What is the acceptance rate for PNAS?

With a competitive impact factor of 9.6 and a 19% acceptance rate for papers submitted directly, PNAS remains one of the most prestigious and highly cited multidisciplinary research journals.

What is the rejection rate for PNAS?

Peer Review Process

The Board may reject manuscripts without further review, or review and reject manuscripts that do not meet PNAS standards. More than 50% of submissions are declined at initial evaluation.

Is PNAS hard to publish?

Publishing in PNAS is not an easy job even if you think your work is good enough. In general Science publishes strikingly novel work while Nature usually publishes extensive work. PNAS papers are not that remarkably novel but some of them present interesting and new ways of analysis.

What is the average time to first decision on PNAS?

The average time to first decision is 21 days; articles may be published as soon as 4–5 weeks after acceptance. PNAS supports open access.

What is the acceptance rate for PNAS manuscript?

The final decision for acceptance or rejection of a manuscript is made by a scientist with expertise in the field and all decisions are reviewed by an NAS member. The PNAS Editorial Board declines 54% of all Direct Submissions at the initial screening, and the overall acceptance rate is only 17%.

How to submit a research article to PNAS journal.

Is PNAS a top tier journal?

Nature, Science, and PNAS are the three most prestigious general-science journals, and Nature and Science are among the most influential journals overall, based on the journal Impact Factor (IF).

How reputable is PNAS?

With a competitive impact factor of 9.6 and a 19% acceptance rate for papers submitted directly, PNAS remains one of the most prestigious and highly cited multidisciplinary research journals.

What is the PNAS limit?

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., figures and tables).

What is the difference between PNAS and PNAS Nexus?

Both PNAS and PNAS Nexus publish high-quality research that spans all branches of the biological, physical, and social sciences. However, whereas PNAS Editorial Board members are all members of NAS, PNAS Nexus Board members include members from NAS, NAE, and NAM, as well as select non-member experts.

Is PNAS free?

PNAS is available by subscription, and all content is free within six months. Authors who choose the open access option can have their articles made available without cost to the reader immediately upon publication. More than 120 countries have free and immediate access to PNAS through our Equitable Access Initiatives.

How do you pronounce PNAS?

It's pronounced /pi:nəs/. Huh? In the northeast it's invariably pronounced /pi:nIs/. /I/ and /æ/ are phonetically close enough to be substitutable in the syllable "nas".

Who can submit to PNAS?

PNAS welcomes submissions in all scientific disciplines from researchers worldwide. Information on submitting your manuscript is included below. Please contact us if you have any questions about the submission process.

Does PNAS require a cover letter?

There are more than 2,400 Academy members to choose from and the PNAS Editorial Board of almost 200 members represents each section within the Academy. If authors have concerns about finding an appropriate editor, they should include a cover letter with their submission, describing the work.

Is PNAS online only?

Active subscribers can access all published content, including the full text of any published article in HTML or PDF format. All subscriptions are based on the calendar year (January to December) and are for online-only access.

How do I get permission from PNAS?

How often is PNAS published?

PNAS publishes articles online daily. Articles are published directly into their respective issues. Most articles are published in an issue two weeks after proof corrections are returned.

Is PNAS double blind?

Each submission is simultaneously scored by two single-blind and two double-blind reviewers. Our analysis shows that single-blind reviewing confers a significant advantage to papers with famous authors and authors from high-prestige institutions.

What is PNAS short for?

The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), is an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans the biological, physical, and social sciences.

Why publish in PNAS?

PNAS Nexus encourages transparency and speed in the publication of scientifically rigorous research and is committed to high ethical standards. All papers go through a constructive and timely review process to maximize their potential impact.

Where is PNAS indexed?

PNAS is indexed in PubMed Central (PMC). All PNAS articles are deposited upon publication and discoverable within three to four weeks of online publication.

How long does peer review take PNAS?

PNAS averages 10 days from submission to initial decision, 45 days from submission to decision on a full review, and 6.4 months for submission to publication. This is, however, a highly selective journal. Open-access journal PLOS ONE takes around 43 days to first decision.

What is the PNAS paper award?

The award was established in 2005 as the Paper of the Year Prize and was renamed in 2007 to honor late PNAS Editor-in-Chief Nicholas R. Cozzarelli. The 2022 awardees will be recognized at an awards ceremony during the NAS Annual Meeting in April 2023.

Is PNAS for profit?

PNAS is an independent, non-profit scientific society publisher of the world's top multidisciplinary scientific research.