Public Library of Science

Green open access summary

This is a short summary of the green open access policy of Public Library of Science.

Preprint: archiving allowed

Postprint: archiving allowed

Published version: archiving allowed

Conditions

• Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0
• Authors retain copyright
• Eligible UK authors may deposit in OpenDepot
• Publisher's version/PDF may be used
• Published source must be acknowledged with citation
• Author's pre-prints can be deposited in pre-print servers
• Publisher will deposit articles in PubMed Central
• All titles are open access journals

Policy details

• Pre-print Server policy
• Open Access