$npx -y skills add PangenomeAI/academic-skills-food-nutrition --skill nature-portfolioShared author-guideline skill for Nature Portfolio research journals that food & nutrition researchers publish in: Nature, Nature Communications, Nature Microbiology, Nature Metabolism, Nature Sustainability, Nature Biotechnology, Nature Medicine, and Nature Reviews titles. Use t
| 1 | # Nature Portfolio Research Journals — Author Guideline Skill |
| 2 | |
| 3 | **Publisher:** Nature Portfolio · **Verified:** 2026-07 · Confirm each journal's own submission guidelines (limits differ by title/article type). Nature Food and npj Science of Food have their own skill (`nature-food`). |
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| 5 | ## Applies to (food/nutrition-relevant Nature journals) |
| 6 | | Journal | Abbrev | Relevance | |
| 7 | |---|---|---| |
| 8 | | Nature | NATURE | Multidisciplinary flagship | |
| 9 | | Nature Communications | NAT COMMUN | Multidisciplinary, open access | |
| 10 | | Nature Microbiology | NAT MICROBIOL | Food/gut microbiology | |
| 11 | | Nature Metabolism | NAT METAB | Nutrition & metabolism | |
| 12 | | Nature Sustainability | NAT SUSTAIN | Food systems, sustainability | |
| 13 | | Nature Biotechnology | NAT BIOTECHNOL | Food/agri biotech | |
| 14 | | Nature Medicine | NAT MED | Clinical nutrition | |
| 15 | | Nature Reviews (various) | NAT REV * | Reviews (commissioned) | |
| 16 | |
| 17 | ## Format (Nature style) |
| 18 | - **References: superscript numbers** in order of citation; numbered list; **article titles required**. Include DOIs. |
| 19 | > 12. Author, A. B. & Author, C. D. Title of the article. *Nat. Commun.* **15**, 1234 (2026). |
| 20 | - **Abstract:** unreferenced; length by article type (e.g. Nature Article ≤150–200 words). Confirm per journal. |
| 21 | - **Structure:** Title → Abstract → main text → **Methods after the main text** (not counted in the word limit) → References → Figure legends → Tables. |
| 22 | - **Display items:** capped by article type (often ≤6–8); cite as `Fig. 1` in sequence. |
| 23 | - **Mandatory:** data availability + code availability statements; **Reporting Summary**; competing interests; author contributions. |
| 24 | - **Figures:** ≥300 dpi at final size; RGB; ~180 mm double column; accessible palette (avoid red/green as sole encoding). |
| 25 | |
| 26 | ## Formatting constraints |
| 27 | ```yaml |
| 28 | publisher: Nature Portfolio |
| 29 | reference_style: nature-superscript-numbered |
| 30 | require_article_titles: true |
| 31 | abstract: unreferenced (length per article type) |
| 32 | methods: after-main-text |
| 33 | data_and_code_availability: required |
| 34 | reporting_summary: required |
| 35 | figure_dpi: 300 |
| 36 | notes: "Nature Food + npj Science of Food -> nature-food skill" |
| 37 | ``` |