The University of Cape Town (UCT) in South Africa is in a prime location to conduct oceanographic research and features a wealth of scientific expertise. However, as…
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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion The Ocean Womxn program – supporting a new generation of black oceanographersRead more
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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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Open Research The importance of early career researchers for promoting open researchRead more
Author: Iain Hrynaszkiewicz, PLOS’ Director of Open Research Solutions Early career researchers again appear to be at the vanguard of open research…
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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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In the News The MDAR Framework – a new tool for life sciences reportingRead more
PLOS note: We are delighted to share this announcement by the MDAR Working Group (Materials, Design, Analysis, Reporting) of a new framework…
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Early Career Editor’s tips for passing journal checksRead more
You’ve painstakingly mapped out your research goal: to answer that unanswered question. You’ve conducted your experiments, analyzed the results and written your…
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Innovation Supporting community needs with an enhanced code policy on PLOS Computational BiologyRead more
PLOS Computational Biology has adopted an enhanced code sharing policy for all papers submitted from 30 March 2021. The change, announced in…
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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…
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Collaboration A Farewell to ALM, but not to article-level metrics!Read more
Author: Chris Haumesser, Director of Platform and Engineering at PLOS Understanding the impact of research is of vital importance to science. The…
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Open Science Announcing the PLOS Scientific Advisory CouncilRead more
Author: Veronique Kiermer, Chief Scientific Officer We are delighted to announce the creation of the PLOS Scientific Advisory Council, a small group…