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PLoS Biology at 5: The Future Is Open Access

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  • Theodora Bloom
  • Christine Ferguson
  • Liza Gross
  • Catriona J MacCallum
  • Jami Milton
  • Robert Shields
  • Stephanie Wai
  • Janelle Weaver
  • Liz Williams

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Five years afterPLoS Biology launched, the publishing landscape has changed radically. How much have PLoS andPLoS Biology contributed to this change, and what does the future hold for open access?

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  • Theodora Bloom & Christine Ferguson & Liza Gross & Catriona J MacCallum & Jami Milton & Robert Shields & Stephanie Wai & Janelle Weaver & Liz Williams, 2008. "PLoS Biology at 5: The Future Is Open Access," PLOS Biology, Public Library of Science, vol. 6(10), pages 1-2, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pbio00:0060267
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0060267
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    1. Philip Bernstein & Barbara Cohen & Catriona MacCallum & Hemai Parthasarathy & Mark Patterson & Vivian Siegel, 2003. "PLoS Biology—We're Open," PLOS Biology, Public Library of Science, vol. 1(1), pages 1-1, October.
    2. Patrick O Brown & Michael B Eisen & Harold E Varmus, 2003. "Why PLoS Became a Publisher," PLOS Biology, Public Library of Science, vol. 1(1), pages 1-1, October.
    3. Catriona J MacCallum, 2006. "ONE for All: The Next Step for PLoS," PLOS Biology, Public Library of Science, vol. 4(11), pages 1-2, November.
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