science-aaas

# AAAS Science Family — Author Guideline Skill **Publisher:** AAAS · **Verified:** 2026-07 · Confirm exact limits at the journal's Information for Authors (very strict; differ by title/article type). ## Applies to Science; Science Advances (open access); Science Translational Medicine; Science Immunology; Science Signaling; Science Robotics. ## Format (Science style) - **References: numbered** in citation order, Science style (numbered list `1., 2., …`; in-text `(1)`, `(2, 3)`). Full author lists; include DOIs. > 1. A. B. Author, C. D. Author, Title of the article. *Science* **380**, 1234 (2026). - **Abstract:** single paragraph, very short (Science Research Articles ~125 words; Science Advances longer — confirm). - **Structure:** Science Research Articles are tightly length-limited (main text often ~2,500–4,500 words incl. references/notes; Reports shorter); Materials and Methods often in supplementary. Science Advances allows more. - **Display items:** limited; cite `Fig. 1` in order. - **Mandatory:** data/materials availability; competing interests; author contributions; supplementary materials for full methods. - **Figures:** ≥300 dpi; RGB; sized to one/two columns; accessible palette. ## Formatting constraints ```yaml publisher: AAAS Science reference_style: science-numbered abstract_words: 125 # Science Research Article; confirm per journal methods: often-in-supplementary data_availability: required figure_dpi: 300 ```