PNAS is widely regarded in general biology and genetics as number three after Science and Nature, so it's a good journal (although I know Cell and Journal of Biological Chemistry are more important for those specific fields). As with Science. PNAS Page Length Estimate Guidelines. Click here to access the Article Sizing Tool. Details about length requirements for PNAS can be found in the Information for Authors. If you have problems with the Article Sizing Tool or if you have questions about your ength L Estimate PDF, please contact. PNAS is a delayed open access journal, with an embargo period of 6 months that can be bypassed for an author fee (hybrid open access). Since September 2017, open access articles are published under a Creative Commons license. Since January 2019, PNAS is online-only, although print issues are available on-demand. PNAS Article Types Unsolicited Article Types Research reports describe the results of original research of exceptional importance. The preferred length of these articles is 6 pages, but PNAS allows articles up to a maximum of 12 pages. A standard 6-page article is approximately 4,000 words, 50 references, and 4 medium-size graphical elements (i.e.
| Discipline | Multidisciplinary |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Edited by | May Berenbaum |
| Publication details | |
| History | 1915–present |
| Publisher | United States National Academy of Sciences (United States) |
| Frequency | Weekly |
| Hybrid, delayed (after 6 months) | |
| 9.412 (2019) | |
| Standard abbreviations | |
| ISO 4 | Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. |
| Indexing | |
| CODEN | PNASA6 |
| ISSN | 0027-8424 (print) 1091-6490 (web) |
| LCCN | 16010069 |
| JSTOR | 00278424 |
| OCLC no. | 43473694 |
| Links | |
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (often abbreviated PNAS or PNAS USA) is a peer-reviewedmultidisciplinaryscientific journal. It is the official journal of the National Academy of Sciences, published since 1915, and publishes original research, scientific reviews, commentaries, and letters. According to Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2019 impact factor of 9.412.[1]PNAS is the second most cited scientific journal, with more than 1.9 million cumulative citations from 2008–2018.[2] In the mass media, PNAS has been described variously as 'prestigious',[3][4] 'sedate',[5] 'renowned',[6] and 'high impact'.[7]
PNAS is a delayed open access journal, with an embargo period of 6 months that can be bypassed for an author fee (hybrid open access). Since September 2017, open access articles are published under a Creative Commons license. Since January 2019, PNAS is online-only, although print issues are available on-demand.
History[edit]
PNAS was established by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) in 1914,[note 1][8][9]:30 with its first issue published in 1915. The NAS itself had been founded in 1863 as a private institution, but chartered by the United States Congress, with the goal to 'investigate, examine, experiment, and report upon any subject of science or art'.
Prior to the inception of PNAS, the National Academy of Sciences published three volumes of organizational transactions, consisting mostly of minutes of meetings and annual reports. For much of the journal's history, PNAS published brief first announcements of Academy members' and associates' contributions to research.[10] In December 1995,[11]PNAS opened submissions to all authors without first needing to be sponsored by an NAS member.
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Members were allowed to communicate up to two papers from non-members to PNAS every year. The review process for these papers was anonymous in that the identities of the referees were not revealed to the authors. Referees were selected by the NAS member.[10][12][13]PNAS eliminated communicated submissions through NAS members as of July 1, 2010, while continuing to make the final decision on all PNAS papers.[14]
95% of papers are peer reviewed Direct Submissions and 5% are contributed submissions.[15][16]
American national security concerns[edit]
In 2003, PNAS issued an editorial stating its policy on publication of sensitive material in the life sciences.[17]PNAS stated that it would 'continue to monitor submitted papers for material that may be deemed inappropriate and that could, if published, compromise the public welfare.' This statement was in keeping with the efforts of several other journals.[18][19] In 2005 PNAS published an article titled 'Analyzing a bioterror attack on the food supply: The case of botulinum toxin in milk',[20] despite objections raised by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.[21] The paper was published with a commentary by the president of the Academy at the time, Bruce Alberts, titled 'Modeling attacks on the food supply'.[22]
Editors[edit]
The following people have been editors-in-chief of the journal:
- 1914–1918: Arthur A. Noyes
- 1918–1940: Raymond Pearl
- 1940–1949: Robert A. Millikan
- 1950–1955: Linus Pauling
- 1955–1960: Wendell M. Stanley
- 1960–1968: Saunders Mac Lane
- 1968–1972: John T. Edsall
- 1972–1980: Robert Louis Sinsheimer[23]
- 1980–1984: Daniel E. Koshland, Jr.
- 1985–1988: Maxine Singer
- 1988–1991: Igor B. Dawid
- 1991–1995: Lawrence Bogorad
- 1995–2006: Nicholas R. Cozzarelli
- 2006–2011: Randy Schekman
- 2011–2017: Inder Verma[24]
- 2018–2019: Natasha Raikhel
- 2019–present: May Berenbaum
The first managing editor of the journal was mathematician Edwin Bidwell Wilson.
