''Science Advances'' is a
peer-reviewed
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multidisciplinary
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open-access
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scientific journal
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Content
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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 responsi ...
.
The journal's scope includes all areas of science, including
life sciences,
physical sciences
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Definition
Phy ...
,
social sciences
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,
computer sciences
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, and
environmental sciences.
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
editorial board
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Mass media
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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
AAAS may refer to:
* American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a learned society and center for policy research; the publisher of the journal ''Dædalus''
* American Association for the Advancement of Science, an organization that supports scientifi ...
, editors at Science Advances are working scientists.
Open access policies
, the article processing charge 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.
See also
*'' Nature Communications''
References
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
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2015 establishments in Washington, D.C.