A group of national funders, joined by the European Commission and the European Research Council, have announced plans to make Open Access…
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Advocacy Open Access Publishing Forges Ahead in EuropeRead more
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In the News Aperta Source Code is Now AvailableRead more
We’re happy to announce that the source code for the Aperta submission system can now be found on GitHub. Aperta has been developed…
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Advocacy PLOS Responds to Ebola Outbreak with New Channel & Expedited Peer ReviewRead more
Early sharing and expedited peer review of relevant research In response to the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo…
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In the News Power to the PreprintRead more
Preprints are here!!! Starting today authors submitting their manuscript to most PLOS journals* can also choose to post their article on bioRxiv…
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In the News Display without Delay: Search, Browse & Cite PLOS Articles with Quick Abstracts from Google ScholarRead more
Working off your mobile device? No problem. We just made it easier to use your phone to find and scan PLOS articles…
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Assessment PLOS Extends a Profound Thank YouRead more
To all our Reviewers, Guest Editors and Editorial Board members, thank you! 2018 marks the fourth year that we formally and publicly…
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Assessment PLOS and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Enter Agreement to Enable Preprint Posting on bioRxivRead more
Editor’s Note: This press release also appears on the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Newsstand. Public Library of Science (PLOS) and Cold Spring…
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Assessment Transformational Work Over a Career: Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences for PLOS AuthorsRead more
How do you measure lifetime achievement? It’s not by assessing individual works but by consideration and evaluation of consistent contributions to a…
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Advocacy Advancing Evaluation: Moving Forward with DORARead more
“The declaration itself remains unchanged, but our aim is to spread the word much more effectively—about DORA and, especially, about the good…
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Assessment Cross-Journal Initiative Helps Manuscripts Take FlightRead more
All properly executed science deserves to be published as quickly as possible. One common frustration of scientists related to publication speed is…
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Advocacy Lasker Award for Public Service Honors Planned Parenthood Federation of AmericaRead more
“It is the commitment and impact [of the organization] that is the key concern.” —Alfred Sommer, Chair of the Jury, 2017 Lasker~Bloomberg…
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Assessment Fundamentals of Cell Growth Regulation, HPV Vaccine Development and Planned Parenthood Reap 2017 Lasker AwardsRead more
Each year, the Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation recognizes research excellence with a set of three awards given for major advances in…