Notes[edit]
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- ^The Stankus book reference states 1918 as the year instead of 1914.
References[edit]
- ^'Journal Citation Reports'. Clarivate. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
- ^'InCites [v2.54] – Sign In'. error.incites.thomsonreuters.com. Archived from the original on January 8, 2019. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
- ^'Discovery (could pave way for better diabetes treatments)'. The News-Star. 86 (264). Monroe, Louisiana. July 6, 2015. p. 2D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^'Ben-Gurion study highlights gene that could lead to new therapies for ALS'. South Florida Sun Sentinel. September 21, 2016. p. A52 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^Lear, John (August 11, 1986). 'On Our Knees'. The Gettysburg Times. Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^Byerman, Mikalee (October 26, 2008). 'Survival skills'. Living Green. Reno Gazette-Journal. 27 (300). Reno, Nevada. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^'U of U programs frequently cited as references'. School News. The Daily Spectrum. 27 (167). St. George, Utah. August 16, 1993. p. B2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^'Assistant professor's research gets published'. Poughkeepsie Journal. Poughkeepsie, New York. October 13, 2009. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^Stankus, Tony (1990). Scientific journals: Improving library collections through analysis of publishing trends. Haworth Press. ISBN0-886656-905-7 – via Internet Archive.CS1 maint: ignored ISBN errors (link)
- ^ abInformation for Authors
- ^Schekman, R. (2007). 'Introducing Feature Articles in PNAS'(PDF). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104 (16): 6495. Bibcode:2007PNAS..104.6495S. doi:10.1073/pnas.0702818104.
- ^Fersht, Alan (May 3, 2005). 'Editorial: How and why to publish in PNAS'. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 102 (18): 6241–6242. doi:10.1073/pnas.0502713102. PMC1088396. PMID16576766.
- ^Garfield, Eugene (September 7, 1987). 'Classic Papers from the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences'(PDF). Essays of an Information Scientist. 10 (36): 247. Retrieved September 28, 2007.
- ^Schekman, Randy (2009). 'PNAS will eliminate Communicated submissions in July 2010'. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 106 (37): 15518. Bibcode:2009PNAS..10615518S. doi:10.1073/pnas.0909515106. PMC2747149.
- ^https://www.pnas.org/content/111/40/14311
- ^https://www.pnas.org/page/authors/direct-submission
- ^Cozzarelli, Nicholas R. (2003). 'PNAS policy on publication of sensitive material in the life sciences'. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 100 (4): 1463. Bibcode:2003PNAS..100.1463C. doi:10.1073/pnas.0630514100. PMC149849. PMID12590130.
- ^Harmon, Amy (February 16, 2003). 'Journal Editors to Consider U.S. Security in Publishing'. Archives. The New York Times.
- ^Fauber, John (February 16, 2003). 'Science articles to be censored in terror fight'. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
- ^Wein, L. M. (2005). 'Analyzing a bioterror attack on the food supply: The case of botulinum toxin in milk'. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 102 (28): 9984–9989. Bibcode:2005PNAS..102.9984W. doi:10.1073/pnas.0408526102. PMC1161865. PMID15985558.
- ^'Provocative report on bioterror online'. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. June 29, 2005.
- ^Alberts, B. (2005). 'Modeling attacks on the food supply'. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 102 (28): 9737–9738. Bibcode:2005PNAS..102.9737A. doi:10.1073/pnas.0504944102. PMC1175018. PMID15985557.
- ^Sinsheimer, Robert L. (August 29, 1976). 'Caution May Be an Essential Scientific Virtue'. Los Angeles Times. XCV (270). p. IV:5 – via Newspapers.com.
Robert L. Sinsheimer is head of Caltech's biology division and chairman of the editorial board of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
- ^Robbins, Gary (December 28, 2017), 'Renowned Salk Institute scientist loses a top post due to gender discrimination claims', Los Angeles Times
External links[edit]
The first monthly issue of PNAS was published on January 15, 1915, with 17 articles, including a report from the home secretary summarizing the National Academy of Sciences’ (NAS) 1914 Autumn Meeting. Papers were between one and four pages in length, for a grand total of 58 pages. In contrast, PNAS is now published daily online and in weekly issues. Our December 29, 2015 issue contains 60 articles, 293 print pages, and 136 online-only pages, with an average article length of 6.8 pages, not to mention all of the supplemental data. In the last 100 years, PNAS has published well over 150,000 articles and nearly 650,000 printed pages, covering research in a wide swath of physical, biological, and social sciences. The PNAS Office receives around 50 Direct Submission papers a day for consideration and, after initial review by the Editorial Board, about half of them—close to 7,000 papers a year—are sent for review. In the last few years, about 3,000 Direct Submission research articles have been published annually, which constitutes an acceptance rate of 16–19%. More than 75% of published papers are Direct Submissions (i.e., not contributed by NAS members). A 120-word statement about the significance of the paper is prominently displayed on the first page of each research article to allow a casual reader to understand its importance. Moving into the next century, our primary focus will remain on publishing the highest quality scientific papers.
