Nature Synthesis

Nature Synthesis is an online-only chemistry and materials journal launched in January 2022 by Springer Nature under the Nature Portfolio imprint, covering all aspects of chemical and materials synthesis, with a 2025 Journal Impact Factor of 22.6.《自然·合成》是施普林格·自然（Springer Nature）旗下自然系列品牌（Nature Portfolio）于 2022 年 1 月创刊的纯在线化学与材料期刊，涵盖化学合成与材料合成的各个方面，2025 年影响因子为 22.6。

Scope

• It publishes original research in organic, inorganic, organometallic and materials chemistry, together with interdisciplinary work at the interfaces between these disciplines.该刊发表有机、无机、有机金属与材料化学方向的原创研究，以及这些学科交界处的交叉研究。
• Its coverage spans all aspects of synthesis, from the making of discrete molecules to extended materials, and includes technological innovations that advance synthetic methods and processes.其报道覆盖合成的各个方面，从离散分子的制备到扩展材料的构筑，并涵盖推动合成方法与工艺进步的技术创新。
• The journal focuses on new synthetic methods and approaches and on molecular or materials products that have practical value in research and society or extend conceptual understanding.该刊聚焦新的合成方法与路径，以及在研究中或社会中具有实用价值、或能拓展概念理解的分子与材料产物。
• It aims to bring together researchers from all areas of chemical and materials synthesis, including scientists in academia and industry, so that published work reaches the widest possible audience.该刊旨在汇聚化学与材料合成各领域的研究人员，包括学术界与产业界的科学家，使发表的工作触及尽可能广泛的读者。
• Article types include research Articles, Reviews, Perspectives, Comments, Correspondence and Matters Arising, alongside non-primary content such as News & Views, Features and Q&A.文章类型包括研究论文、综述、观点、评论、通讯与商榷（Matters Arising），以及新闻与观点、专题特稿、问答等非原创内容。
• Research Articles are peer-reviewed, carry received and accepted dates, and are limited to about 3,000 words of main text with up to six display items.研究论文经过同行评审，标注收稿与接收日期，正文篇幅上限约为 3000 词，并最多可含六项展示材料。
• It is an exclusively online publication using Advanced Online Publication, so papers appear several weeks before they are collected into a monthly issue.该刊为纯在线出版，采用提前在线发表（Advanced Online Publication）机制，论文可先于月刊刊期数周上线。

History

• It was launched in January 2022 as one of three Nature-branded journals joining the Nature Portfolio that year, alongside Nature Cardiovascular Research and Nature Reviews Psychology.该刊于 2022 年 1 月创刊，是当年加入自然系列品牌（Nature Portfolio）的三本《自然》品牌期刊之一，另两本为《自然·心血管研究》与《自然综述·心理学》。
• The launch marked a move further into the applied sciences for the Nature Portfolio, which had previously concentrated on primary research across the natural sciences.此次创刊标志着自然系列品牌（Nature Portfolio）进一步迈向应用科学，此前其重心一直放在自然科学各领域的原创研究。
• The journal was headed at launch by Chief Editor Ali Stoddart, who had earlier launched the first physical sciences Nature Reviews journal, Nature Reviews Materials.该刊创刊时由主编 Ali Stoddart 执掌，她此前创办了自然系列首本物理科学综述刊（Nature Reviews Materials）。
• Ali Stoddart led the journal from 2022 until 2025, when Alexandra Groves took over as Chief Editor.Ali Stoddart 自 2022 年至 2025 年领导该刊，其后由 Alexandra Groves 接任主编。
• It publishes twelve monthly issues each year and received its first Journal Impact Factor in 2023 as an Emerging Sources Citation Index title, reaching 22.6 in 2025.该刊每年出版 12 期月刊，2023 年作为新兴来源引文索引（ESCI）期刊首获影响因子，2025 年升至 22.6。
• Among its most highly cited articles is the 2022 review Fundamentals of MXene synthesis by Lim and colleagues.其被引最多的文章之一是 Lim 等人 2022 年发表的综述《MXene 合成基础》。^[1]
• It also published the widely read 2023 Perspective The rise of self-driving labs in chemical and materials sciences by Abolhasani and Kumacheva.该刊还发表了 Abolhasani 与 Kumacheva 于 2023 年撰写、被广泛阅读的观点文章《化学与材料科学中自主实验室的兴起》。^[2]

Editors

• Like the other Nature titles, Nature Synthesis has no external editorial board, and all editorial decisions are made by a dedicated team of full-time professional editors.与其他《自然》系列期刊一样，《自然·合成》不设外部编委会，所有编辑决策由一支专职的全职编辑团队作出。
• The Chief Editor is Alexandra Groves, who studied materials chemistry at University College London and joined the journal's editorial team in March 2022.主编为 Alexandra Groves，她在伦敦大学学院研究材料化学，并于 2022 年 3 月加入该刊编辑团队。
• Senior editors include Tom West in London, who joined in March 2021, and Jet-Sing Lee in Tokyo, who joined in August 2025.资深编辑包括常驻伦敦的 Tom West 与常驻东京的 Jet-Sing Lee，两人分别于 2021 年 3 月与 2025 年 8 月加入。
• Eric Piechota, a senior editor based in New York, joined the team in August 2025.常驻纽约的资深编辑 Eric Piechota 于 2025 年 8 月加入团队。
• Associate editors include Joel Cejas Sanchez in Berlin and Bei Zhang in Shanghai, and editors are based across the London, Tokyo, New York, Berlin and Shanghai offices.副编辑包括常驻柏林的 Joel Cejas Sanchez 与常驻上海的 Bei Zhang，编辑们分驻伦敦、东京、纽约、柏林与上海办公室。
• The journal is edited to Nature Portfolio publication standards, and general editorial enquiries are handled by the editor at the journal's contact address.该刊按自然系列品牌（Nature Portfolio）出版标准编辑，一般编辑事务由主编在其联络邮箱处理。