How prestigious is PNAS?

PNAS is the second most cited scientific journal, with more than 1.9 million cumulative citations from 2008 to 2018. In the mass media, PNAS has been described variously as “prestigious”, “sedate”, “renowned”, and “high impact”. Since January 2019, PNAS is online-only, although print issues are available on-demand.

Is PNAS a credible journal?

The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), the official 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.

What is the most prestigious journal in science?

Ca-A Cancer Journal for Clinicians

	Title	Total Cites (3years)
1	Ca-A Cancer Journal for Clinicians	15499
2	MMWR Recommendations and Reports	492
3	National vital statistics reports : from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System	1225
4	Cell	52644

Is PNAS consecutively paginated?

PNAS articles will no longer be sequentially paginated. Instead, each article will be assigned an elocator.

Is PNAS journal peer reviewed?

PNAS Plus articles follow the same peer review process as regular papers. The reviewers’ recommendations are evaluated by the Member Editor, and the final decision to accept an article is made by an Editorial Board member. An NAS member makes the final decision for every paper.

Is PNAS weekly?

PNAS articles are published online directly into an open issue on a daily basis. The date an article appears online is the publication date of record and is posted on the article page. Issues are considered complete every Tuesday.