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CASRAI

Publisher · United States

PLOS

Public Library of Science (non-profit) · 12 journals

The original open-access mega-publisher and a CRediT pioneer (2016). All PLOS journals are CC BY by default; CRediT is mandatory at submission; deposits comprehensive metadata to Crossref and DataCite.

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Diamond and Gold OA (CC BY); Plan S compliant; community-action publishing model

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