An Academy membermay submit up to four of his or her own manuscripts for publication per year. Members must secure the comments of at least two qualified referees. Referees should be asked to evaluate revised manuscripts to ensure that their concerns have been adequately addressed. Members』 submissions must be accompanied by the names and contact information, including e-mails, of knowledgeable colleagues who reviewed the paper, along with all of the reviews received, the authors』 response, and a brief statement endorsing publication in PNAS. Reviews must be on the PNAS review form and should not be from the authors』 own institution. Members should follow NSF guidelines to avoid conflict of interest between referees and authors (see Section iii). Members must verify that referees are free of conflicts of interest, or must disclose any conflicts and explain their choice of referees. The Academy member must be a corresponding author on the paper. These papers are published as 『『Contributed by』』 the responsible editor.
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