PLoS Pathogens at Three Years

PLoS Pathogens at Three Years

As PLoS Pathogens turns three, we are pleased to say that the publication is flourishing. A journal’s overall health can be measured in numerous ways: high quality and breadth of the research; high citation counts of individual papers; solid submission numbers; rising impact factor; wide influence and robust discussion within the community; strong editorial leadership; rapid publishing speed; a...

The Impact of PLoS Pathogens

As we approach the second anniversary of the launch of PLoS Pathogens, it is evident that the journal has rapidly established itself as an important publication in the field of pathogen–host interactions (Image 1). We attribute this success to the commitment and motivation of our talented editorial board, to a receptive community (Table 1) who sees this as a leading open-access journal, and to ...

PLOS Pathogens 2015 Reviewer Thank You.

The Public Library of Science (PLOS) and the PLOS Pathogens editorial team would like to express our tremendous gratitude to all individuals who participated in the peer review process for PLOS Pathogens this past year. As a community run journal, we depend on the participation of active and expert members of the field to communicate the best work. 2015 was great year for PLOS Pathogens; this y...

PLOS Pathogens 2016 Reviewer and Editorial Board Thank You

Change in the Editorial Leadership of PLoS Pathogens

In the fall of 2004, John Young was approached by Harold Varmus and the PLoS founders to start a new PLoS journal in the field of microbial pathogenesis. The need for such a journal was immediately recognized by the community. Since the initial call for papers in 2005, the journal has grown steadily and, at times, dramatically, with consistent increases in both the number of manuscripts conside...