PNAS Nexus Manuscript Writing Guide
Structures PNAS Nexus manuscripts, selects appropriate article types, and maintains strict page budgets with in-text Methods compliance.
PNAS Nexus Writing is a specialized Claude Code skill designed for academic researchers preparing submissions for the Oxford University Press open-access journal PNAS Nexus. It guides authors through selecting the correct article format (Research Report, Brief Report, Review, Perspective, or Registered Report), enforcing page budgets that account for captions and front matter, and organizing the main text logically. The skill ensures compliance with strict journal mandates—such as retaining an informative Materials and Methods section within the main body rather than delegating it entirely to Supporting Information—and helps categorize manuscripts into the proper Biological, Physical, or Social sciences divisions for targeted peer review.