🌊 🪩 It brings me great pleasure to announce that yesterday I started as co-Editor-in-Chief at @plos.org Water! 🌊 🪩 A bit about my vision for the journal here: latitude.plos.org/2025/10/sera... Please reach out with ideas, suggestions, & even (esp?) constructive criticism. 🧡 💛 💚 🩵 💙 💜 ❤️‍🩹 More soon!

Director of Open Research Solutions, @iainhz.bsky.social, shares updates from our Redefining Publishing initiative, exploring how we can redesign publishing to better support #OpenScience and reform #ResearchAssessment ⬇️

When public health decisions affect vulnerable communities, research has a role to play. Evidence-based insights can help illuminate the impact, inform inclusive responses, and support those facing barriers to care, especially LGBTQ+ youth. 🔗 plos.io/3WeJMpg

We have partnered with the Manipal Academy of Higher Education, which shares our collective vision to make publishing more accessible, and providing #OpenScience opportunities for researchers in #India. 🔗 plos.io/42jVqCL

PLOS is exploring how research publishing can be a lever for systemic change, moving away from a broken research assessment system to one that recognizes every contribution to #openscience – before and after the article. 🔗 Read “Validating how we can go beyond the article”:

As #PeerReviewWeek draws to a close, and we would like to say thank you to our peer reviewers 🤝 Your time, expertise, and thoughtful feedback help keep PLOS research rigorous, open, and trustworthy.

The rise of AI is reshaping how we think, write, and review science. This #PeerReviewWeek, we’re asking how do we preserve trust and transparency in a system that’s rapidly evolving? 🔗 Read our latest blog: plos.io/46d8BI9 @peerreviewweek.bsky.social #OpenScience #PRW2025

We have submitted a response to the National Institutes of Health's Request for Information on Maximizing Research Funds by Limiting Allowable Publishing Costs. We believe that equitable access to publishing is essential to advancing open science. 🔗 Read our full response here: plos.io/4n9MEzF

In a newly released arXiv preprint, we explore how open science practice like sharing data, code and preprints relate to citation impact in French-authored research over a 3-year period. Thanks to @ouvrirlascience.bsky.social for highlighting its national importance. 🔗 Read more: plos.io/3Vmykrj

This year’s #PeerReviewWeek theme “Rethinking Peer Review in the AI Era” asks how tech is reshaping research. PLOS CEO, Alison Mudditt, shares her take on AI, open science, and the future of research integrity in this interview with @authorsalliance.bsky.social. 📖 plos.io/3K9UXwF

Next week is #PeerReviewWeek! Today, we take a look back at our long-standing commitment to open peer review and a new initiative that brings open peer review to preprints for authors submitting to PLOS Global Public Health. 🔗 Read more: plos.io/3HQYOy7

We have updated our editorial policy for retrospective health database studies to strengthen scientific rigor and editorial integrity. 🔗 Read more here: plos.io/4g8Jbi8

A new arXiv preprint from Iain Hrynaszkiewicz and Lauren Cadwallader at PLOS with Prof Giovanni Colavizza, explores links between open science practices and citation impact across over 576,000 publications. 🔗 Read the full preprint: arxiv.org/abs/2508.20747 #OpenScience #OSI #Preprints

Join PLOS Computational Biology editors Ben Hall & Anna Niarakis for a hands-on @eventswcs.bsky.social workshop, exploring how biological networks can drive innovation in research and healthcare. 🗓️ 7-12 Dec 2025 💸 Bursaries available - apply by 2 Sept. 📩 Find out more: bit.ly/43wAhoR

Be part of a change at the Responsible Research in Action Unconference in Berlin. Join a vibrant mix of researchers, funders, publishers and community leaders co-creating a more inclusive research ecosystem. 📅 Registrations are open until 7 Sept: plos.io/3JwdxP6 #ResponsibleResearch #RRiA

Charting the future of PLOS Medicine – in their Editorial, Executive Editor, Helen Lumbard, and Editor-in-Chief, Till Baernighausen, outline their vision for the journal’s next chapter and reaffirm its commitment to diversity, openness, and actionable science. 🧪 ➡️ plos.io/41mvhTx

We are proud to announce a new agreement with @rorinstitute.bsky.social and @aimosinc.bsky.social to become a partner journal with MetaResearch Open Review (MetaRoR) @metaror.bsky.social #metaresearch #openscience 🧪 Learn more: plos.io/45wPZB9

PLOS responds to a new PNAS study (plos.io/4lv6m7t) that uses openly available articles to map the scale of paper mill and peer review ring activity across scholarly publishing.

