Editorial checklist for Nature Biology Papers
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1. Formatting
Yes
The paper is within the allotted page limit (please use the provided macro to
determine the length of your paper).
The Methods section is provided in the SAME Word document as the main text,
after the figure legends (numbering of references used only in the full methods
section continues from the main references).
The main figures do not contain tables as sub-panels; tables should be provided as
separate display items.
The main figures are supplied in an editable format.
If additional figures and tables are submitted as Extended Data (ED):
There are no more than 10 ED items.
Each ED item is referenced in the main text.
Each ED item fits on a single page.
ED figure legends are listed sequentially at the end of the main text file, not in
the Extended Data files.
There are no titles or footnotes in the ED items.
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No
NA
2. Reporting Standards
Figure Legends
If representative data are shown, is it indicated out of how many?
Is n noted (exact number, not range)?
Are error bars used and defined?
Are biological or technical replicates defined?
Are statistical tests named?
Is there a P value for each test?
For each cell line, is there a statement in the Methods for:
the source of the cell lines
whether the cell lines have been authenticated, and if so, by which method?
whether the cell lines have been tested for mycoplasma contamination?
Cell line misidentification
Are any cell lines used listed in the database of commonly misidentified cell
lines maintained by ICLAC and NCBI Biosample?
If yes, has a scientific justification of their use been included in the Methods
section?
Yes
No
NA
Animal Experiments – in Methods Section
IRB approved?
Statement about sample size choice?
Statement about randomization?
Statement about blinding?
Sex of animals stated?
Age of animals stated?
Species and strains stated?
Yes
No
NA
Human Subjects – in Methods Section
IRB approved?
Informed consent?
Consent to publish photographs?
Trial registration for randomized clinical trials?
Yes
No
NA
Data Description and Deposition
Small RNA sequences provided?
Full chemical characterization (incl. structure) is provided for small molecules?
Nature standard table used for X-ray crystallography/NMR structure data?
Accession code provided for X-ray, NMR, and cryoEM structures?
Accession numbers provided for protein, gene, genome, meta-genome or exome
sequences; RNA-seq; ChIP-seq; microarray data; zoobank?
Project ID supplied for MG-RAST?
Yes
No
NA
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