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''Nature Methods'' is a monthly
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covering new scientific techniques. It was established in 2004 and is published by
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under the
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. Like other ''Nature'' journals, there is no external
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and editorial decisions are made by an in-house team, although peer review by external experts forms a part of the review process. 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 ''Journal Citation Reports'' (''JCR'') is an annual publicationby Clarivate Analytics (previously the intellectual property of Thomson Reuters). It has been integrated with the Web of Science and is accessed from the Web of Science-Core Collect ...
'', the journal had a 2021
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of 47.99, ranking it first in the category "Biochemical Research Methods".


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