The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) has announced the publication of the inaugural issue of PNAS Nexus, a selective, open-access journal with a focus on multi-, trans-, and inter-disciplinary work across the biological, physical, and social sciences, and mathematics, particularly encompassing engineering and health sciences. The journal is published under the leadership of Editor-in-Chief Karen Nelson and in partnership with Oxford University Press (OUP).
PNAS Nexus is highly multidisciplinary as well as interdisciplinary in scope, and its goal is to publish original research findings and perspectives from across the spectrum of the biological, physical, and social sciences, as well as the fields of engineering and medicine. PNAS Nexus issues will publish every 2 months. Accepted manuscripts will be published throughout the week in the journal’s “Advance Articles” section as early versions shortly after acceptance. Copyedited, typeset articles will appear in the open issue as the version of record. There is no media embargo on articles in PNAS Nexus, and the journal may issue press releases on selected articles. The inaugural issue opened on March 2, 2022, and additional content will appear online until the issue closes on April 30, 2022.
The inaugural issue features three editorials on the journal’s mission and scope from the president of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the National Academy of Medicine, respectively, in addition to the editorial from Editor-in-Chief Karen Nelson. Among other noteworthy articles in the issue are a study of targeted SARS-CoV-2 vaccination strategies that provides insights into health disparities among historically marginalized populations; an article on human evolution that explores differences in posture and locomotion between modern humans and Neanderthals; and a study of the effects of daylight and twilight, as well as the switch to Daylight Saving Time, on bicycle use. Also included in the issue is a Perspective in which researchers draw inspiration from economist E.F. Schumacher’s 1973 book, Small is Beautiful, to render climate change science more accessible and adapted to the complexities of local situations.
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