Author: Iain Hrynaszkiewicz, PLOS’ Director of Open Research PLOS has been awarded a grant from the Wellcome Trust’s 2021 Open Research Fund…
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Open Research Wellcome Trust awards PLOS a grant to test ways to increase sharing and discovery of research dataRead more
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Open Access Making Strides in Research ReportingRead more
The research landscape constantly evolves as researchers build on prior findings, incorporate new methods, resources, and technologies, and respond to the needs…
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Open Research Open Science Helps Move Your Research ForwardRead more
You find the ideal article online, but the specific methodologies are unclear. Following hours of laborious searching you find a defined outline…
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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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Alt-Metrics Engaging with article metrics: own your impact narrativeRead more
PLOS empowers researchers to engage with a variety of accessible altmetrics, and signals of rigorous research practice, to more effectively showcase articles' strengths…
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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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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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Open Data How can we increase adoption of open research practices?Read more
This blog was written by Iain Hrynaszkiewicz, Director of Open Research Solutions for PLOS. Researchers are satisfied with their ability to share…
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Collaboration Exploring code notebooks through community focused collaborationRead more
Written by Lauren Cadwallader, PLOS’ Open Research Manager The lack of reproducibility of research findings is a continuing concern in modern science. …
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Assessment How do researchers evaluate research?Read more
PLOS has received a grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to study how researchers evaluate both the credibility and impact of…