PNAS Nexus

This journal uses single anonymous peer review. On submission, your paper will undergo an initial screening by the PNAS Nexus Editorial Office. At this stage, manuscripts may be rejected without peer review if they are deemed inappropriate for the journal. If the Editorial Board member assigned to the paper determines that the paper should proceed further, it may be sent out for peer review, usually to two independent reviewers. Based on the feedback from these reviewers and the editors’ judgement, a decision is given on the manuscript. Authors will be notified of acceptance, rejection, or need for revision as quickly as possible.If revision is needed, the revised manuscript and a point-by-point response may be returned to the reviewers to ensure that their concerns have been adequately addressed. The responsible member of the Editorial Board reviews the final version of the manuscript, along with all rounds of reviewers’ comments and the authors’ point-by-point responses. Only when the assigned Board member is satisfied that the work has been appropriately reviewed and is suitable for PNAS Nexus will the manuscript be accepted. The name of the Editorial Board member will remain anonymous during the peer review process, but after acceptance, their name will appear below the author affiliation line on the title page of the published paper.