PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences) paper format

Page limit
No fixed limit
Layout
Two-column
Abstract
125–250 words
References
Numbered
Citation style
science
LaTeX class
\documentclass[9pt,twocolumn]{article}

Required sections

  • Abstract
  • Introduction
  • Results
  • Discussion
  • Materials and Methods
  • References

Camera-ready back matter: Acknowledgments, Funding, Author Contributions, Competing Interests, Data Availability, Significance Statement.

What reviewers expect

  • Quantitative results expected