Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group, UK, has announced that Nature Chemistry, its 16th research journal, is now publishing papers online in advance of print. The first issue (April 2009) will go live on March 20th at http://www.nature.com/nchem/index.html.
A monthly peer-reviewed publication, Nature Chemistry will cover chemistry-related research in traditional core chemical fields as well as multidisciplinary subjects such as bioinorganic chemistry and nanotechnology. It will publish research articles, reviews, correspondence, perspectives and commentaries, as well as News & Views articles about recent research advances and analyses of issues including education, funding and the impact of chemistry on society.
Readers will also be able to view 3-D displays of molecules described in research papers on the journal's website. They can also click on links to PubChem, and post comments.