Is PLOS fully open access?

All PLOS journals adhere to the highest standards of rigorous peer review and research ethics. Everything we publish is: Fully Open Access and compliant with major funder mandates including Plan S and OSTP. Backed by our Open Data policy.

Is PLOS an open access journal?

PLOS is a nonprofit, Open Access publisher empowering researchers to accelerate progress in science and medicine by leading a transformation in research communication.

Is PLOS ONE open source?

PLoS ONE is an open access peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the Public Library of Science (PLoS) since 2006. It covers primary research from any discipline within science and medicine.

Is PLOS free to publish in?

Authors whose research funder is based in a Research4Life Group B country also publish for free in PLOS Biology, PLOS Climate, PLOS Global Public Health, PLOS Medicine, PLOS Mental Health, PLOS Sustainability and Transformation and PLOS Water. For all other journals, the publication fee will be reduced to $500.

Is PLOS ONE gold open access?

Some journals, such as PLOS One and Biomed Central, are entirely Gold Open Access. By submitting to these journals you are often committing to paying an APC if your work is accepted.

Intro to PLOS journals and APC-free publishing

What is a fully gold open access journal?

“Gold” open access refers to publishing in a fully open access scholarly journal, one where the publisher of the journal provides free and immediate online access to the full content of the journal and the final published versions of articles in that journal are fully open access.

What is the difference between open access and gold open access?

There are two main routes to making research outputs openly accessible. One involves publishing articles or books via the OA route on a publisher's platform (often referred to as gold open access). The other involves archiving a version of the manuscript in an OA repository (often described as green open access).

What is the rejection rate for Frontiers?

Rejection rates in Frontiers journals are around ~27% for submissions outside of research topics, most manuscripts are published within 3 months of submission, and yet, Frontiers citations rates are amongst the very highest when compared to journals in the same categories.

How long does it take for PLOS ONE to publish?

The time it takes for PLOS One Journal to publish a paper can vary. On average, it takes around 3-4 months from submission to publication for most papers.

Should I publish in PLOS?

Why should I publish with PLOS? With rigorous reporting and peer review, PLOS journals are highly respected and influential in all areas of science—from biology to ecology and nanoscience to neuroscience.

Should I publish in PLOS ONE?

PLOS ONE articles are available to everyone, immediately and without restriction. With PLOS ONE, your peers can see, cite, share, and build upon your science. Publish your data, get early feedback on preprints, and contextualize research by publishing the peer review history.

Is PLOS ONE a free journal?

PLOS publishes all content Open Access and makes the content freely available online for researchers and readers to read, distribute, and reuse. Authors' ability to pay publication fees will never be a consideration in the decision whether to publish.

How do I know if a journal is open access?

Check the article's journal website. If a publication is OA then it is visible (via OA logo or OA statement) on the publisher website. It is suggested to add Unpaywall/Open Access Button/Kopernio plugins to your Chrome or FireFox (if possible) browsers.

What type of journal is PLOS ONE?

PLOS ONE considers original research articles from all disciplines within the journal's scope in the natural sciences, medical research, engineering, as well as the related social sciences and humanities. The editors make decisions on submissions based on scientific rigor, regardless of novelty.

What type of article is PLOS ONE?

PLOS ONE considers Research Articles in all areas of the natural sciences, medicine, and engineering, as well as the related social sciences and humanities.

Is Frontiers in predatory?

All Frontiers journals are published under a Creative Commons Attribution License. In 2015, Frontiers Media was classified as a possible predatory publisher by Jeffrey Beall. Based on a series of information published here, we decided to include the Frontiers Media journals on the predatory publications list.

How many reviewers usually see a paper Frontiers?

Most article types require at least two reviewers to complete a review. These reviewers can either be invited from the board of review editors or appropriately recruited among experts in the field. It is the prerogative of a handling editor to manage the reviewer recommendations of a manuscript.

Is Frontiers a prestigious journal?

Frontiers is the 3rd most-cited and 6th largest research publisher. We publish groundbreaking discoveries by the world's top experts. Scientists empower society and our mission is to accelerate scientific discovery by making science open.

Does PLOS ONE reject papers?

Research published in PLOS ONE must have been conducted to the highest ethical standards. We reserve the right to reject any submission that does not meet these standards, which in some cases are more stringent than local ethical standards.

How much does it cost to publish on PLOS ONE?

Official Publication Fees

Based on the Official Journal Homepage, the publication fee of PLoS ONE are around 1749 USD. To publish in PLoS ONE with Open Access Lincense, authors are required to pay an overall article publishing charges (APC) : $1749 USD.

What are the cons of open access?

Predatory journals: the Open Access business model, where the author pays, is potentially an invitation for dubious publishers to accept more papers and provide less stringent review. This could lead to higher costs and a negative impact on overall quality.

What does fully open access mean?

Open access is a publishing model for scholarly communication that makes research information available to readers at no cost, as opposed to the traditional subscription model in which readers have access to scholarly information by paying a subscription (usually via libraries).

Should I choose open access?

Choose open access when publishing your research. Open access allows others to read your research without barriers. It also gives other researchers greater opportunity to build upon your work.