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Just an aside: There are quite a lot of people in research that don't consider PNAS a "proper" scientific journal. That has mainly to do with the standard peer review process not being applied to a quite a lot articles appearing there (this one is NOT case of this article - which went through the usual steps).

I also have noticed that most times that people around me refer PNAS articles is to point out gross problems. Also I've heard that PNAS is quite weary of publishing rebuttals of their own published articles. While this paragraph comes from my own (small sample) experience, the paragraph above depicts a serious, objective problem.

I don't trust PNAS.

by t-------------- on Sun Oct 12th, 2008 at 01:17:01 PM EST
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Indeed. Members of the American Academy of Sciences can submit papers from their own labs to PNAS under a (very) lenient implementation of the peer review system...
PNAS - Information for Authors
An Academy member may 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.

...instead of the more usual track whereby a manuscript is reviewed by 2 or 3 referees selected by the journal editor, who remain anonymous to the manuscript authors.

You're clearly a dangerous pinko commie pragmatist.

by Vagulus on Mon Oct 13th, 2008 at 06:36:37 AM EST
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There is also a variation of this (track III) where, if you have a friend that is a member of the National Academy of Sciences he can put you in. Like (literally): the guy at the office next door is a member of the academy, therefore he will put your paper in. I've seen this happening.
by t-------------- on Mon Oct 13th, 2008 at 06:45:48 AM EST
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