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- PLoS biology, Oct. 2003:t.p. (PLoS; Public Library of Science)
- PLoS biology (Online), Oct. 2003 (viewed Oct. 23, 2003):journal home page (Public Library of Science)
- Public Library of Science webpage, Nov. 6, 2003(PLoS is a non-profit organization of scientists and physicians committed to making the world's scientific and medical literature a freely available public resource)
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. As of 2024, PLOS publishes 14 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).
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