Open science empowers transparency and scrutiny. See how our editorial checks and review processes protect the scientific record at every stage. plos.io/3MsfiP2 #ResearchIntegrity #PublicationEthics #TrustInScience

🧵 1/ 🚨 New paper out in PLOS ONE! w/ @caropradier.bsky.social @benzpierre.bsky.social @natsush.bsky.social @ipoga.bsky.social @lariviev.bsky.social We studied 43k authors and 264k citation links in U.S. economics to ask: 👉 Why do some papers cite others? 🔗 journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

"Our editorial policies, designed to safeguard the integrity of the peer review process and ensure the accuracy, reliability, and accountability of published research, remain unchanged"

PLOS@plos.org · 2y ago

PLOS remains committed to the principles of #OpenScience: integrity, transparency, inclusivity, and collaboration. Recent policy changes in the U.S. raise concerns about the impact on the global research community and scientific integrity. Read the statement: plos.io/3D4O8cH

In 2025, we continue to advocate for policy based on scientific evidence. This 2020 Editorial, “We need leaders that believe in scientific evidence”, resonates today as loudly as ever: plos.io/34lyl59. PLOS Biology also continues to push for DEI and a diverse scientific community: plos.io/3rzxczU 🧪

@plosone.org is hiring! We're looking for several new associate editors as we continue to grow. Successful candidates can expect: - A comprehensive onboarding process - A remote first, supportive organization committed to drive open science forward job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io/plos/jobs/45...

PLOS One Associate Editor

UK-Remote, US-Remote

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2024 was an EXCELLENT year for @plosglobalpublichealth.org and it's really fun to look at some of our most-viewed articles we published this past year. Check out our top 5 below - and happy new year! 🥳

PLOS Global Public Health@plosglobalpublichealth.org · 2y ago

As we wrap up 2024 and get ready to welcome in the new year, it's a good moment to look at some of our top viewed articles of the past year.

Working behind the scenes at @plosone.org is a group talented, knowledgable and dedicated staff editors. Here are their favourite papers from this year. everyone.plos.org/2024/12/20/e...

Editor's picks: Highlights of 2024 - EveryONE

As we approach the end of 2024, PLOS One staff editors have reflected on some publications from this past year which really…

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You can find all of PLOS' journal accounts and editors in this starter pack go.bsky.app/5nHQzbg

In a survey of 230 researchers from 37 countries, most were involved in open science activities, but these practices were rarely recognised by their organisation. journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

Gaps between Open Science activities and actual recognition systems: Insights from an international survey

There are global movements aiming to promote reform of the traditional research evaluation and reward systems. However, a comprehensive picture of the existing best practices and efforts across variou...

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PLOS One is on Bluesky! 👇

PLOS One@plosone.org · 2y ago

PLOS One is a global, inclusive community of researchers who believe rigorous research deserves to be discoverable, widely disseminated and freely accessible, working to advance science for the benefit of all. Reach out to us. We’d love to hear from you.

Welcome to our Bluesky account where you will find updates on open science publishing, policies and practice. This account will also provide thought leadership posts on scholarly publishing, partnership announcements and updates on PLOS policies and initiatives.

We’re thrilled to announce our latest results from the histological analyses on the first deciduous molars from two Early-Medieval necropolises, now available on PLOS One! journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

Thrilled to share news of a generous $3.3M grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to support PLOS's commitment to pioneer a shift away from traditional publishing models and APCs - learn more about our plans below. theplosblog.plos.org/2024/12/plos...

This is exciting!

Altmetric@altmetric.com · 2y ago

Starting in 2025 we will be processing positive or negative sentiment for posts on X (formerly Twitter) and Bluesky (also formerly Twitter). Are those 629,000 mentions you woke up to positive? Or is everyone currently posting your home address to Reddit? 18/20

"Nearly a third of journals reported instances of fraudulent submissions, with more than half now having staff roles dedicated to safeguarding research ethics." www.researchinformation.info/news/nearly-...

Nearly a third of journals reported fraudulent submissions – report - Research Information

KGL Consulting study gives insights into editorial compensation, gender representation, and operational structures

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Quality assessment is an essential part of a systematic review or meta analysis, but those tools are not designed to detect fraudulent papers. Developing tools that are able to do so will not be easy, especially as papermills continue to evolve. www.science.org/content/arti...

‘Systematic reviews’ that aim to extract broad conclusions from many studies are in peril

Fake papers are “poisoning the well” for these gold-standard syntheses, researchers say

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Made a starter pack featuring PLOS Climate editors who are here on Bluesky! Give us a follow, and check out the journal 😊 plosclimate.org

Natural soundscapes improve mood and reduce stress, but this effect is diminished with the addition of traffic noise. Reducing the traffic's speed lowers the detrimental effect. www.technologynetworks.com/tn/news/traf... Original study in PLOS ONE: journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

Traffic Noise Blocks Out the Benefits of Nature Sounds

A study reveals that traffic noise significantly reduces the stress-relieving benefits of natural sounds like birdsong. Participants reported improved mood and lower anxiety when listening to nature, ...

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If you saw my thread on public social media, research ethics, and AI earlier today and would like an easier way to read and share it than a very long series of posts, here you are! skywriter.blue/pages/cfiesl...

Do reviewers appropriately update their scores based on rebuttals? In this PLOS ONE paper with Ryan Liu, Steven Jecmen, Fei Fang, and Nihar Shah, we present a randomized controlled trial that suggests that, at least under certain conditions, they do. journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

Testing for reviewer anchoring in peer review: A randomized controlled trial

Objective Peer review frequently follows a process where reviewers first provide initial reviews, authors respond to these reviews, then reviewers update their reviews based on the authors’ response. ...

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Hi Bluesky, I'm an editor on PLOS One and I care about: - Ensuring robust peer review at scale - Reproducibility and preventing publication bias - Transparent, ethical research practices - Reducing inequities in peer review and research participation - Managing remote teams effectively