Why PLoS Became a Publisher

Open Access

13 October 2003

journal article
other
Published by Public Library of Science (PLoS) in PLoS Biology

Vol. 1 (1) , e36
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.0000036

Abstract

Public Library of Science has grown from a grassroots movement to a nonprofit publisher, in order to catalyze change towards open-access publishing of the scientific literature.

Keywords

OPEN ACCESS PUBLISHING
SCIENTIFIC PUBLISHING
SEQUENCE DATABASES
SCIENTISTS
INTERNET
LIBRARIES
MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES
PEER REVIEW