Public Library of Science (PLOS)

Title	Public Library of Science (PLOS)
Class	Professional Publisher (Large)
URL	http://www.plos.org
Owner	PLOS is a nonprofit, Open Access publisher empowering researchers to accelerate progress in science and medicine by leading a transformation in research communication. It is a tax-exempt, 501(c)3, nonprofit corporation headquartered in San Francisco, California, with locations in the UK, Germany, and Singapore.
Address	Public Library of Science (PLOS) 1265 Battery Street, Suite 200, San Francisco, CA 94111, USA
Copyright and Licensing	https://plos.org/open-science/open-access/
Copyright and Licensing Policy	The Public Library of Science (PLOS) applies the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY) to works we publish (read the human-readable summary or the full license legal code). Under this license, authors retain ownership of the copyright for their content, but allow anyone to download, reuse, reprint, modify, distribute, and/or copy the content as long as the original authors and source are cited.
Complaint email	plos@plos.org, or per journal/topic, please see: https://plos.org/about/contact/
Complaint policy	Corrections, Expressions of Concern, and Retractions, please see journal pages, PLOS ONE example below: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/s/corrections-expressions-of-concern-and-retractions Privacy: https://plos.org/privacy-policy/
Publication charge link	https://plos.org/publish/fees/
Publication charge policy	https://plos.org/publish/fees/
OASPA Compliant OA Journals	All journals: PLOS Biology PLOS Climate PLOS Computational Biology PLOS Digital Health PLOS Genetics PLOS Global Public Health PLOS Medicine PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases PLOS ONE PLOS Pathogens PLOS Sustainability and Transformation PLOS Water
OA articles approx. number in 12 months	20,267 (In 2021)
Initiatives	https://plos.org/open-science/ (Open Science) https://plos.org/resources/for-institutions/ (Business models) https://plos.org/research-by-plos/ (Research by PLOS)
Peer review policy	All peer review policies are available at the respective journal websites, please see four representative examples below: PLOS BIOLOGY https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/s/editorial-and-peer-review-process PLOS PATHOGENS https://journals.plos.org/plospathogens/s/editorial-and-peer-review-process PLOS GLOBAL PUBLIC HEALTH https://journals.plos.org/globalpublichealth/s/editorial-and-peer-review-process PLOS ONE: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/s/editorial-and-peer-review-process