How long is PNAS review?

More than 50% of Direct Submissions are declined by the Editorial Board without additional review, within 2 weeks on average. For papers that are sent on to an editor and reviewers, the average time to receive a decision is 45 days. If accepted, authors have their articles published as soon as 4 weeks after acceptance.

How many figures are allowed in PNAS?

Numbers, letters, and symbols should be no smaller than 6 points (2 mm) and no larger than 12 points (6 mm) after reduction and must be consistent. Composite figures must be preassembled. Figures must be submitted as separate files, not embedded in manuscript text.

Is it difficult to publish in PNAS?

Its impact factor is less than that of Science but nonetheless it is highly competitive. 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.

Is PNAS a prestigious 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). Discipline-specific IFs in these journals vary greatly, for example, between 18 and 46 for Nature.

What is the maximum page length for PNAS research articles?

What is the maximum page length for PNAS research articles? PNAS encourages authors of Direct Submission and NAS member Contributed research articles to remain within 6 pages, but allows up to 12 pages. What should I do if the Length Estimate PDF is over the PNAS page limit?

Do you have the right to post a PNAS paper?

The right to post the manuscript on preprint servers such as arXiv or bioRxiv, as long as authors retain distribution rights to the work, that PNAS-formatted files (HTML and PDF) are not used, and that a link to the article in PNAS is included. The right to archive a postprint (accepted manuscript) on personal web pages.

Why do we have continuous publication in PNAS?

Continuous publication allows PNAS to publish articles once, directly into an issue, with full and final citation information. Rather than having to choose between two different publication dates, researchers can be confident that the article they are citing is indeed the final version of record.

How to format citations in a PNAS paper?

This is a short guide how to format citations and the bibliography in a manuscript for Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS). For a complete guide how to prepare your manuscript refer to the journal’s instructions to authors. Using reference management software