Papers sent to PLOS journals will be automatically uploaded to the preprint server before acceptance.

A conversation with outgoing Chief Executive Officer Elizabeth Marincola

Elizabeth Marincola will leave the open-access publisher at the end of the year.

PLOS Biology pulls a 2011 study led by Mário Saad, while his institution investigates additional allegations of research misconduct related to papers published in other journals. 

Along with his recent $250 million donation to cancer research, Silicon Valley entrepreneur Sean Parker emphasized the importance of data sharing.

Users of post-publication peer review forums like PubPeer often question perceived inaccuracies in scientific papers. Are the journals that published those papers paying attention?

The journal PLOS Pathogens abruptly retracts the seminal paper linking XMRV to disease.

The open-access Public Library of Science has launched a new journal to publish and disseminate scientific information quickly in the wake of disaster.

Just because meat is labeled “antibiotic-free” doesn’t mean it’s antibiotic-resistant superbug-free.

A new study finds that Stephen J. Gould's criticisms of another scientist's data was misplaced, and the eminent biologist and historian succumbed to data bias himself.