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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF  Cheryl A. Nickerson, Ph.D.  The Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ., USA npj Microgravity is an open access, online-only, peer-reviewed journal, highlighting important scientific advances in the life sciences, physical sciences and engineering fields that are facilitated by spaceflight and analogue platforms. The journal is published in cooperation with the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University, with the support of NASA. Recent highlights include: Circadian misalignment affects sleep and medication use before and during spaceflight Erin E Flynn-Evans, Laura K Barger, Alan A Kubey, Jason P Sullivan & Charles A Czeisler The effect of spaceflight on the gravity-sensing auxin gradient of roots: GFP reporter gene microscopy on orbit Robert J Ferl & Anna-Lisa Paul Microgravity elicits reproducible alterations in cytoskeletal and metabolic gene and protein expression in space-flown Caenorhabditis elegans Atsushi Higashitani et al. Evaluation of rodent spaceflight in the NASA animal enclosure module for an extended operational period (up to 35 days) Gwo-Shing Sun et al. Microlayered flow structure around an acoustically levitated droplet under a phase-change process Koji Hasegawa, Yutaka Abe & Atsushi Goda Sign up to free article e-alerts, and receive the latest content straight to your inbox. Visit the journal website to explore the benefits of submitting your next manuscript, including: Reputation: underpinned by the strength of the Nature brand, npj Microgravity is published in cooperation with the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University, with the support of NASA. Comprehensive and rigorous peer review: manuscripts are evaluated by experienced editors and reviewers who are authorities in the field. Wide dissemination: articles published under a Creative Commons license are permanently and freely available for all to read, use and cite without restriction, whilst authors retain the copyright to their article. Global discoverability: article level metrics showcase your personal research impact in academia and beyond. Professionally written Editorial Summaries, opening up your research to the wider community, written to encourage greater public engagement and interdisciplinary conversation. Open access: a recent study* indicates that open access articles may result in increased visibility and citation of your research. Ease of submission: manuscripts submitted to npj Microgravity do not need to adhere to our formatting requirements at the point of initial submission; formatting requirements only apply at the time of acceptance. Editorial Board   Submit a Manuscript   Free Article E-alerts Published in cooperation with: Part of the Nature Partner Journals series With the support of NASA *An independent study carried out by the Research Information Network of articles published in Nature Communications found that open access articles are viewed three times more often than articles that are only available to subscribers. www.nature.com/npjmgrav As a registered user of Nature Publishing Group's Web sites, our database indicates that you have opted-in to receive product information and special offers. If you no longer wish to receive these e-mails or to discontinue all e-mail services from Nature Publishing Group please update your online account. Modify My Account (Log in to be recognised as a Nature.com registrant). For further information on technical assistance | print subscriptions | other enquiries. Nature Publishing Group | Principal offices: London | New York and Tokyo, and offices in cities worldwide including Basingstoke | Barcelona | Boston | Buenos Aires | Cairo | Delhi | Heidelberg | Madrid | Melbourne | Mexico City | Mumbai | Munich | Paris | San Francisco | Sao Paulo | Seoul | Shanghai and Washington DC. Macmillan Publishers Limited is a company incorporated in England & Wales under company number 785998 & whose registered office is located at Brunel Road, Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Nature Publishing Group | One New York Plaza, Suite 4500 | New York | NY 10004-1562 | US © 2016 Nature Publishing Group, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited. All rights reserved.