We're pleased to once again partner with @Einstein_Berlin for this year's Einstein Foundation Award for Promoting Quality in Research. The award program honors researchers and institutions working to advance research quality and integrity across all scientific disciplines.
Learn more about the program and nomination details
➡️ https://plos.io/4sV68Lz

PLOS Ecosystems is our new open access journal bringing together rigorous research across terrestrial, freshwater, and marine systems - linking biodiversity, ecosystem function, and nature’s contributions to people.

➡️ Help shape the future of ecosystems research: https://plos.io/4bFYluO

From AI to Asian elephants, Barbie feet and dancing cockatoos, PLOS One was full of fascinating research in 2025.

Staff editors were asked to select a few standout examples to highlight in the EveryONE blog.

Find out the Editor’s Picks for 2025: https://plos.io/3MPVjtO

The holidays bring people together, and sometimes tough conversations. Empathy and active listening can turn those moments into trust, especially when discussing the topics of science.

Find approaches that can turn dialogue into understanding: https://plos.io/3Y7AJrh

We are recruiting Academic Editors for our new journal, PLOS Aging and Health—a selective open science journal for research on developmental and age-related processes and changes across the life course.

➡️ Apply now: https://plos.io/44nbsN5

Now open for submissions: PLOS Aging and Health is a new open access selective journal that publishes transformative work from across the spectrum of aging research.

Submit and learn more: https://plos.io/4hNIDyN

#AgingResearch #OpenScience #CallForPapers

Now open for submissions: PLOS Ecosystems is a multidisciplinary, open access journal bringing together research relevant to addressing the challenges facing our terrestrial, freshwater and marine ecosystems, and nature's contributions to people.

Submit and learn more: https://plos.io/4ougMXf

There is still time to register for our next Open 2.0 webinar, exploring how #OpenScience monitoring helps track and understand open science in practice.

📅 Oct 31, 2.30 PM CET
📝 https://plos.io/3WnuNJM
🤝 Speakers: @sabinaleonelli, @ismaelrafols and Antónia Correia.

We need an economic shift that broadens participation in #OpenScience. Hear what libraries, funders, and institutions globally about how we move beyond the APC.

🔗 Read more: https://plos.io/4o1Q08q

What can real-world examples teach us about tracking the progress of #OpenScience? Join us for the next webinar in our Open 2.0 series.

📅 Oct 31, 2.30 PM CEST
📝 Register: https://plos.io/4o6uyhU

Featured speakers include @sabinaleonelli, @ismaelrafols and Antónia Correia.

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.

🔗 https://theplosblog.plos.org/2025/09/plos-announces-a-new-publishing-agreement-in-india/

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: https://plos.io/4n9MEzF

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 Authors Alliance.

📖 https://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: https://plos.io/3HQYOy7

We have updated our editorial policy for retrospective health database studies to strengthen scientific rigor and editorial integrity.

🔗 Read more here: https://plos.io/4g8Jbi8

The latest PLOS Open Science Indicators (OSI) dataset is here! The new dataset includes insights from 166K+ articles and updated indicators for protocols and study registration. In addition, we explore lessons learned from years of OSI development on The Official PLOS Blog.

📈See the data: https://plos.io/3ZFdjYL
🔎 Read the insights: https://plos.io/40N0Oxj

How can moving “beyond the article” fuel innovation and competitiveness?

We brought together stakeholders to explore the intersection between open science research incentives and funding.

🔗 Read the full summary: https://plos.io/45XeXvx

#openscience

In the meantime, catch up on our previous Open 2.0 webinar: “Big Teams, Big Problems: Open science practices in collaborative science” at plos.io/4jW3rnl.

There’s still time to join us for this Open 2.0 webinar exploring the practice of #DiamondOA publishing.

📅 June 20, 2:30 PM CEST
📝 Register: plos.io/4kPjcND
🤝 Panelists: @jeroenson.bsky.social (@OpenScienceNL), Iva Melinscak Zlodi (DIAMAS Project), and @h2 (Global Young Academy)

Learn more about the practice and challenges of Diamond OA publishing in this upcoming Open 2.0 webinar. Panelists will include @Jeroenson (@OpenScienceNL), Iva Melinscak Zlodi (DIAMAS Project), and @h2 (Global Young Academy).

📅 June 20, 2:30 PM CEST
📝 Register: plos.io/4kPjcND