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Fast-tracked PNAS papers are cited less often — but gap is shrinking


An analysis of more than 50,000 papers submitted to Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) shows that those published using its “contributed track” — in which academy members can fast-track their own papers by coordinating the peer-review process themselves — have been cited less often than regular submissions, but that gap is shrinking. The full article was published on Retraction Watch.

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