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Research Futures — Nature Collection Call
An open collection on the opportunities, pressures and competitiveness shaping doctoral and early-career researchers.
Offered by Nature Portfolio
At a glance
Key facts
- Location
- Global submission
- Publication details
- Themed journal collection
- Career stage
- Researchers
- Field / Discipline
- Higher education, research careers and research policy
- Applications opened
- 1 Jan 2026
- Application deadline
- 5 Aug 2026
Who it is for
Researchers with manuscripts relevant to doctoral and early-career research futures
What publication involves
Editorial consideration under the participating journal’s normal policies and charges.
About the collection
Research Futures brings together work on the conditions shaping doctoral and early-career research. The collection welcomes evidence on funding and employment pressure, collaboration, publishing, inclusion, wellbeing and the institutional systems that influence research careers.
Topics the collection welcomes
- Professional development, employment pathways and research funding.
- Interdisciplinary collaboration, open science and core research competencies.
- Equity, inclusion, mental health and career resilience.
- Policy and institutional changes affecting doctoral and early-career researchers.
Before you submit
- Confirm that your manuscript fits the collection scope and a participating journal.
- Review the target journal’s article types, editorial policies and any applicable charges.
- Submit through the official collection page before the stated deadline.
Last checked 2 August 2026. Confirm the current requirements when you open the official application.