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PLOS ONE is a bit special in the PLOS family of journals. They publish essentially _anything_, as long as it's scientifically correct, it doesn't matter how int
by _of 10y ago
PLOS ONE is a bit special in the PLOS family of journals. They publish essentially _anything_, as long as it's scientifically correct, it doesn't matter how interesting the science is. Usually scientists try to get their paper published in other journals first (e.g. PLOS Biology), and if it is rejected there they submit it to PLOS One.
- sndean 10y ago> Usually scientists try to get their paper published in other journals first (e.g. PLOS Biology), and if it is rejected there they submit it to PLOS One. In fact, the higher PLOS journals push this path. Here's part of a rejection letter I got a few years ago: "And while we cannot, unfortunately, proceed with your paper, we would like to suggest our sister journal, PLOS ONE (www.plosone.org), as a potential forum for the study. PLOS ONE aims to present the results of sound scientific research from across disciplines and implements new tools to allow discussion and commentary on your paper after publication. If you are interested in submitting your paper to PLOS ONE, we can transfer your files directly to their manuscript handling system."