Public Library of Science

Summary

Public Library of Science is a website^[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of website entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (338 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Public Library of Science was a member of ORCID, Inc.^[3].
• Public Library of Science was a member of Joint Roadmap for Open Science Tools^[4].
• Public Library of Science was a member of Committee on Publication Ethics^[5].
• Public Library of Science was a member of Open Access Scholarly Publishing Association^[6].
• Public Library of Science was a member of Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers^[7].
• Public Library of Science is in the country of United States^[8].
• Public Library of Science's instance of is recorded as website^[9].
• Public Library of Science's instance of is recorded as open-access publisher^[10].
• Public Library of Science's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization^[11].
• Public Library of Science's instance of is recorded as academic publisher^[12].
• Public Library of Science's founder is recorded as Patrick O. Brown^[13].
• Public Library of Science's founder is recorded as Michael B. Eisen^[14].
• Public Library of Science's founder is recorded as Harold E. Varmus^[15].
• Public Library of Science's headquarters location is recorded as Levi's Plaza^[16].
• Public Library of Science's chief executive officer is recorded as Alison Mudditt^[17].
• Public Library of Science's child organization or unit is recorded as Public Library of Science^[18].
• Public Library of Science's Commons category is recorded as PLOS^[19].
• October 2000 marks the founding of Public Library of Science^[20].
• July 11, 2001 marks the founding of Public Library of Science^[21].
• Public Library of Science began on 2003^[22].
• Public Library of Science's official website is recorded as http://www.plos.org/^[23].
• Public Library of Science's topic's main category is recorded as Category:PLOS^[24].
• Public Library of Science's described by source is recorded as Open Science Thesaurus^[25].
• Public Library of Science's described by source is recorded as The varying openness of digital open science tools^[26].
• Public Library of Science's participant in is recorded as OA Switchboard^[27].

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Founding

Founders include Patrick O. Brown^[13], Michael B. Eisen^[14], and Harold E. Varmus^[15]. Recorded inception include October 2000^[20] and July 11, 2001^[21].

Identity

Public Library of Science's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'PLoS'}^[28].

Leadership

Public Library of Science's chief executive officer is recorded as Alison Mudditt^[17].

Operations

Public Library of Science's headquarters location is recorded as Levi's Plaza^[16]. Its child organization or unit is recorded as it^[18].

Why It Matters

Public Library of Science ranks in the top 7% of website entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (338 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]