基准测试中表现优异
- 研究内容足够充实，适合作为完整文章而非更狭窄的方法报告
- 论文应归类为还是更适合作为
ArticleResource
Article-Type Check
文章类型检查
Do this early. Do not treat article type as formatting cleanup.
- : full research story with multiple linked claims and a substantial evidence chain
Article - : community-useful dataset, platform, atlas, database, or screening asset whose lasting value is broad reuse
Resource - : integrative or comparative analytical study when the core contribution is the analytical insight rather than a new experimental method
Analysis - short-format method/report categories: use only when the story is tighter, more self-contained, and the journal explicitly supports that format
If the manuscript keeps oscillating between and , resolve that before rewriting the abstract or Results.
method paperresource paper尽早进行此项检查，切勿将文章类型视为格式整理工作。
- ：包含多个关联研究结论和大量证据链的完整研究成果
Article - ：对社区有用的数据集、平台、图谱、数据库或筛选资源，其长期价值在于广泛复用
Resource - ：整合性或比较性分析研究，核心贡献为分析见解而非新实验方法
Analysis - 短篇方法/报告类：仅适用于内容更紧凑、独立完整且期刊明确支持该格式的研究
若手稿在“方法论文”与“资源论文”之间摇摆不定，需先解决此问题，再重写摘要或结果部分。
Nature Portfolio Preflight
Nature Portfolio投稿预检
Run this before calling a draft submission-ready:
- Reporting standards
- confirm whether a reporting summary will be required
- make sure the manuscript and supplement already contain the information that summary will demand
- Data and code availability
- check that repository names, accession IDs, download links, and access restrictions are ready to disclose
- do not wait until after acceptance to figure out the data/code statement
- Protocol and reproducibility readiness
- for methods papers, ensure the usable protocol path is clear: supplement, protocol repository, or public method record
- Image integrity and raw data
- ensure unprocessed source images and raw blot/gel material can be produced if requested
- remove any figure-preparation habit that could look like selective enhancement
- AI and attribution
- disclose qualifying use of generative AI tools where the journal requires it
- do not treat AI-made images or undisclosed AI-written content as safe by default
- Related-manuscript and preprint disclosures
- disclose preprints, overlapping submissions, related manuscripts, and conference-proceedings history when relevant
在判定草稿可提交前，完成以下检查：
- 报告标准
- 确认是否需要提交报告摘要
- 确保手稿及补充材料已包含报告摘要所需的全部信息
- 数据与代码可用性
- 确认已准备好披露存储库名称、登录ID、下载链接及访问限制
- 切勿等到接收后再确定数据/代码声明
- 实验方案与可重复性准备
- 对于方法类论文，确保可用的实验方案路径清晰：补充材料、方案存储库或公开方法记录
- 图像完整性与原始数据
- 确保在被要求时可提供未处理的源图像及原始印迹/凝胶材料
- 移除任何可能被视为选择性增强的图像处理习惯
- AI使用与署名
- 在期刊要求的情况下，披露符合条件的生成式AI工具使用情况
- 默认情况下，切勿认为AI生成的图像或未披露的AI撰写内容是安全的
- 相关手稿与预印本披露
- 在相关情况下，披露预印本、重叠投稿、相关手稿及会议论文历史
Working Rule
工作流程规则
Use this decision order:
- choose audience and venue family
- choose article type
- check whether the evidence package matches the venue promise
- only then optimize framing and prose
遵循以下决策顺序：
- 确定受众与期刊类别
- 选择文章类型
- 检查证据材料是否符合期刊要求
- 最后再优化框架与文字
Official Source Pointers
官方参考来源
Keep these Nature Portfolio pages as the primary references:
- formatting guide
Nature - editorial criteria and processes
Nature - aims, content, and editorial-policies pages
Nature Methods - aims, content, and editorial-policies pages
Nature Biotechnology - Nature Portfolio policies on reporting standards, image integrity, AI, and preprints/conference proceedings
将以下Nature Portfolio页面作为主要参考资料：
- 格式指南
Nature - 编辑标准与流程
Nature - 目标、内容与编辑政策页面
Nature Methods - 目标、内容与编辑政策页面
Nature Biotechnology - Nature Portfolio关于报告标准、图像完整性、AI使用及预印本/会议论文的政策