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PLOS @plos.org · 10h

What can real-world examples teach us about tracking the progress of #OpenScience? Join us for the next webinar in our Open 2.0 series.

📅 Oct 31, 2.30 PM CEST
📝 Register: plos.io/4o6uyhU

Featured speakers include @sabinaleonelli.bsky.social, @ismaelrafols.bsky.social and Antónia Correia.

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Sera L. Young @profserayoung.bsky.social · 6d

🌊 🪩 It brings me great pleasure to announce that yesterday I started as co-Editor-in-Chief at @plos.org Water! 🌊 🪩

A bit about my vision for the journal here: latitude.plos.org/2025/10/sera...

Please reach out with ideas, suggestions, & even (esp?) constructive criticism. 🧡 💛 💚 🩵 💙 💜 ❤️‍🩹 More soon!

Sera Young joins PLOS Water as co-Editor-in-Chief - Latitude

We are delighted to welcome Professor Sera Young to PLOS Water as co-Editor-in-Chief! Sera is a professor of anthropology at Northwestern University…

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PLOS @plos.org · 6d

Director of Open Research Solutions, @iainhz.bsky.social, shares updates from our Redefining Publishing initiative, exploring how we can redesign publishing to better support #OpenScience and reform #ResearchAssessment ⬇️

Research Information @researchinfo.bsky.social · 6d

Redefining publishing: why we’re moving beyond the article
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The current publishing system doesn’t reflect how science is done – or how it should be assessed, writes Iain Hrynaszkiewicz of @plos.org

Redefining publishing: why we're moving beyond the article - Research Information

The current publishing system doesn’t reflect how science is done – or how it should be assessed, writes Iain Hrynaszkiewicz

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PLOS @plos.org · 7d

When public health decisions affect vulnerable communities, research has a role to play.

Evidence-based insights can help illuminate the impact, inform inclusive responses, and support those facing barriers to care, especially LGBTQ+ youth.

🔗 plos.io/3WeJMpg

Suicide Prevention Awareness Month - The Official PLOS Blog

In a recent post on Scholarly Kitchen, three writers shared personal stories expressing concern over the White House’s decision to eliminate federal…

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PLOS @plos.org · 8d

We have partnered with the Manipal Academy of Higher Education, which shares our collective vision to make publishing more accessible, and providing #OpenScience opportunities for researchers in #India.

🔗 plos.io/42jVqCL

PLOS announces a new publishing agreement in India - The Official PLOS Blog

Note: PLOS issued the following press release on September 30, 2025 SAN FRANCISCO, CA —The Public Library of Science (PLOS) today announced…

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PLOS @plos.org · 15d

PLOS is exploring how research publishing can be a lever for systemic change, moving away from a broken research assessment system to one that recognizes every contribution to #openscience – before and after the article.

🔗 Read “Validating how we can go beyond the article”:

Validating how we can go beyond the article

Discover how PLOS is reimagining research publishing beyond the article, advancing open science, reforming assessment, and driving systemic change.

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PLOS @plos.org · 19d

Are you passionate about advancing ethical research and supporting open science? Whether you are interested in serving as an editor or a reviewer, we want to hear from you.

🔗 Join our global community of editors and reviewers: plos.io/3VUEfnA

Join us as an editor or peer reviewer - PLOS

Our journal editors and reviewers play a vital role in safeguarding the peer review process and ensuring ethical integrity.

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PLOS @plos.org · 19d

As #PeerReviewWeek draws to a close, and we would like to say thank you to our peer reviewers 🤝

Your time, expertise, and thoughtful feedback help keep PLOS research rigorous, open, and trustworthy.

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PLOS @plos.org · 20d

The rise of AI is reshaping how we think, write, and review science. This #PeerReviewWeek, we’re asking how do we preserve trust and transparency in a system that’s rapidly evolving?

🔗 Read our latest blog: plos.io/46d8BI9

@peerreviewweek.bsky.social

#OpenScience #PRW2025

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PLOS @plos.org · 20d

We have submitted a response to the National Institutes of Health's Request for Information on Maximizing Research Funds by Limiting Allowable Publishing Costs. We believe that equitable access to publishing is essential to advancing open science.

🔗 Read our full response here: plos.io/4n9MEzF

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PLOS @plos.org · 22d

In a newly released arXiv preprint, we explore how open science practice like sharing data, code and preprints relate to citation impact in French-authored research over a 3-year period.

Thanks to @ouvrirlascience.bsky.social for highlighting its national importance.

🔗 Read more: plos.io/3Vmykrj

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PLOS @plos.org · 23d

This year’s #PeerReviewWeek theme “Rethinking Peer Review in the AI Era” asks how tech is reshaping research.

PLOS CEO, Alison Mudditt, shares her take on AI, open science, and the future of research integrity in this interview with @authorsalliance.bsky.social.

📖 plos.io/3K9UXwF

AI, Open Science, and the Future of Research Integrity: An Interview with Alison Mudditt of PLOS

Below is an interview with Alison Mudditt, CEO of PLOS (Public Library of Science) discussing the impact of AI on publishing operations, research integrity, and sustainable open science. Dave:…

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PLOS @plos.org · 26d

Next week is #PeerReviewWeek! Today, we take a look back at our long-standing commitment to open peer review and a new initiative that brings open peer review to preprints for authors submitting to PLOS Global Public Health.

🔗 Read more: plos.io/3HQYOy7

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PLOS @plos.org · Sep 4

We have updated our editorial policy for retrospective health database studies to strengthen scientific rigor and editorial integrity.

