Passive smartphone monitoring of people’s walking activity can be used to construct population-level models of health and mortality risk, according to a…
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Research Highlights Can smartphones predict mortality risk?Read more
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Collaboration PLOS and ScienceOpen Collaborate on New CollectionRead more
PLOS and ScienceOpen are teaming up to promote a collection for one of the most pressing issues of our time. PLOS Climate…
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Open Access For OA Week 2022, PLOS explores how Open Science can advance Climate JusticeRead more
This Open Access (OA) Week (October 21-24), we explore the theme “Open For Climate Justice.” The climate crisis is a topic of…
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Open Access OA Weeks past, but not forgottenRead more
Open Access (OA) Week is a time that’s dear to our hearts at PLOS. PLOS is a proud co-founder of OA Week…
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Research Highlights Dog—human bonds could guide development of social robotsRead more
In a step towards development of robots that interact meaningfully with humans, a new study from Katie Riddoch of the University of…
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Interview Peer Review Week research integrity webinar: Your questions answeredRead more
Peer Review Week has come and gone, but our work is not yet over. A few weeks ago, we organized a webinar…
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Research Highlights Drumming in woodpeckers is neurologically similar to singing in songbirdsRead more
Researchers led by Matthew Fuxjager at Brown University, U.S. and Eric Schuppe at Wake Forest University, U.S. have found regions in the…
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Publishing PLOS Board AppointmentsRead more
After a careful search, I am excited to share with our community four new appointments to the PLOS Board of Directors. This…
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Library Partnerships Open Access Doesn’t Need APCs: Our Progress To-DateRead more
Earlier this year I outlined three ways PLOS is working to eliminate author fees through new business models. The models we introduced…
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Open Science Research RevealedRead more
At PLOS, we’re committed to helping researchers share more of their science—including contributions that might otherwise be excluded from the scientific record, such as negative, null or…
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In the News PLOS partners with DataSeer to develop Open Science IndicatorsRead more
Why now? PLOS has been a proponent of Open Science practices since its inception, with landmark initiatives such as the introduction of…