Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS) is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences. It publishes research across the natural and social sciences.

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Peer review: Evaluation of scholarly work by experts before publication or funding decisions. Submitted PNAS research is assessed for scientific quality before publication.
National Academy of Sciences: A U.S. nonprofit organization that advises the federal government on science and elects distinguished researchers as members. The Academy founded PNAS and remains its publisher.
Scientific communication: The exchange of scientific knowledge through publications, presentations, data, and other channels. PNAS is a major channel for communicating research across disciplines.
Nature: An international scientific journal that publishes research, reviews, and news across the sciences. Nature is a broad-scope journal with a different publisher and editorial structure.
Direct submission: A journal submission route in which authors submit manuscripts directly to the editorial office. PNAS authors can submit manuscripts directly for editorial and peer review.
George Ellery Hale: An American astronomer and scientific organizer who helped establish major research institutions. Hale proposed the Academy's journal and became PNAS's first editor.
Research article: A scholarly paper that reports original methods, results, and interpretations. Original research articles form the core of PNAS's publication program.
Science: A peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Science is PNAS's prominent U.S. counterpart, with a separate scholarly society behind it.
NAS member editor: A National Academy of Sciences member who oversees review of a PNAS manuscript under the journal's editorial procedures. This editorial role is one of PNAS's distinctive routes for handling submissions.
1915: A year in the Gregorian calendar. PNAS published its first issue in 1915.