Nature Machine Intelligence

Nature Machine Intelligence (commonly abbreviated as Nat. Mach. Intell.) is a monthly Nature Portfolio journal at the crossroads of artificial intelligence, machine learning and robotics. Launched in 2019, it carries a 2025 impact factor of 29.8.Nature Machine Intelligence（常用缩写 Nat. Mach. Intell.）是施普林格·自然旗下的人工智能交叉月刊，2019 年创刊，2025 年影响因子为 29.8。^[1]

Scope

• Scope: the journal serves artificial intelligence, machine learning and robotics together with their reach into other disciplines, carrying both original research and commentary.学科定位： 期刊面向人工智能、机器学习与机器人学及其对其他学科的影响，兼收原创研究与评述。
• Content types: research articles, reviews, perspectives, news and views, editorials and correspondence appear in parallel research and analysis strands.栏目设置： 刊载研究论文、综述、观点、新闻与评论、社论及通讯等体裁，形成研究与分析并行的双轨结构。
• Publishing model: the journal is hybrid, with an open access option available.出版模式： 期刊为混合型，提供开放获取发表选项。
• Submission channel: manuscripts are lodged through the journal's dedicated submission system.投稿渠道： 稿件经期刊专属投稿系统递交。
• Indexing and metrics: indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded, the journal holds a first-quartile position in artificial intelligence, with a 2025 impact factor of 29.8.收录与指标： 被科学引文索引扩展版收录，在计算机人工智能类别中列第一区，2025 年影响因子为 29.8。^[2]

History

• Founded in 2019: the journal launched in 2019 as the Nature Portfolio's dedicated machine intelligence title, reaching volume 8 in 2026.2019年创刊： 期刊于 2019 年创刊，至 2026 年已出版至第 8 卷，为 Nature 系列中面向机器智能的新刊。
• Editorial launch: the editorial office was assembled a year ahead of launch, with the chief editor appointed in 2017 to build the journal.创刊筹备： 期刊在创刊前一年即组建编辑部，主编于 2017 年获任并主持筹备。
• Interdisciplinary stance: from the outset the journal has tied artificial intelligence research to its societal impact, with editorials and comments tracking governance and ethics of intelligent systems.交叉取向： 期刊自创办起强调人工智能研究与社会影响的贯通，社论与评论栏目持续讨论智能系统的治理与伦理议题。^[3]
• Recent metrics: the impact factor stood at 15.508 in 2020, 23.8 in 2022 and 29.8 in 2025.近年指标： 影响因子 2020 年为 15.508，2022 年为 23.8，2025 年为 29.8。
• Frequency: the journal appears monthly with twelve issues a year.刊期： 期刊为月刊，每年出版 12 期。

Editors

• Chief editor: the journal is led by Dr Liesbeth Venema, who holds a doctorate in applied physics, joined Nature in 2000 and has steered the journal since her appointment in 2017.现任主编： 主编为 Liesbeth Venema 博士，应用物理学博士出身，2000 年加入 Nature，2017 年起主持本刊筹建与编务。
• Senior editors: the senior editor team includes William Henson, Jacob Huth, Trenton Jerde, Fuyue Liang and Mirko Pieropan, based in London, Berlin, New York and Shanghai.高级编辑团队： 高级编辑包括 William Henson、Jacob Huth、Trenton Jerde、Fuyue Liang 与 Mirko Pieropan，分驻伦敦、柏林、纽约与上海。
• Editorial structure: the office divides along applications of machine learning to biomedicine, robotics, climate and the basic sciences.编辑构成： 编辑部按机器学习在生物医学、机器人、气候与基础科学中的应用方向分工。^[4]
• Submission and peer review: manuscripts are lodged through the dedicated system and judged by in-house professional editors rather than an academic board of first reviewers.投稿与评审： 稿件经专属系统递交，由内部专职编辑主导评审决策，不设学术编委一审制。
• Editorial policy: the journal looks for complete methodological and reproducibility reporting, with responsible artificial intelligence practice given weight.编辑方针： 期刊偏好方法学与可复现性陈述完备的成果，重视负责任的人工智能实践。