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nature@2026.08.0 ยท profile digest c1a79e3c48483773284ecde6024f7b65ec0fa657b88f29fd8b7e23e421110ffa

Property Value
Status verified
Venue kind journal
Year Rolling guidance
Verified on 2026-08-02
Maintainers Not recorded
Reviewers Devrajsinh Jhala

Final artwork for the flagship Nature journal.

Rules

Rule ID Strength Phases Probe Assertion
figure.width.single required live, file artifact.width_mm approx 89 mm
figure.width.double required live, file artifact.width_mm approx 183 mm
figure.max_height required live, file artifact.height_mm lte 170 mm
font.family required live font.families.effective subset Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif
font.size.min required live font.size.min_pt gte 5 pt
font.size.max required live font.size.max_pt lte 7 pt
font.size.target recommended live font.size.max_pt eq 7 pt
line.width.min required live line.width.min_pt gte 0.25 pt
figure.title.prohibited recommended live figure.has_title eq False
font.pdf.type3.prohibited required file pdf.type3_font_count eq 0
font.pdf.embedding.required required file pdf.unembedded_font_count eq 0
export.formats.vector required file artifact.format in pdf, eps, svg
export.formats.halftone recommended file artifact.format in jpeg, tiff
export.min_dpi.halftone recommended file artifact.dpi gte 300 dpi

Official sources

Nature Research Figure Guide: Building and Exporting Figure Panels

Caveats

  • Nature Portfolio titles can publish different journal-specific requirements.

ResearchPlot exposes source-backed evidence and unresolved checks; it does not guarantee editorial acceptance. Journal-specific instructions override generic publisher guidance.