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From Open Access to Open Science, PLOS Biology is Leading Change
orcid.org/0000-0001-8771-7239 From its launch in 2003, PLOS Biology quickly established itself as PLOS’ flagship journal in the life sciences–a model of Open Access and a catalyst for change in scholarly publishing as well as
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Partnering to streamline review
orcid.org/0000-0001-8771-7239 I’m happy to announce PLOS’ participation in a new service, Review Commons, that will provide a platform for rapid, objective, journal-independent peer reviews for manuscripts and preprints. We are excited to be part
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PLOS Collaborates on Recommendations to Improve Transparency for Author Contributions
orcid.org/0000-0001-8771-7239 In a new report, a group convened by the US National Academy of Sciences and including a dozen journal editors reflects on authorship guidelines and recommends new ways to make author contributions more transparent.Posted by in advocacy, Assessment, authorship, credit, featured, ORCID, PNAS, Publishing, Thought Leaders, transparency
Measuring Up: Impact Factors Do Not Reflect Article Citation Rates
0000-0002-8715-2896Source: Measuring Up: Impact Factors Do Not Reflect Article Citation Rates orcid.org/0000-0001-8771-7239 This special blog post is co-authored by PLOS Executive Editor Véronique Kiermer, Université de Montréal Associate Professor of Information Science Vincent Larivière and