Nature Methods

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{{Infobox journal | title = Nature Methods | cover = Nature_Methods_journal_cover_volume_18_issue_12.png | former_name = | abbreviation = Nat. Methods | discipline = Life Sciences | editor = [[Allison Doerr]] | publisher = [[Nature Portfolio]] | country = | history = 2004–present | frequency = Monthly | openaccess = | license = | impact = 31.1 | impact-year = 2024 | ISSN = 1548-7091 | eISSN = 1548-7105 | CODEN = NMAEA3 | JSTOR = | LCCN = 2004214152 | OCLC = 56476033 | website = http://www.nature.com/nmeth/ | link1 = https://www.nature.com/nmeth/volumes | link1-name = Online archive | link2 = | link2-name = }} '''''Nature Methods''''' is a monthly [[peer-reviewed]] [[scientific journal]] covering new scientific techniques. It was established in 2004 and is published by [[Springer Nature]] under the [[Nature Portfolio]]. Like other ''Nature'' journals, there is no external [[editorial board]] and editorial decisions are made by an in-house team, although peer review by external experts forms a part of the review process.{{cite web |url=http://www.nature.com/nmeth/authors/index.html |title=For Authors : Nature Methods |work= nature.com|access-date=2013-04-14}} The [[editor-in-chief]] is [[Allison Doerr]].{{cite web |url=https://www.nature.com/nmeth/editors |title=About the Editors |author= |date= |website=nature.com |publisher=[[Springer Nature]] |access-date=2023-04-04 |quote=}}

Every year, the journal highlights a field, approach, or technique that has enabled recent major advances in life sciences research as the "Method of the Year".

According to the ''[[Journal Citation Reports]]'', the journal had a 2021 [[impact factor]] of 47.990, ranking it first in the category "Biochemical Research Methods".{{cite book |year=2022 |chapter=Journals Ranked by Impact: Biochemical Research Methods |title=[[Journal Citation Reports|2021 Journal Citation Reports]] |publisher=[[Clarivate]] |edition=Science |series=[[Web of Science]]}}

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