Join the #ResponsibleResearchInAction Unconference in Berlin, Sep 22–24. The event brings together not just researchers, funders, publishers, patients and more, shaping the future of research together. Learn more and register your place: plos.io/3JwdxP6 #ResponsibleResearch #RRiA2025 #OpenScience

PLOS responds to a new PNAS study that uses openly available articles to map the scale of paper mill and peer review ring activity across scholarly publishing.

In a recent PLOS Biology article, @briannosek.bsky.social asks whether science’s openness be used against it? The article looks at how transparency and self-skepticism might be reframed in today’s discourse. 📖 Read more: plos.io/4l8rNuE #OpenScience #SocialSystems

To support our ‘Redefining Publishing’ project, we brought together stakeholders to explore our knowledge stack, that recognizes all research outputs. 🔗 Read the full summary: plos.io/45XeXvx #OpenScience

We are absolutely delighted to welcome Sirkku Juhola as a new co-Editor-in-Chief of PLOS Climate alongside Niklas Boers! latitude.plos.org/2025/07/sirk...

Want to be part of the change to improve #research culture and practice? Join the Responsible Research in Action Unconference 2025 in Berlin, Sept 22-24 ⬇️ #ResponsibleResearch #ResponsibleResearchInAction #ResponsibleResearchPractice #RRiA

Read our recent @wiley.com Learned Publishing article: “Rethinking How We Publish To Support Open Science”. plos.io/3S7jNhm PLOS leaders explore ways publishers can better support open science, expanding upon our 18-month initiative to redefine how we approach #OpenScience publishing models.

Environmental sustainability is often sidelined by narrow economic agendas focused on growth. PLOS Sustainability and Transformation champions transformative science that values diverse knowledge, collaboration and systemic change. Read more: journals.plos.org/sustainabili... @upascual.bsky.social

The UK is facing its third summer #heatwave. A new study predicts up to 34,027 yearly UK heat deaths in the 2070s—up from the recent baseline of 634. Climate change action could dramatically limit these rising heatwave deaths. Read more in @plosclimate.org: plos.io/3TNZTJr

The latest PLOS Open Science Indicators (OSI) dataset is here! In partnership with @dataseerai.bsky.social, the new dataset includes insights from 166K+ articles. In addition, we explore lessons learned from years of OSI development on The Official PLOS Blog. 📈 plos.io/3ZFdjYL 🔎 plos.io/40N0Oxj

From @drvgmartinacosta.bsky.social & colleagues in @plos.org #Computational #Biology | Ten simple rules for faculty members building just and equitable environments in academic science | #Education #PLOSCBTSR 🧬 🖥️ 🧪 🔓 ⬇️ journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...

We are proud to be collaborating with TCC Africa, Association of African Universities, and the Arab States Research and Education Network for the Morocco National #OpenScience Dialogue at the 16th AAU Quadrennial General Conference. 📅 July 24 at 8:30 AM GMT+1 ➡️ Learn more: events.aau.org/gencon/

How can moving “beyond the article” fuel innovation and competitiveness? We brought together stakeholders to explore the intersection between open science publishing models, research incentives, and funding. 🔗 Read the full summary: plos.io/45XeXvx #openscience

There’s still time to join us for this Open 2.0 webinar exploring the practice of #DiamondOA publishing. 📅 June 20, 2:30 PM CET 📝 Register: plos.io/4kPjcND 🤝 Panelists: @jeroenson.bsky.social @opensciencenl.bsky.social, Iva Melinscak Zlodi #DIAMAS Project, Hanjo Hamann @globalyacademy.bsky.social

With an accompanying "behind the paper" blog post: speakingofmedicine.plos.org/2025/06/02/b... @plos.org @plosglobalpublichealth.org

Explore the practice of #DiamondOA publishing in this upcoming Open 2.0 webinar. Panelists will include Iva Melinscak Zlodi ( #DIAMAS Project), @jeroenson.bsky.social (@opensciencenl.bsky.social), and Hanjo Hamann (@globalyacademy.bsky.social).‬ 📅 June 20, 2:30 PM CEST 📝 Register: plos.io/4kPjcND

New study out in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases exploring the antifungal potential of Cannabidiol and Cannabidivarin. Read the article at plos.io/3HyBcxD.

