PLOS
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PLOS (for Public Library of Science; PLoS until 2012ā[1]) is a nonprofit publisher of open-access journals in science, technology, and medicine and other scientific literature, under an open-content license. It was founded in 2000 and launched its first journal, PLOS Biology, in October 2003.
Founded | 2000; 24 years ago (2000) 2003; 21 years ago (2003) (public operations) |
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Founder | |
Country of origin | United States |
Headquarters location | Levi's Plaza, San Francisco, California |
Key people | Alison Mudditt (CEO) |
Publication types | Academic journals |
Nonfiction topics | Science |
Official website | plos |
As of 2024, PLOS publishes 14 academic journals,[2] including 7 journals indexed within the Science Citation Index Expanded, and consequently 7 journals ranked with an impact factor.
PLOS journals are included in the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ). PLOS is also a member of the Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA), a participating publisher and supporter of the Initiative for Open Citations, and a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).