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CC BY (OAJ) with sub/acc routes

Publisher Policy Information

Publisher
Public Library of Science
Internal Moniker
CC BY (OAJ) with sub/acc routes
Urls
  • https://plos.org/open-science-policies/ [Open Science and Editorial Policy]
  • https://journals.plos.org/plosone/s/licenses-and-copyright [Licenses and Copyright]
Policy Prohibits Open Access
No

Routes to OA

The Published version can be archived in:

  • Any Website
  • Named Repository (PubMed Central)
  • Journal Website

...with one of the following licences: CC BY 4.0

...with the following conditions: Published source must be acknowledged with citation

The Accepted version can be archived in:

  • Any Website
  • Institutional Repository

...with one of the following licences: CC BY 4

The Submitted version can be archived in:

  • Institutional Repository
  • Preprint Repository

...with one of the following licences: CC BY 4

...with the following conditions: Published source must be acknowledged with citation

Publications

Publications
  • PLoS Biology
  • PLOS Climate
  • PLoS Computational Biology
  • PLOS Digital Health
  • PLoS Genetics
  • PLOS Global Public Health
  • PLoS Medicine
  • PLoS Mental Health
  • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
  • PLoS ONE
  • PLoS Pathogens
  • PLOS Sustainability and Transformation
  • PLOS Water

Record Information

ID
112
Date Last Reviewed
2 February 2026
Date Created
7 February 2005 00:00:00 UTC
Last Modified
9 March 2026 14:42:37 UTC
URI
https://v2.sherpa.ac.uk/id/publisher_policy/112
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  • Open access guides by Jisc
Contact
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Accessibility
Accessibility Statement
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License
©2017 Jisc. This work is licensed under the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
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