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pnas.org

Category: Education, Reference

Scanned: Jun 1, 2026, 12:21 AM UTC · First seen: Jun 1, 2026 · Threat Engines: 0 / 91 · Times Scanned: 1
99 / 100 Trust Score Based on scan findings at the time of analysis
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Screenshot of pnas.org Captured Jun 1, 2026
https://pnas.org
Screenshot of pnas.org
30 years
Very Popular - #1,942 Tranco rank (>10M monthly visitors)
Not listed (91 checked)
✓ Valid (TLS)
Cloudflare, Inc.
Toronto, Canada
cloudflare
Unknown
104.18.33.155
Domain & WHOIS Information
Registrar Network Solutions, LLC
Registered March 23, 1996
Expires March 24, 2028
Name Servers ISHAAN.NS.CLOUDFLARE.COM
DNSSEC Unsigned
Hosting Cloudflare, Inc.
Reputation & Threat Check 91 security engines checked
File Scan Summary Powered by Quttera Engine
2 files scanned
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pnas.org/# 5.3 KB No threats
pnas.org/cdn-cgi/challenge-platform/h/g/orchestrate/chl_page/v1?ray=a04a0ccd58275288 183.2 KB No threats
External Links & Domains
1
External Links
All Clean
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Iframes
Clean
1
Referenced Domains
All Clean
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Flagged Resources
None Detected
http://pnas.org/cdn-cgi/challenge-platform/h/g/orchestrate/chl_page/v1?ray%3Da04a0ccd58275288Not flagged
pnas.orgNot flagged
pnas.org Overview

Description of pnas.org

pnas.org appears to be the official website for PNAS, the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a long-established scholarly journal focused on biological, physical, and social sciences. The homepage shown in the scan highlights research articles, current issues, author resources, and submission options, which is consistent with an academic publishing platform serving researchers, authors, and readers.

Based on the domain name, site presentation, and classification data, the website appears to function as an education and reference resource centered on peer-reviewed scientific content. It is likely operated in connection with the journal's publishing organization and is intended for accessing articles, browsing issues, and submitting academic manuscripts.

Safety Assessment for pnas.org

The available scan results are strongly reassuring at the time of this scan. The domain was not flagged by any of 91 security engines, the malware scan reported no flagged files, and the checked blacklist and threat-database entries were clean. The site is also categorized by multiple web-classification providers as educational or reference content, which aligns with the visible academic publishing homepage.

Additional context also supports a lower-risk assessment: the domain has been registered for about 30 years, has a strong web presence, and the screenshot shows a professional research-journal interface rather than patterns commonly associated with phishing, malware delivery, or scam storefronts. One observed link points to a challenge-platform path, which appears consistent with routine traffic filtering or anti-bot protection rather than a threat indicator by itself.

Based on available data, no threats were detected at the time of this scan.

Technical Description

The site is served over a valid SSL/TLS certificate issued by Google Trust Services, with certificate validity extending to 2026-08-20 based on the provided data. It is hosted behind Cloudflare infrastructure, using Cloudflare nameservers and a Cloudflare web server endpoint, which may provide CDN, DDoS mitigation, and traffic-filtering functions.

DNSSEC appears to be unsigned, which is not uncommon but means DNS responses may not benefit from DNSSEC validation. No major technical security concerns were evident from the supplied scan details, and the observed infrastructure appears consistent with a mature, professionally managed website at the time of this scan.

HTTP Redirect Chain
307 https://pnas.org/
403 https://pnas.org/
Website Insights
#1,942
Tranco Rank
Very Popular
Visitors >10M/mo
Category: Education, Reference
Rank History (30 days)
Apr 20 May 31
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