The National Academies Press (NAP) publishes the reports of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. The NAP publishes more than 200 books a year on a wide range of topics in science, engineering, and medicine, providing authoritative, independently-researched information on important matters in science and health policy.

Featured Journals

The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Featured Publications:

The Drama of the Commons (2002) – National Research Counsel

An Evolutionary Theory of Commons Management (2002) – Peter J. Richerson, Robert Boyd, and Brian Paciotti

Humans have cooperative sentiments usually assumed to be absent in rational choice theories. On the other hand, the slow rate at which cooperative institutions evolve suggests that considerable friction will afflict our ability to grow up commons management institutions where they do not already exist and to readapt existing institutions to rapid technological and economic change.

Climate Change and Ecosystems (2019) – The National Academy of Sciences and The Royal Society

Environmental Engineering for the 21st Century: Addressing Grand Challenges (2019) – National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Based on Science (2020) – The National Academies of Science Engineering and Medicine