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orcid.org/0000-0001-8771-7239In 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. What
0000-0002-4565-0280In previous blog posts we’ve talked about PLOS’ efforts to improve recognition for authors and increase transparency around individuals’ contributions to published research. In today’s post, we review our 2016 accomplishments in this area and
0000-0001-7318-5892Update December 5, 2016: PLOS Genetics now has in place a new initiative to use preprint servers for identifying and soliciting manuscripts. Please read the Editorial for more information. For some time now PLOS has discussed
0000-0002-4565-0280Our January update on author credit focused on how PLOS was moving forward with the use of ORCID identifiers (iDs) for researcher identification. Starting with authors, that effort allows us to know and unambiguously credit
orcid.org/0000-0001-8771-7239This special blog post is co-authored by PLOS Executive Editor Véronique Kiermer, Université de Montréal Associate Professor of Information Science Vincent Larivière and PLOS Advocacy Director Catriona MacCallum. It accompanies the posting on BioRxiv of
0000-0002-4565-0280Receiving credit for your work on a research article is important for academic recognition. Scientific research and collaboration is now a global endeavor and while exciting, consistently identifying who has worked on what, and to
0000-0001-7318-5892Connectivity and integrated data are moving ahead as the best minds in metadata, digital identifiers and networked discovery collaborate to ensure that appropriate credit and recognition are given for scientific outputs of all types. Once
