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Nature Reviews - students and postdocs are eligible to purchase web-only subscriptions.
With these exceptions, all Nature Publishing Group subscriptions are a combination of print journal and full-text unlimited online access. We are investigating the possibility of offering web-only subscriptions in the future. In the meantime, registering to any Nature Publishing Group website will allow a limited degree of access to the site and its services, without the need to purchase a subscription.
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Purchase articles
Nature Publishing Group Journals
All Nature Journal content is available to buy individually through our website. If you are not a subscriber to the journal and would like to view the full content or an article or news story, simply select the full-text option and you will be offered a chance to purchase the item. Items purchased online are available for viewing for 7 days. The cost of the item is relative to the length, as per the pricing structure below.
| Price (US$) | |
| Article | 32 |
| Brief Communications | 18 |
| Commentary | 18 |
| Correspondence | 18 |
| Full Article | 32 |
| Letters | 18 |
| Letters to the Editor | 18 |
| News and Views | 18 |
| News Analysis | 18 |
| News in Brief | 18 |
| Perspectives | 18 |
| Reviews | 32 |
| Research Articles | 32 |
| Scientific Correspondence | 18 |
| Short Article | 32 |
| Review* | 32 |
| Perspectives* | 18 |
| *applies only to Nature Reviews |
Purchase back issues or supplements
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