Meredith T. Niles

The Public Library of Science (PLOS) is a company that is redefining how research is evaluated, shared, and read through open science. The company is based in San Francisco, CA and was founded in 2000 by Patrick O. PLOS offers services to institutions and consortia to enable authors to publish their research. The company provides a modular, opt-in approach to signed and published peer review, allowing authors to decide what works best for them and their manuscript. PLOS also offers resources for scientific writing and publishing, including guides and hands-on resources for authors looking to improve their scientific publishing skillset. Brown, Michael Eisen, and Harold E. Varmus. Alison Mudditt has been the CEO of the company since 2017.