History

1869

Launch of Nature; Editor, Sir Norman Lockyer

1919

Sir Richard Gregory becomes second Editor

1945

L.J.F. Brimble and A.J.V. Gale jointly take up the third Editorship.

1958

AJV Gale retires, LJF Brimble remains as sole Editor

1965-1966

John (now Sir John) Maddox becomes Nature's fifth Editor in early 1966 after Brimble's death in 1965

1970

Washington office opens

1973

David Davies becomes Editor

1980

John Maddox returns for a second period as Editor

1983

Launch of Bio/technology (later relaunched as Nature Biotechnology)

1985

New York office opens

1987

Nature Japan established in Tokyo

Munich office opens

1989

Paris office opens

1992

Launch of Nature Genetics

1994

Launch of Nature Structural Biology

1995

Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck GmbH acquire majority stake in Macmillan

Sir John Maddox retires; Dr Philip Campbell joins as Editor of Nature and Editor-in-Chief Nature publications

Launch of Nature Medicine

1996

Bio/technology relaunched as Nature Biotechnology

1997

Nature launches its website at www.nature.com

1998

Launch of Nature Neuroscience

British Dental Journal is published by Stockton/Macmillan magazines partnership

1999

Nature Publishing Group is formed as a division of Macmillan, comprising Nature, Nature Research Journals, Stockton Press Specialist Journals (renamed NPG Specialist Journals) and Macmillan Reference (renamed NPG Reference)

Launch of Nature Cell Biology

Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck GmbH purchase remaining 29% of Macmillan Publishing Ltd to become 100% owners of NPG

NPG launches its Nature Reviews, with the simultaneous publication of Nature Reviews Neuroscience, Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology and Nature Reviews Genetics

2000

Launch of Nature Immunology

The 4th Edition of The Encyclopedia of Computer Science is published for the first time by NPG

2001

Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, www.ency-astro.com is launched online and in print

Publication of Nature Yearbook of Science and Technology

Encyclopedia of Life Sciences, www.els.net, is launched online with over 3,000 entries, 6,000 illustrations and after an estimated 27,600 hours of editorial work. Premium content is updated monthly, news and features on a weekly basis.

Publication of the 20 volume Encyclopedia of Life Sciences print edition.

Publication of the Cancer Handbook, in print and online at www.cancerhandbook.net

Launches of Nature Reviews Cancer and Nature Reviews Immunology

Launches of online publications the Nature Genome Gateway, Nature Physics Portal and Nature Cancer Update

Nature and Nature Research Journals start their advanced online publication programme

San Francisco office opens

2002

NPG Specialist Journals publish British Journal of Cancer, Heredity, Eye

Launch of Nature Reviews Drug Discovery

Launch of Materials Update - www.nature.com/materials

Launch of Nature Materials

NPG launches the AFCS/Nature - Signaling Gateway with publishing partner AFCS

NPG publishes British Journal of Cancer with publishing partner Cancer Research UK

2003

Nature Reviews Microbiology launches - www.nature.com/nrmicro

NPG publishes EMBO reports with publishing partner EMBO

2004

news@nature launches - news@nature.com

Nature Methods launches - www.nature.com/nmeth

Nature Structural Biology relaunched as Nature Structural & Molecular Biology - www.nature.com/nsmb

NPG launches its Nature Clinical Practice journals, with simultaneous publication of NCP Urology, NCP Oncology, NCP Cardiovascular Medicine, and NCP Gastroenterology & Hepatology - www.nature.com/ncponc

Boston office opens.

NPG publishes The EMBO Journal with publishing partner EMBO

NPG publishes Laboratory Investigation and Modern Pathology with publishing partner USCAP

NPG publishes Neuropsychopharmacology with publishing partner ACNP

2005

NPG publishes Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism with publishing partner ISCBFM

NPG launches Molecular Systems Biology its first "Online-only, Author Paid, open access journal" with publishing partner EMBO

Launch of Nature Chemical Biology

Launch of Nature Physics

Four new journals are added to the Nature Clinical Practice series: NCP Endocrinology & Metabolism, NCP Nephrology, NCP Neurology and NCP Rheumatology.

The archives of the original Nature research journals were each digitised back to volume 1: Nature Biotechnology, formerly Bio/Technology, Nature Genetics, Nature Medicine and Nature Structural & Molecular Biology, formerly Nature Structural Biology.

2006

NPG publishes Cell Research on behalf of Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences

NPG publishes Journal of Investigative Dermatology on behalf of the Society for Investigative Dermatology, Inc (SID) and the European Society for Dermatological Research

NPG publishes Kidney International, the official journal of the International Society of Nephrology

Launch of Nature Protocols

Launch of Nature Nanotechnology

Post-cancellation policy is introduced for all site license customers

Connotea is launched

Nature Network Boston is launched

2007

NPG will publish Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics, the official journal of the American Society of Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics

NPG will publish Immunology & Cell Biology on behalf of the Australian Society for Immunology (ASI)

NPG will publish Molecular Therapy, the official journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy

Nature Photonics will launch

The ISME Journal will launch

Nature's archives will be launched online back to 1869

2008

Nature Geoscience will launch