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New research from PLOS ONE shows that flowers near managed hives may be one of the sources of virus transmission from infected honey bees to wild bumblebees. Lead author Samantha Alger summarizes: “The study supports
Last year, PLOS helped more than 2,300 articles receive media coverage in high-profile outlets including The New York Times, the BBC, National Geographic, Scientific American and The Washington Post. How do we do it? For
0000-0001-7318-5892“In our panel it is the stated and adhered to policy that we will not consider where a paper is published. Rather, in our evaluations we assess its real impact in a field. Change of
0000-0001-7318-5892How do you measure lifetime achievement? It’s not by assessing individual works but by consideration and evaluation of consistent contributions to a discipline over time. Contributions may be independently substantial, but in science, a researcher’s
0000-0001-7318-5892The unique morphology of the spiny ant, uncovered with the use of an advanced form of 3D microscopy known as 3D X-ray microtomography, garnered this species a place this year among the Top 10 New
0000-0001-7318-5892On occasion The Official PLOS Blog presents Thought Leadership interviews with scientists leading the way on issues integral to the transformation of science communication and advancement of Open Science. Previous interviewees include Bruce Alberts and
0000-0001-7318-5892With the theme of Open in Action, International Open Access Week 2016 served as a call for researchers, policymakers, funders and publishers around the globe to take “concrete steps to open up research and scholarship.”
0000-0001-7318-5892The Lasker Awards recognize the contributions of scientists, physicians and public servants who have made major advances in the understanding, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of human disease. Each year since 1945, dedicated scientists benefit from
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
0000-0001-7318-5892There is an intense ongoing conversation in the scientific community on how best to determine the value of scholarly work, in reaction to what is perceived as widespread misuse of the journal impact factor. As
