The Public Library of Science today announced the launch of PLoS Pathogens, the newest peer-reviewed, open-access journal in its line-up. From the press release: 'The Public Library of Science (PLoS) today announces the launch of PLoS Pathogens, an international open-access, peer-reviewed journal. The journal is accepting submissions at www.plospathogens.org, and commences publication in September 2005. PLoS Pathogens aims to address research on pathogens including bacteria, fungi, parasites, prions, and viruses...."PLoS Pathogens provides a much needed single venue for publishing outstanding and rigorous papers in the broad field of pathogen research," states John A. T. Young, Editor-in-Chief of PLoS Pathogens and Professor in the Infectious Disease Laboratory at The Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, California. "The open-access component of this journal is critical because of the extensive scientific and public interest in this field." PLoS Pathogens emerges as an imperative open-access journal in a field that has important global medical, agricultural, and economic consequences. PLoS Pathogens is accessible to all, and immediately searchable via PubMed. In addition, the authors retain the copyrights, and give scientists all over the world immediate free access to all content. PLoS Pathogens provides an excellent peer-review system and rapid turnaround, with a team of leading academic editors. "The Public Library of Science is delighted that such an outstanding group of scientists in the field of pathogen research are launching PLoS Pathogens," states Dr. Michael Eisen, Co-Founder of PLoS. "This journal is among a new generation of open-access journals that serve the scientific community without the subscription barriers that block access to so many important journals in the field. We believe these communities can lead the way in developing innovative ways to make use of the growing library of freely available scientific discoveries, and continue to propel the emerging and evolving themes in pathogenesis forward." '
Posted by
Peter Suber at 3/08/2005 01:50:00 PM.
The open access movement:
Putting peer-reviewed scientific and scholarly literature
on the internet. Making it available free of charge and
free of most copyright and licensing restrictions.
Removing the barriers to serious research.
I recommend the OA tracking project (OATP) as the best way to stay on top of new OA developments. You can read the OATP feed on a blog-like web page or subscribe to it by RSS, email, or Twitter. You can also help build the feed by tagging new developments you encounter.
