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PLoS Enlivening Scientific Culture
Dr Chris Surridge
Managing Editor, PLoS ONE
Public Library of Science
Public Library of Science
Committed to making the World’s scientific and medical
literature a public resource
Public Library of Science
2003 PLoS Biology2004 PLoS Medicine2005 PLoS Computational Biology2005 PLoS Genetics2005 PLoS Pathogens2006 PLoS Clinical Trials2006 PLoS ONE2007 PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
What is open access?
Free, immediate access onlineUnrestricted distribution and re-use Author retains rights to attributionPapers are deposited in a public
online archive such as PubMed Central
Bethesda Principles, April 2003
Open Accessthe right to read, copy, distribute and share
Inclusive scopea publication for the whole of science
High Capacityno length or volume restrictions
Peer-reviewedobjectively focusing on technical quality
Streamlined Productionacceptance to publication in as little as 3 weeks
Encouraging discussion and debatecommunity comment and annotation
http://www.plosone.org/
Comments•Referee’s Reports•Academic Editors•Discussions
−Formal−Less Formal−Journal Clubs
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Comments•Referee’s Reports•Academic Editors•Discussions•Annotations•Trackbacks
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SubmissionsFirst submissions: 1st August 2006Submissions so far: 2,596
Published papersLaunched 16th December 2006Published to date: 1,114
Editorial Board420 individuals~70% acceptance rate
Streamlined ProductionAverage acceptance to publication: 19 days
Encouraging discussion and debate~ 130 post publication comments posted per month> 1 per article on average
http://www.plosone.org/
Testimonial
I have been looking over the PLoS site, what can be attached, how it prints, how it reads on-line, how it cites, how it allows flexible organization and headings.
It's so f-king nice, I don't think I will ever leave!
Prof. Paul Sereno, 1 November 2007
Open Accessthe right to read, copy, distribute and share
Inclusive scopea publication for the whole of science
High Capacityno length or volume restrictions
Peer-reviewedobjectively focusing on technical quality
Streamlined Productionacceptance to publication in as little as 3 weeks
Encouraging discussion and debatecommunity comment and annotation
http://www.plosone.org/