Supporting PLoS

As many of you well know, publishing and maintaining high quality scientific journals is quite expensive. The Public Library of Science (PLoS), the publisher of several OA journals, achieves this end primarily through publication fees paid by the authors or their institutions.

Unfortunately, sometimes the cost of operation exceeds the revenue, and PLoS must rely on charitable support from private individuals such as you and I. Some great ways to support PLoS include becoming a member or making a donation. Of course, these private contributions in no way affect the final decision concerning a submitted paper. However, they most certainly support the noble cause of making scientific research more available to all those interested. And for that, I encourage all of you to do your best to help support the OA movement through monetary contributions.

Nathan