This Peer Review Week we celebrate the outstanding work of reviewers everywhere and Chief Scientific Officer Veronique Kiermer shares how broadening the perception of review can build a system that better facilitates recognition and trust…
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Open Science Transparency and Trust: Peer Review Week 2020Read more
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Advocacy Theme of 2020 Open Access Week to be Open with Purpose: Taking Action to Build Structural Equity and InclusionRead more
This post was written by Nick Shockey and first appeared on openaccessweek.org and has since been reposted on sparcopen.org. Nick is the…
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COVID-19 Author Interview: Arunima Malik on Global Effects of the Coronavirus PandemicRead more
Arunima Malik and an international team of researchers recently assessed how the Coronavirus pandemic has caused worldwide consumption losses amounting to more…
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Collaboration PLOS and LibLynx Partner to Develop Open Access AnalyticsRead more
The following press release was issued on Wednesday, August 12 at 8am Pacific. SAN FRANCISCO (August 12, 2020) — The Public Library…
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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusionRead more
The Black Lives Matter movement in the US and elsewhere has rightly brought about a much-needed reexamination of deeply rooted issues around…
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Innovation Early Sharing: Should You Take the Plunge?Read more
What does early sharing accomplish? Scientific discovery is a process of continuous vetting and refinement. While immediate access to the latest findings…
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Assessment Improving Research Assessment in the Triage Phase of ReviewRead more
Authors: Helen Sitar is the community coordinator for DORA and a Science Policy Programme Officer at EMBO and Anna Hatch is DORA’s…
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Innovation Published Peer Review: 1 Year Across PLOSRead more
Last May, PLOS announced a new option for authors to publish their peer review history, and the support from our communities has…
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Library Partnerships PLOS and Carnegie Mellon University announce APC-free open access publishing agreementRead more
The following joint press release was issued on June 8, 2020. SAN FRANCISCO — Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) and the Public Library…
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Open Science The PLOS Blogs Network: Fascinating Perspectives from Independent Writers and Staff ContributorsRead more
You may have noticed our PLOS Blogs Network has a fresh new look. What’s changed? A cleaner design, better user experience and…
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News Preprints and the Media: A change to how PLOS handles press for papers previously posted as preprintsRead more
This post was written by Beth Baker, PLOS’ Senior Media Relations Manager. #PowerToThePreprint PLOS actively encourages the posting of preprints – please…
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Open Data What are your priorities for data sharing?Read more
This blog was written by Iain Hrynaszkiewicz, Publisher, Open Research, PLOS. We’ve been working to identify important problems faced by researchers in the practice…