PLOS has received a grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to study how researchers evaluate both the credibility and impact of…
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Assessment How do researchers evaluate research?Read more
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COVID-19 Author Interview: Luca Morgantini on Burnout among Healthcare Professionals in COVID-19Read more
Dr. Luca Morgantini worked with a diverse group of researchers to survey healthcare professionals across the globe to study the degree of…
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Open Science PLOS and Transparency (including Plan S Price & Service Transparency Framework)Read more
Summary As a non-profit, mission-driven organization PLOS abides by our commitment to transparency. We openly share information and context about our finances…
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Open Access Open Access Week 2020: Building Equity and Inclusivity in ScienceRead more
It’s the start of Open Access Week 2020 and this year’s theme focuses on “Open with Purpose” with equity and inclusivity as…
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Rethinking Research Assessment Series Rethinking Research Assessment:Addressing Institutional Biases in Review, Promotion, and Tenure Decision-Making (part IV)Read more
Authors: Ruth Schmidt is an Associate Professor at IIT’s Institute of Design and Anna Hatch is the program director for DORA. PLOS…
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In the News New APC-free Open Access agreements test alternative funding modelsRead more
The following press release was issued on Wednesday, October 14th at 12:01 Pacific. SAN FRANCISCO — Jisc, the digital solutions provider for…
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Collaboration PLOS accesses Dimensions on Google Cloud’s BigQueryRead more
Digital Science and PLOS are pleased to announce an agreement which will provide PLOS, the leading Open Access (OA) publisher with access…
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Open Science Community Comments Continued: An update on the preprint commenting pilot at PLOSRead more
Around 11 months ago we announced our year-long preprint commenting pilot to connect bioRxiv comments on preprints that are under consideration at…
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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Implementing name changes for published transgender authorsRead more
At PLOS we are committed to addressing the needs of all research communities to improve diversity, equity and inclusion. One of the…
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Rethinking Research Assessment Series Rethinking Research Assessment: Addressing Institutional Biases in Review, Promotion, and Tenure Decision-Making (part III)Read more
Authors: Ruth Schmidt is an Associate Professor at IIT’s Institute of Design and Anna Hatch is the program director for DORA. PLOS…
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Collaboration Rethinking Research Assessment: Addressing Institutional Biases in Review, Promotion, and Tenure Decision-Making (part II)Read more
Authors: Ruth Schmidt is an Associate Professor at IIT’s Institute of Design and Anna Hatch is the program director for DORA. PLOS…
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Rethinking Research Assessment Series Rethinking Research Assessment: Addressing Institutional Biases in Review, Promotion, and Tenure Decision-MakingRead more
Authors: Ruth Schmidt is an Associate Professor at IIT’s Institute of Design and Anna Hatch is the program director for DORA. PLOS…