Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Last updated ISSN 0027-8424

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences is published by National Academy of Sciences in biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology. It is a subscription journal. Its article processing charge is not published.

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Key facts

PublisherNational Academy of Sciences
ISSN0027-8424, 1091-6490
Subject areaBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
AccessSubscription
Article processing chargeNot published
Indexed inWeb of Science — Science Citation Index Expanded · Scopus
Articles published172,834
Publishing since1915
Journal websitewww.pnas.org/

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