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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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inPartnering 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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inPLOS 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.
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inMeasuring 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