We were thrilled last Thursday to read Dr. Alondra Nelson’s United States Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) memorandum on the…
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Open Access PLOS cheers the OSTP memorandum “Ensuring Free, Immediate, and Equitable Access to Federally Funded Research”Read more
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In the News PLOS and OA Switchboard Announce PartnershipRead more
Note: PLOS issued the following press release on July, 22, 2022. SAN FRANCISCO —The Public Library of Science (PLOS) and the OA…
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Open Access 5 Open Science practices that improve reproducibility & support trust in scienceRead more
Written by Lindsay Morton Demonstrating reproducibility shows integrity, inspires trust and respect, and encourages reuse. That means you’ll receive more attention for…
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Innovation Open Access Doesn’t Need APCs Part II: Making inclusion our foundation with Global EquityRead more
PLOS' new Global Equity publishing model supports Open Access publishing for all researchers in a regionally equitable way…
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Open Access PLOS response to the Wissenschaftsrat (German Science Council) statement on Open AccessRead more
At PLOS we warmly welcome the Jan 24, 2022 statement from the Wissenschaftsrat advocating that Open Access should become the default for scientific publications, but encourage further support of the…
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Open Access What a difference a data repository makes: Six ways depositing data maximizes the impact of your scienceRead more
Data is key to verification, replication, reuse, and enhanced understanding of research conclusions. When your data is in a repository—instead of an…
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Open Access week 2021 Open Access Week Theme to be “It Matters How We Open Knowledge: Building Structural Equity”Read more
Note: the following announcement is courtesy of SPARC. The 2021 Open Access Week Advisory Committee is pleased to announce that the theme…
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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Open for submissions (Part 2 – equitable OA models)Read more
PLOS' five new journals are now open for submissions and feature equitable and regionally appropriate ways to support OA…
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Collaboration Partnering with TCC AfricaRead more
PLOS and TCC Africa are partnering to study and co-create pathways to Open Research that work for African researchers…
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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion To boldly grow: five new journals shaped by Open ScienceRead more
Announcing the launch of five new journals, all addressing global health and environmental challenges and rooted in the full values of Open Science…
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Open Access Open Response to “Economic impact of UKRI open access policy” reportRead more
PLOS generally refutes the assertion that OA via the UKRI policy is economically damaging, regarding the FTI Consulting report: “Economic assessment of the impact of the new Open Access policy…