Join us for the next webinar in our Open 2.0 series, where we'll explore the promise, practice, and challenges of #DiamondOA publishing. 📅 June 20, 2:30 PM CET 📝 Register: plos.io/4kPjcND 🤝 Featured speakers: @jeroenson.bsky.social, @opensciencenl.bsky.social and Iva Meliscak-Zlodi, #DIAMAS Project

Join us for the next webinar in our Open 2.0 series, where we'll explore the promise, practice, and challenges of #DiamondOA publishing. 📅 June 20, 2:30 PM CET 📝 Register: plos.io/4kPjcND 🤝 Featured speakers: @jeroenson.bsky.social, @opensciencenl.bsky.social and Iva Meliscak-Zlodi, #DIAMAS Project

Exciting update! The "How Equitable Is It?" tool now features clearer definitions to help assess #Equity in #ScholComm models. @coalitions-oa.bsky.social @jisc.bsky.social ➡️ Explore the latest version: coalitions.typeform.com/Equity-Tool 📰 Learn more: plos.io/3YGBOXJ

The updated SPIRIT 2025 statement & checklist for reporting clinical trial protocols is live on PLOS Medicine! Joining the updated CONSORT 2025 statement, this is a great resource for drafting comprehensive trial protocols with important considerations for clinical design: plos.io/4iHD1VX

Only a few days left to nominate candidates for the 2025 @einsteinberlin.bsky.social Award for Promoting Quality in Research! Submissions close April 30, 2025. Learn more and submit your nominations at plos.io/42DoDYw.

Webinar on demand: Experts from Stockholm School of Economics, @cern.bsky.social, Open Science NL, and @ucoimbra.bsky.social discuss how open science practices drive big team science. ▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=dI9W... @plos.org, QUEST Center @bihatcharite.bsky.social, @berlinualliance.bsky.social

Out now in PLOS Medicine, the updated CONSORT 2025 statement and checklist for clinical trial reporting! The updated guidance aims to improve trial reporting transparency and comprehensiveness, benefiting researchers and reviewers. plos.io/3Y21X2N

#Reminder: The €350K #EinsteinFoundationAward aims to provide recognition & publicity for outstanding efforts that enhance the rigor, reliability, robustness and transparency of research in three categories. The #CallForEntries closes 30/04/2025: award.einsteinfoundation.de

We've joined the Society of China University Journals (CUJS) in a new 3-year strategic partnership to identify markers of trust in scholarly publishing and enhance awareness of #OpenScience principles. Learn more at plos.io/4iSayh3

Our new collection, in collaboration with Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (@hsph.harvard.edu), presents multinational research validating key health indicators to improve maternal health measurement. Explore the findings at plos.io/3Ct8Ket #maternalhealth

This month, we welcomed Virginia Pitzer as the new co-Editor-In-Chief of PLOS Computational Biology. Learn more about her research background and more at plos.io/3FMVqmk.

Save your spot in this upcoming PLOS and @scilifelab.se webinar! The session will offer valuable tools and practical strategies for ensuring compliance and promoting #OpenScience practices in a way that is both manageable and impactful. 📅 April 3, 13:00 – 14:00 CET 📝 Register: plos.io/3QRpxvi

Curious to know what discoveries have been made in the past year in the field of human evolution? 🔍💡 Check out this interesting piece by @plos.org 👇

There's still time to join us for the next webinar in our Open 2.0 series! This panel-style webinar will explore how #OpenScience practices like sharing data, code, protocols, and methods are being embraced by Big Team Science Initiatives. 📅 March 28, 2PM CET 📝 Register: plos.io/3DBYe53

Through collaboration with experts across scholarly communications, we are working to build new publishing models that recognize all research contributions, incentivize openness, and break down systemic barriers in #OpenScience. Learn more: plos.io/3QPRIL8