Note: This post was written by Robin Champieux, Research Engagement and Open Science Librarian at OHSU. Robin is the co-founder of the Metrics Toolkit and Awesome Foundation Libraries Chapter. Her work and research is focused on

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Note: This post was written by Robin Champieux, Research Engagement and Open Science Librarian at OHSU. Robin is the co-founder of the Metrics Toolkit and Awesome Foundation Libraries Chapter. Her work and research is focused on
Peer Review Week 2018 is all about diversity. To look at the changing scholarly landscape, we interviewed science publishing historian, Aileen Fyfe, who draws on her experience working in the archives of the Royal Society
Peer Review Week is a global event celebrating the essential role that peer review plays in how we evaluate and communicate most scholarly research. Our aim is to spark discussion and collaboration between researchers and
orcid.org/0000-0001-8771-7239 Yesterday I signed an open letter on behalf of all PLOS journals, alongside 20 other editors representing over 100 publications, to commit to offering transparent peer review options. Support for publication of reviewer reports
To all our Reviewers, Guest Editors and Editorial Board members, thank you! 2018 marks the fourth year that we formally and publicly acknowledge our community of reviewers and editors for sustaining public access to rigorous
Editor’s Note: This press release also appears on the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Newsstand. Public Library of Science (PLOS) and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) announce an agreement that enables the automatic posting of research
0000-0001-7318-5892All properly executed science deserves to be published as quickly as possible. One common frustration of scientists related to publication speed is the review-rejection cycle that in action resembles a cross between cycling on a
0000-0001-7318-5892Scientists depend on the proper evaluation of research that creates the foundation for future work, and the public expects curated scientific content to be trustworthy. All forms of peer review, whether for ethical, technical and
2017 marks the third year that PLOS formally acknowledges our community of reviewers and editors with a public thank you published as a citable journal article. We do this to honor the dedicated service and
PLOS supports the growth of Early Career Researchers (ECRs) as they build skills in science communication, become champions of Open Science and develop into ambassadors of change for a future where all research is freely