Does PNAS require cover letter?

Does PNAS require cover letter?

Authors (members and nonmembers) may submit their manuscripts directly to the PNAS office. In a cover letter or in the online submission form, authors must recommend up to 3 appropriate Editorial Board members, 3 NAS members who are expert in the paper’s scientific area, and 5 qualified referees.

How many figures are allowed in PNAS?

Letters to the Editor provide brief comments that allow readers to constructively address a difference of opinion with authors of a PNAS article. Letters are limited to 500 words, 2 graphical elements (figures or tables), and 10 references. Legends should only include brief descriptions of the figures.

How long is PNAS Editorial Board review?

Submission to initial decision: The average time for the Editorial Board’s initial decision (decline without further review) was 11 days. Submission to first full-review decision: Excluding papers declined by the Board at the initial screening, the average turn time for a full review was 46 days.

How hard is it to get into 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.

Is PNAS a good journal?

Fortunately, PNAS has both a good IF and a high reliability because of its access to so many expert National Academy of Sciences member–editors. If a paper has to be judged by a metric, then it should by the citations to it and not to the journal.

Is PNAS a top 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 much does it cost to publish in PNAS?

Brief Report articles: $2,275 per article with either a CC BY or CC BY-NC-ND license. All Brief Report articles are immediately open access upon publication. All PNAS articles, regardless of their license, are free within 6 months of publication. Publication charges may be paid by credit card, check, or wire transfer.