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pnas-significance
Use to write the mandatory PNAS Significance Statement — ≤120 words, written so an educated reader outside the field (down to an undergraduate) understands why the work matters. Distinct from the abstract. The highest-value PNAS-specific artifact.
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# Significance Statement (pnas-significance)
## Why this is a flagship PNAS skill
Every PNAS research article must include a **Significance Statement** — a short, mandatory, separately submitted paragraph that explains, in plain language, **why the work matters to science and society**. It appears prominently with the article and is read by editors at triage and by the broad readership. It is **not** a second abstract. Getting it right is one of the highest-leverage things you can do for a PNAS submission, so draft it as soon as the central claim is locked — do not leave it to the final upload.
## When to trigger
- The submission has no Significance Statement.
- The Significance Statement just restates or condenses the abstract.
- It is dense with jargon and undefined acronyms.
- It exceeds ~120 words.
## The hard rule: ≤120 words, written for a non-specialist