How and why to publish in PNAS

摘要

Work, finish, publish!" Faraday's advice to a young scientist is still good advice for all scientists today. But where should an author publish? Authors face the twin problems of obtaining the best exposure and fairest review of their work. PNAS has a big plus in these two areas; quality control is provided by the members and foreign associates of a national academy of unusual depth and breadth, and PNAS is the first choice of many of them for publishing their own best work. But PNAS is not just a house or U.S. journal; it is open to all scientists, and currently some 30% of its published articles come from abroad. Last year, authors from 70 countries published in PNAS (Table 1), and the editors of PNAS want to increase further the international input to the journal. I have been appointed Associate Editor with special responsibility in this area in Europe. The PNAS Editorial Board has always had a strong representation of foreign associates, and currently it has 16 international representatives (Table 2).