On Monday, PLOS Biology published two articles on citation metric-based evaluation of published research. In the first, a Meta-Research Article (a…
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Advocacy Double bill on citation metrics: A new alternative to the Impact Factor plus a handy guide to citation normalizationRead more
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Announcement PLOS Computational Biology Symposium 2016Read more
We are pleased to invite you to attend a PLOS Computational Biology Symposium at the National Institutes of Health. The details of…
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Community PLOS Computational Biology T-Shirt Design Winner AnnouncedRead more
PLOS Computational Biology is pleased to announce the winner of our 2016 t-shirt competition! This year’s t-shirt was designed by Luigi Di Costanzo…
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Announcement Aperta: Smoother Submission to PLOS BiologyRead more
UPDATE June 8, 2018: PLOS Biology uses the Editorial Manager submission system. Find out how to submit. Today, PLOS Biology blazes a new…
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Announcement Is the p-value pointless?Read more
For the first time in its 177-year history, the American Statistical Association (ASA) has voiced its opinion and made specific recommendations for…
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Announcement PLOS Genetics’ Tenth AnniversaryRead more
2015 marks the tenth anniversary of publishing cutting-edge research at PLOS Genetics. Since the inaugural issue on the 25th of July 2005…
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Announcement Meet the “PLOSSE” at ISMB 2014Read more
Heading to the ISCB’s annual conference, ISMB 2014, July 11– 15, in Boston this year? Swing by Booth 409 and say hello…
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Biology PLOS Biology Paper Wins Omenn Prize for Viral Evasion StoryRead more
We talk to the authors of a PLOS Biology research article published last May that has just won the Omenn Prize for…
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Bioinformatics Detecting cancer-causing genes, computing how to beat jetlag and a review of research into decision-making: The PLOS Comp Biol April issueRead more
Here is our selection of PLOS Computational Biology highlights for April. Computational prediction of cancer-associated single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) from SNP datasets…
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Biology “Fish Fins and Fingers” Feeding FrenzyRead more
How did we first acquire the limbs that allowed us to crawl onto dry land? Could the fins of our fishy ancestors…
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Announcement The Changing Face of Education at PLOS Computational BiologyRead more
In January 2006, Fran Lewitter, PLOS Computational Biology Founding Education Editor, announced the launch of a new Education column in the journal. This…
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Announcement The Significance of the 2013 Nobel Prize in Chemistry and the Challenges AheadRead more
Following the announcement of the 2013 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, PLOS Computational Biology Editor-in-Chief Ruth Nussinov discusses the implications of this award…