The Next Generation of Scholarly Communication PLoS ONE is a peer-reviewed, open-access online journal, where publication is just the

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conversation. It is a part of public library of science (PLoS) journals. The main aim of the PLoS promote of worlds scientific and medical literature a freely available public resource. PLoS has its main headquarters in Suite 100 in the Koshland East Building in Levi's Plaza in San Francisco. The company was previously located in the China Basin Landing building in San Francisco. In June 2010, PLoS announced that it was moving to a new location in order to accommodate its rapid growth. What is PLoS ONE? Peer-reviewed, online journal for all of science and medicine Open Accesseverything is freely available online for everyone everywhere Interactiveencourages community participation Features Web 2.0 tools such as rating, commenting and discussion Basic Facts About PLoS ONE Launched in December 2006 Published over 14,000 articles (as of Jan 10) Daily coverage in the international media Articles are published as soon as they are readywe publish articles every working day million page views/month Why authors publish in PLoS ONE, Open Accessfreely available online for everyone Peer Reviewedto ensure technical soundness and scientific merit Fastpapers are published online quickly PLoS ONE Highlights, Volume: over 13,000 articles published since Dec. 20th 2006. Credibility: editorial board of over 1,500 working Scientists. Variety: 52 subject areas and growing. Speed: efficient publication and acceptance process.. Open Access, Everything we publish is freely available online throughout the world, for anyone to read, download, copy, distribute, and use (with attribution). Barrier-free, open-access, no permissions required. Following Institutions supporting to the PLoS Organization, Agouron Institute William K. Bowes, Jr. Foundation Burroughs Wellcome Fund California Community Foundation Ellison Medical Foundation

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