PNAS is one of the most widely read interdisciplinary journals in the world, and the online edition receives well over 25 million hits per month. PNAS continues to be a leading player in the dissemination of the best scientific research. In January 2013, we expanded the front section of the journal with five new article types—Core Concepts, Opinions, News Features, Science and Culture, and Inner Workings—with the goal of better explaining and more actively discussing the core research we publish. A senior editor oversees and recruits content for these sections, as well as the Journal Club blog (blog.pnas.org). The front section continues to be mentioned as an attractive feature of PNAS by readers in annual surveys. Other nonresearch pieces in this section can also highlight important scientific and funding issues, such as the Perspective on the state of biomedical research in the United States by Alberts, Kirschner, Tilghman, and Varmus ().
To celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the journal and a century of groundbreaking research, we published Anniversary Commentaries and Perspectives on notable papers from our archives. In all, we commissioned 3 Special Features, 7 Commentaries, 8 Perspectives, and 12 front matter articles, all discussing landmark papers published in PNAS: for example, Nash’s paper on game theory (), Nirenberg and Matthaei’s paper on in vitro translation (), Pauling and Coryell’s paper on the magnetic properties of hemoglobin (), and Hunter and Sefton’s paper on tyrosine kinase (). Our Anniversary portal (pnas100th.org) collects all of this content, as well as three eye-catching videos, each featuring a significant publication from the PNAS archives, and an interactive timeline.
The member Contributed submission track is a unique feature of PNAS, whereby NAS members can select their own reviewers, although the final version of the paper requires approval by a member of the PNAS Editorial Board. This track remains a privilege of NAS membership and is a source of debate with NAS members and nonmembers alike. To make the process more transparent and stringent, we have mandated since October 2015 that the names and affiliations of the reviewers be listed alongside the name of the contributing member. We have also asked that members submit their contributions directly to the PNAS Office with the names of the reviewers so that the PNAS Office can handle all correspondence during the review process. The member receives the reviews and makes the decision to respond and to submit a revised manuscript. As before, the final say regarding the suitability of the work for PNAS rests with a member of the Editorial Board. To level the playing field, members are no longer permitted to submit a paper for a nonmember or to serve as a “prearranged” editor for a nonmember’s paper.
For many years, PNAS has published a disproportionately high number of manuscripts in the biological sciences, even though nearly half the NAS membership is in the physical sciences and mathematics. To encourage more participation from the nonbiological sciences, we have hired a recruiting editor dedicated to spearheading solicitation of papers from the physical sciences and mathematics. We have also added two new associate editors and expanded the Editorial Board with additional expertise in social science, economics, engineering, and sustainability.
For nearly five decades, I have witnessed PNAS displayed prominently on library shelves, but as of 2015 the journal stopped advertising a print option to subscribers. I am saddened by this loss, but the reality is that online journals are the future and PNAS Online contains more information than the print edition, such as supporting information, PNAS Plus research papers, and Letters to the Editor. We are re-evaluating our page limits for both articles and supporting information, and are mindful of the fact that long manuscripts demand more time of the reviewers and cost more to produce, even when published online only.
Nearly 1,200 Academy members participated in the review process in 2015 by serving as an assigned editor, and we enlisted help from almost 1,000 guest editors when there were no Academy members available to handle the paper or who were expert in the topic of the work. However, all papers published in PNAS, whether Direct Submissions edited by an NAS member or guest editor, or Contributed by an Academy member, are approved by a member of the PNAS Editorial Board. We want to encourage more Academy members and members of the broad scientific community to become active in editing and reviewing for PNAS.
On occasion, when editorial disagreements arise or when questions are raised about conflicts of interest, scientific misconduct, retractions, reviewers, data availability, and other concerns, we consult with experts to establish guidelines. For example, we have
We want to encourage more Academy members and members of the broad scientific community to become active in editing and reviewing for PNAS.
refined our policies on conflicts of interest, how to manage complex data availability concerns regarding sources like Facebook and Twitter, and how to handle studies involving human participants without compromising patient identity. In addition, we are looking at issues hindering the replication of published results caused by a lack of sufficient methodological information.
Because of the genomic era and increased emphasis on translational research and clinical trials, we are witnessing an increase of publications in these areas. Similarly, the boundaries between biological and physical sciences are fading rapidly. As PNAS moves into its next century, I would like to explore how we can increase our engagement in such areas, and I invite your comments and suggestions on our current and future plans.
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