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

National Academy of Sciences · United States · Est. 1915

ISSN1091-6490

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

3.414

H-Index

1163

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

2.383

Total Works

170,048

Total Citations

22,635,444

2yr Mean Citedness

7.15

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America is a multidisciplinary scientific journal that publishes original research, scientific reviews, commentaries, and letters. It covers a wide range of topics and is global in scope.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1915

FrequencyWeekly, 2004-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications170,048

Publisher OrgNational Academy of Sciences

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

National Academy of Sciences

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1091-6490

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

MultidisciplinaryQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Multidisciplinary Sciences

Scopus Categories

Multidisciplinary

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

RNA and protein synthesis mechanismsBacterial Genetics and BiotechnologyNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchMonoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies ResearchRNA Research and SplicingImmune Cell Function and InteractionDNA Repair MechanismsT-cell and B-cell ImmunologyPhotosynthetic Processes and MechanismsProtein Structure and Dynamics