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Communications Biology Template

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About the Communications Biology format

Communications Biology is a peer-reviewed journal published by Springer Nature, covering Neural dynamics and brain function, Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics, Functional Brain Connectivity Studies. Over its lifetime it has published 10,498 papers, which have received 217,110 citations.

PublisherSpringer Nature
Reference styleSuperscript numbered (Nature)
Superscript — small raised numerals in the text
1. Smith, A., Jones, B. & Lee, C. A representative article title. Communications Biology 12, 45–58 (2023).

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Publishes research inNeural dynamics and brain function Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics Functional Brain Connectivity Studies RNA modifications and cancer RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
ISSN2399-3642
Citation impact (2-yr)5.62
h-index142
i10-index5,367
Article processing charge$2,890
Open accessYes — indexed in DOAJ
Top institutions publishing hereCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Journal websitewww.nature.com
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Papers published in Communications Biology per year

4
2012
5
2013
1
2014
2
2016
254
2018
464
2019
793
2020
1.4K
2021
1.4K
2022
1.3K
2023
1.7K
2024
2K
2025

Citation impact of Communications Biology by publication year

11
2012
4
2013
0
2014
0
2016
15.8K
2018
26.2K
2019
35.4K
2020
52.5K
2021
35.4K
2022
24.7K
2023
18.9K
2024
7.7K
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Communications Biology

SPHIRE-crYOLO is a fast and accurate fully automated particle picker for cryo-EM

Thorsten Wagner, Felipe Merino, Markus Stabrin et al. · 19 Jun 2019

Selecting particles from digital micrographs is an essential step in single-particle electron cryomicroscopy (cryo-EM). As manual selection of complete datasets-typically comprising thousands of particles-is a tedious and time-consuming process, numerous automatic particle pickers have been developed. However, non-ideal datasets pose a challenge to particle picking. Here we present the particle picking software crYOLO which is…

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DeepEMhancer: a deep learning solution for cryo-EM volume post-processing

Rubén Sánchez-García, Josué Gómez-Blanco, Ana Cuervo et al. · 15 Jul 2021

Cryo-EM maps are valuable sources of information for protein structure modeling. However, due to the loss of contrast at high frequencies, they generally need to be post-processed to improve their interpretability. Most popular approaches, based on global B-factor correction, suffer from limitations. For instance, they ignore the heterogeneity in the map local quality that reconstructions…

1,443 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
BrainSpace: a toolbox for the analysis of macroscale gradients in neuroimaging and connectomics datasets

Reinder Vos de Wael, Oualid Benkarim, Casey Paquola et al. · 5 Mar 2020

Understanding how cognitive functions emerge from brain structure depends on quantifying how discrete regions are integrated within the broader cortical landscape. Recent work established that macroscale brain organization and function can be described in a compact manner with multivariate machine learning approaches that identify manifolds often described as cortical gradients. By quantifying topographic principles of…

Single-cell transcriptomes of the human skin reveal age-related loss of fibroblast priming

Llorenç Solé‐Boldo, Günter Raddatz, Sabrina Schütz et al. · 23 Apr 2020

Fibroblasts are an essential cell population for human skin architecture and function. While fibroblast heterogeneity is well established, this phenomenon has not been analyzed systematically yet. We have used single-cell RNA sequencing to analyze the transcriptomes of more than 5,000 fibroblasts from a sun-protected area in healthy human donors. Our results define four main subpopulations…

Role of sleep deprivation in immune-related disease risk and outcomes

Sergio Garbarino, Paola Lanteri, Nicola Luigi Bragazzi et al. · 18 Nov 2021

Modern societies are experiencing an increasing trend of reduced sleep duration, with nocturnal sleeping time below the recommended ranges for health. Epidemiological and laboratory studies have demonstrated detrimental effects of sleep deprivation on health. Sleep exerts an immune-supportive function, promoting host defense against infection and inflammatory insults. Sleep deprivation has been associated with alterations of…

Communications Biology template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Communications Biology format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Communications Biology template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official Springer Nature format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Communications Biology use?
Communications Biology uses Superscript numbered (Nature) references, shown as superscript numerals in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: 1. Smith, A., Jones, B. & Lee, C. A representative article title. Communications Biology 12, 45–58 (2023).
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Communications Biology?
No. DocuGuru generates the sn-jnl LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a Springer Nature-ready Communications Biology document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
Can I import an existing draft into the Communications Biology template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the Communications Biology format with correct headings, figures, tables, and superscript citations.
What is Communications Biology?
Nature Portfolio journal (Springer Nature). It is a multidisciplinary journal, published by Springer Nature.
Can I export a submission-ready Communications Biology PDF?
Yes — DocuGuru produces a PDF built with the official Communications Biology template (the sn-jnl class) that is ready to submit to Springer Nature, together with the matching LaTeX source files.
How much does the Communications Biology template cost?
You can start writing in the Communications Biology template for free. Exporting the final submission-ready Communications Biology PDF and LaTeX source is part of DocuGuru's paid plans — see the app for current pricing.
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