Redefining publishing: why we’re moving beyond the article
The current publishing system doesn’t reflect how science is done – or how it should be assessed, writes Iain Hrynaszkiewicz
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Gender pay gaps persist among leading science publishers
Findings indicate how women are being undervalued by their employers, argue journal editors
Enhanced “How Equitable Is It?” tool launched
Jisc/PLOS/cOAlitionS tool designed to assess equity in scholarly communication
PLOS announces China partnership
Parties will work on topics and content related to open access, open science, scientific integrity and scientific evaluation
PLOS receives multi-million-dollar grant funding
$2.5 million funding "will support mission to drive Open Science forward with meaningful change in scholarly publishing"
Why do researchers often prefer safe over risky projects?
Reward schemes that motivate effort inherently discourage scientific risk-taking, says new paper published by PLOS
ResearchGate and PLOS announce new Journal Home partnership
More than 300,000 full-text articles from all of PLOS’ 14 journals will now be accessible through ResearchGate
Public access to published science “under threat in the US”
Bill is "a retrograde step within the global context of research and access to scientific literature"
Facing societal challenges with open access
Rebecca Kirk, Publisher of Portfolio Development at PLOS, shares how fostering interdisciplinary collaboration can help tackle societal issues
APC-free open access agreements test alternative funding models
Researchers will be able to publish in PLOS journals without incurring article processing charges following a three-year agreement wth Jisc
2020 the year of open data?
A growing number of mandates, incentives and declarations are driving progress in open data, reports Rebecca Pool
‘In esteemed company’
Ann Michael looks back on a varied career encompassing nine different industries