Nature Publishing Group has just launched a monthly journal called Nature Photonics , dedicated to publishing the most significant photonics research from academia and industry.

This first issue can be seen at the link in the previous sentence, and reflects the journal’s broad scope by including research papers on topics as diverse as lasers, microphotonic circuitry, near-field imaging and slow light. The inaugural issue also contains a Technology Focus on LEDs , the first of a series of regular supplements on important photonics technologies that are enabling new applications or transforming existing ones. The aims and scope of the journal are available here; information for authors is at this link; and to submit your work to this new journal, please visit this link.

Nature Photonics is NPG’s first monthly research journal to have its core editorial base in the Asia-Pacific region, reflecting the strength of the Asia-Pacific region, and Japan in particular, in photonics research.