PLOS
PLOS (for Public Library of Science; PLoS until 2012 ) 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.
PLOS logo since March 2020 | |
| Founded | 2000 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 2022, PLOS publishes 12 academic journals, 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).