AAAS (Science)

Science Advances Template

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About the Science Advances format

Science Advances is a peer-reviewed journal published by AAAS (Science), covering Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, RNA Research and Splicing. Over its lifetime it has published 19,634 papers, which have received 1,262,266 citations.

PublisherAAAS (Science)
Reference styleSuperscript numbered (Science)
Superscript — small raised numerals in the text
1. A. Smith, B. Jones, C. Lee, A representative article title. Science Advances 12, 45–58 (2023).

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Publishes research inAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Geology and Paleoclimatology Research RNA Research and Splicing Neural dynamics and brain function RNA modifications and cancer
ISSN2375-2548
Citation impact (2-yr)12.03
h-index375
i10-index14,250
Article processing charge$4,500
Open accessYes — indexed in DOAJ
Top institutions publishing hereCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Journal websitewww.science.org
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Papers published in Science Advances per year

2
2014
267
2015
507
2016
755
2017
916
2018
1.3K
2019
2.1K
2020
2K
2021
2.2K
2022
2.1K
2023
2.3K
2024
3.2K
2025

Citation impact of Science Advances by publication year

0
2014
56.1K
2015
90.6K
2016
141.8K
2017
129.3K
2018
157.3K
2019
218.1K
2020
154.1K
2021
124.2K
2022
90.4K
2023
55.4K
2024
26.5K
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Science Advances

Production, use, and fate of all plastics ever made

Roland Geyer, Jenna Jambeck, Kara Lavender Law · 7 Jul 2017

Plastics have outgrown most man-made materials and have long been under environmental scrutiny. However, robust global information, particularly about their end-of-life fate, is lacking. By identifying and synthesizing dispersed data on production, use, and end-of-life management of polymer resins, synthetic fibers, and additives, we present the first global analysis of all mass-produced plastics ever manufactured.…

17,787 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Four billion people facing severe water scarcity

Mesfin M. Mekonnen, Arjen Y. Hoekstra · 5 Feb 2016

Freshwater scarcity is increasingly perceived as a global systemic risk. Previous global water scarcity assessments, measuring water scarcity annually, have underestimated experienced water scarcity by failing to capture the seasonal fluctuations in water consumption and availability. We assess blue water scarcity globally at a high spatial resolution on a monthly basis. We find that two-thirds…

5,342 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Habitat fragmentation and its lasting impact on Earth’s ecosystems

Nick M. Haddad, Lars A. Brudvig, Jean Clobert et al. · 6 Mar 2015

We conducted an analysis of global forest cover to reveal that 70% of remaining forest is within 1 km of the forest's edge, subject to the degrading effects of fragmentation. A synthesis of fragmentation experiments spanning multiple biomes and scales, five continents, and 35 years demonstrates that habitat fragmentation reduces biodiversity by 13 to 75%…

4,623 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Accelerated modern human–induced species losses: Entering the sixth mass extinction

Gerardo Ceballos, Paul R. Ehrlich, Anthony D. Barnosky et al. · 5 Jun 2015

The oft-repeated claim that Earth's biota is entering a sixth "mass extinction" depends on clearly demonstrating that current extinction rates are far above the "background" rates prevailing between the five previous mass extinctions. Earlier estimates of extinction rates have been criticized for using assumptions that might overestimate the severity of the extinction crisis. We assess,…

4,153 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Fundamentals of cancer metabolism

Ralph J. DeBerardinis, Navdeep S. Chandel · 6 May 2016

Tumors reprogram pathways of nutrient acquisition and metabolism to meet the bioenergetic, biosynthetic, and redox demands of malignant cells. These reprogrammed activities are now recognized as hallmarks of cancer, and recent work has uncovered remarkable flexibility in the specific pathways activated by tumor cells to support these key functions. In this perspective, we provide a…

3,047 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →

Science Advances template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Science Advances format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Science Advances template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official AAAS (Science) format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Science Advances use?
Science Advances uses Superscript numbered (Science) references, shown as superscript numerals in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: 1. A. Smith, B. Jones, C. Lee, A representative article title. Science Advances 12, 45–58 (2023).
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Science Advances?
No. DocuGuru generates the article LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a AAAS (Science)-ready Science Advances document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
Can I import an existing draft into the Science Advances template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the Science Advances format with correct headings, figures, tables, and superscript citations.
What is Science Advances?
Science family journal (AAAS). It is a multidisciplinary journal, published by AAAS (Science).
Can I export a submission-ready Science Advances PDF?
Yes — DocuGuru produces a PDF built with the official Science Advances template (the article class) that is ready to submit to AAAS (Science), together with the matching LaTeX source files.
How much does the Science Advances template cost?
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