On occasion The Official PLOS Blog presents Thought Leadership interviews with scientists leading the way on issues integral to the transformation of…
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Advocacy Getting the Impact Factor Genie Back in the BoxRead more
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Interview Directed evolution in synthetic biology: an interview with Professor Frances ArnoldRead more
This blog was written by Daniela Quaglia, PhD, MBA At the beginning of my scientific career, I was captivated by the ability…
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Assessment A Sincere Thank You from PLOSRead more
2017 marks the third year that PLOS formally acknowledges our community of reviewers and editors with a public thank you published as…
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Citizen Science The Importance of Storytelling in ScienceRead more
“We owe it to each other to tell stories.” – Neil Gaiman Scientific writing is often belied as dry, stale; a…
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Dinosaurs The Open Access Dinosaurs of 2015Read more
The use of open access publishing in dinosaur paleontology has seen great growth over the past few years, particularly for newly named…
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Conservation When Biology and Policy are Moving Targets: The complex case of a potential success storyRead more
Listing and delisting of species under the endangered species act (ESA) is a delicate political and scientific dance that can play out…
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post Welcome to the PLOS Synthetic Biology Community: Why a Community Site? How Do I Get Involved?Read more
Thank you for visiting this new new online gathering place for current and prospective authors working in a dynamic and still emerging…
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Technology Unique Author IdentificationRead more
I recently gave a brief presentation at the yearly CrossRef member meeting on unique author identification in scientific publishing. I had gathered…