Points of Significance is now free access
The Points of Significance column on statistics is now free access as part of a larger resource on statistics on nature.com … Read more
The Points of Significance column on statistics is now free access as part of a larger resource on statistics on nature.com … Read more
On this 10th anniversary of the first issue of Nature Methods it is appropriate to look back at the relationship between the journal and super-resolution microscopy, one of the technologies we have chosen as one of the top ten methods developments in the ten years since Nature Methods published it first issue. Read more
The former Chief Editor of Nature Methods bids farewell to his cherished scientific journal and welcomes its new Chief. Read more
Our October 2014 issue will be a celebration of our 10 year anniversary and we want you to help us celebrate by contributing to the creation of the anniversary issue cover. Read more
The editors of a scientific journal have an editorial prerogative to publish articles that fall under the editorial scope of the journal as they see it. But defining this scope in a way that is clear to those outside the editorial team can be difficult and any definition can become dated as science and the journal evolve. Here we discuss the scope of Nature Methods. Read more
Software plays an important role in scientific research, and published studies increasingly rely on custom software code developed by authors. This calls for better transparency in research articles and improved access to the software and code itself. Read more
A large proportion of original research published in Nature Methods relies to varying degress on custom algorithms and software developed by the authors. Here we provide guidance on our relevant material sharing and reporting policies. Read more
Box plots are excellent for visualizing important core statistics of sample data. We hope that a new online plotting tool BoxPlotR will help encourage their wider use in basic biological research. Read more
Single-cell sequencing edged out other contenders as our choice of Method of the Year in 2013. These techniques really came into their own in 2013 and are fast providing new insights into the workings of single cells that ensemble methods are incapable of. Read more
Light-induced damage to biological samples during fluorescence imaging is known to occur but receives too little attention by researchers. Read more