PLOS

The agreement signed with the publisher Public Library Of Science (PLOS) enables UL researchers to publish in the journals listed below without paying an Articles Processing Charge (APC). To benefit from this agreement, please use your institutional e-mail address and/or ORCID identifier when submitting an article.

Journals covered by the agreement

  • PLOS One (multidisciplinary journal)
  • PLOS Complex systems
  • PLOS Computational biology
  • PLOS Digital health
  • PLOS Genetics
  • PLOS Neglected tropical diseases
  • PLOS Pathogens
  • PLOS Biology
  • PLOS Medicine
  • PLOS Sustainability and transformation

The 2-year agreement (2025-2026) is an experiment for a publisher whose journals are all open access and which is seeking to move away from its initial APC-based business model.

 

NB: The journals PLOS Climate, PLOS Water, PLOS Global public health, PLOS Mental health are not covered by the agreement.

 

> Guide to article submission

 

For more details on the agreement, visit the Couperin consortium website.