Editorial Vision

Science Advances will rapidly publish high-quality, original research in the physical, life, environmental, mathematical, engineering, computer, and social sciences that has the potential to make significant advances in any relevant field.

The journal seeks to publish articles that make important contributions to research in any of the relevant disciplines, and those that promote new collaborations, stimulate further experiments, or inspire new directions in applying science to solve immediate problems that matter to society.

Science Advances welcomes articles from interdisciplinary teams whose work is best disseminated in a broad journal and articles of interest to a disciplinary audience, so long as the quality and importance of the scientific contribution remains high. The journal will consider longer articles incorporating information that otherwise would be left to supplemental material so long as the length is justified by the content.

Open access model and article processing charges (APCs)

Science Advances is an open-access journal supported by article processing charges (APCs). The journal is online-only and will rapidly publish articles. Articles will be freely available as soon as they are published.

Authors may choose to publish under one of two Creative Commons licenses: CC BY or CC BY-NC. The CC BY license allows users to freely distribute, adapt, or re-use articles, including for commercial purposes. The CC BY-NC license allows users to distribute, adapt, or re-use articles for non-commercial purposes, while commercial use requires prior permission.

The APC for articles published under a CC BY-NC license is $3,000. Several discounts or surcharges may apply.

Significant discounts are available for corresponding authors who are members of AAAS and/or those who are located at institutions that license or subscribe to AAAS journals.

Surcharges may apply for authors selecting to publish under a CC BY license ($1,000 surcharge) or those whose articles are more than 10 pages in length ($1,500).

AAAS may offer APC waivers upon request to authors in the developing world or to those experiencing financial hardships.

Promotional discounts also will be available to Science Advances’ first authors.