''Science Advances'' is a

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multidisciplinary Interdisciplinarity or interdisciplinary studies involves the combination of multiple academic disciplines into one activity (e.g., a research project). It draws knowledge from several other fields like sociology, anthropology, psychology, ec ...

open-access

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established in early 2015 and published by the

American Association for the Advancement of Science The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is an American international non-profit organization with the stated goals of promoting cooperation among scientists, defending scientific freedom, encouraging scientific respons ...

. The journal's scope includes all areas of science, including

life sciences This list of life sciences comprises the branches of science that involve the scientific study of life – such as microorganisms, plants, and animals including human beings. This science is one of the two major branches of natural science, th ...

physical sciences Physical science is a branch of natural science that studies non-living systems, in contrast to life science. It in turn has many branches, each referred to as a "physical science", together called the "physical sciences". Definition Phy ...

social sciences Social science is one of the branches of science, devoted to the study of societies and the relationships among individuals within those societies. The term was formerly used to refer to the field of sociology, the original "science of so ...

computer sciences Computer science is the study of computation, automation, and information. Computer science spans theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, information theory, and automation) to practical disciplines (including ...

, and

environmental sciences Environmental science is an interdisciplinary academic field that integrates physics, biology, and geography (including ecology, chemistry, plant science, zoology, mineralogy, oceanography, limnology, soil science, geology and physi ...

History

The journal was announced in February 2014, and the first articles were published in early 2015. In 2019, ''Science Advances'' surpassed ''Science magazine'' in the number of monthly submissions, becoming the largest member in the Science family of journals. It is the only member of that family where all papers are gold open access.

Editorial structure

Editorial decisions are made by the

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. The board is divided into editorial groups, each of which is led by a deputy editor and composed of a group of associate editors.Editorial Board
science.org Unlike other members of the Science family of journals published by AAAS, editors at Science Advances are working scientists.

Open access policies

, the

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for articles published under a CC BY-NC or CC BY license is $4,500. When the journal was launched, this policy was initially criticized by open access advocates, who preferred the less restrictive CC BY license.

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External links

*{{Official website, https://www.science.org/journal/sciadv American Association for the Advancement of Science academic journals Multidisciplinary scientific journals Publications established in 2015 Creative Commons Attribution-licensed journals 2015 establishments in Washington, D.C.

History

Editorial structure

Open access policies

See also

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