🔗 Read more here: plos.io/4g8Jbi8

Updates to PLOS retrospective health database editorial policy - The Official PLOS Blog

Learn more about PLOS revised editorial guidelines for research using publicly accessible health and social science databases.

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PLOS @plos.org · Sep 3

A new arXiv preprint from Iain Hrynaszkiewicz and Lauren Cadwallader at PLOS with Prof Giovanni Colavizza, explores links between open science practices and citation impact across over 576,000 publications.

🔗 Read the full preprint: arxiv.org/abs/2508.20747

#OpenScience #OSI #Preprints

An analysis of the effects of open science indicators on citations in the French Open Science Monitor

This study investigates the correlation of citation impact with various open science indicators (OSI) within the French Open Science Monitor (FOSM), a dataset comprising approximately 900,000 publicat...

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PLOS @plos.org · Aug 28

Join PLOS Computational Biology editors Ben Hall & Anna Niarakis for a hands-on @eventswcs.bsky.social workshop, exploring how biological networks can drive innovation in research and healthcare.

🗓️ 7-12 Dec 2025
💸 Bursaries available - apply by 2 Sept.
📩 Find out more: bit.ly/43wAhoR

Wellcome Connecting Science Learning and Training @eventswcs.bsky.social · May 22

Learn computational approaches to leverage biological networks for solving #biomedical disease challenges, at #ComputationalBiology25 course.

🗓️ Course dates: 7-12 December 2025
💸 Bursary support available

Apply by 25 August 📩
📎 Find out more about sessions and instructors: bit.ly/4knNAi6

Wellcome Connecting Science
Computational Systems Biology for Digital Medicine

Course dates: 7-12 December 2025
Location: Wellcome Genome Campus, UK

Apply by 25 August

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PLOS @plos.org · Aug 22

Be part of a change at the Responsible Research in Action Unconference in Berlin.

Join a vibrant mix of researchers, funders, publishers and community leaders co-creating a more inclusive research ecosystem.

📅 Registrations are open until 7 Sept: plos.io/3JwdxP6

#ResponsibleResearch #RRiA

Responsible Research in Action Unconference: Rethinking How We Do Research – Together - The Official PLOS Blog

Learn how you can join global experts in co-creating solutions for responsible research, reproducibility, and open science.

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PLOS @plos.org · Aug 15

Charting the future of PLOS Medicine – in their Editorial, Executive Editor, Helen Lumbard, and Editor-in-Chief, Till Baernighausen, outline their vision for the journal’s next chapter and reaffirm its commitment to diversity, openness, and actionable science. 🧪

➡️ plos.io/41mvhTx

Charting the future of PLOS Medicine: Priorities for evidence, impact, and equity

As PLOS Medicine enters a new chapter, its leadership sets out a bold editorial vision grounded in evidence, impact and equity. In a rapidly evolving global health landscape, the journal reaffirms its...

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PLOS Biology @plosbiology.org · Aug 14

We are proud to announce a new agreement with @rorinstitute.bsky.social and @aimosinc.bsky.social to become a partner journal with MetaResearch Open Review (MetaRoR) @metaror.bsky.social

#metaresearch #openscience 🧪

Learn more: plos.io/45wPZB9

PLOS Biology announces agreement to become a MetaROR partner journal - The Official PLOS Blog

Note: PLOS issued the following press release on Thursday, August 14th. SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Today, PLOS Biology announced a new agreement…

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PLOS @plos.org · Aug 13

Three facts give essential context:

1️⃣ An industry-wide threat, not a PLOS-specific problem
2️⃣ Openness made the analysis possible
3️⃣ Our actions to safeguard research integrity

Read the statement here: plos.io/4mvRZ3u

PLOS responds to PNAS study detailing the growth of peer review integrity issues - The Official PLOS Blog

A new PNAS study uses openly available articles to map the scale of paper mill and peer review ring activity across scholarly…

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PLOS @plos.org · Aug 13

PLOS responds to a new PNAS study (plos.io/4lv6m7t) that uses openly available articles to map the scale of paper mill and peer review ring activity across scholarly publishing.

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PLOS @plos.org · Aug 12

Join the #ResponsibleResearchInAction Unconference in Berlin, Sep 22–24. The event brings together not just researchers, funders, publishers, patients and more, shaping the future of research together.

Learn more and register your place: plos.io/3JwdxP6

#ResponsibleResearch #RRiA2025 #OpenScience

Responsible Research in Action Unconference: Rethinking How We Do Research – Together - The Official PLOS Blog

Learn how you can join global experts in co-creating solutions for responsible research, reproducibility, and open science.

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PLOS @plos.org · Aug 11

Three facts give essential context:

1️⃣ An industry-wide threat, not a PLOS-specific problem
2️⃣ Openness made the analysis possible
3️⃣ Our actions to safeguard research integrity

Read the statement here: plos.io/4mvRZ3u

PLOS responds to PNAS study detailing the growth of peer review integrity issues - The Official PLOS Blog

A new PNAS study uses openly available articles to map the scale of paper mill and peer review ring activity across scholarly…

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PLOS @plos.org · Aug 11

PLOS responds to a new PNAS study that uses openly available articles to map the scale of paper mill and peer review ring activity across scholarly publishing.

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PLOS Biology @plosbiology.org · Aug 6

In a recent PLOS Biology article, @briannosek.bsky.social asks whether science’s openness be used against it? The article looks at how transparency and self-skepticism might be reframed in today’s discourse.

📖 Read more: plos.io/4l8rNuE

#OpenScience #SocialSystems

Science becomes trustworthy by constantly questioning itself

What happens when the greatest strengths of science, such as openness, humility, self-criticism and self-correction, are exploited for political gain? This Perspective calls for scientists to affirm t...

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