PLOSONE投稿指南.docx
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PLOSONE投稿指南
PLOSONEPublicationCriteria
1.Thestudypresentstheresultsofprimaryscientificresearch.
2.Resultsreportedhavenotbeenpublishedelsewhere.
3.Experiments,statistics,andotheranalysesareperformedtoahightechnicalstandardandaredescribedinsufficientdetail.
4.Conclusionsarepresentedinanappropriatefashionandaresupportedbythedata.
5.ThearticleispresentedinanintelligiblefashionandiswritteninstandardEnglish.
6.Theresearchmeetsallapplicablestandardsfortheethicsofexperimentationandresearchintegrity.
7.Thearticleadherestoappropriatereportingguidelinesandcommunitystandardsfordataavailability.
1.Thestudypresentstheresultsofprimaryscientificresearch.
PLOSONEisdesignedtocommunicateprimaryscientificresearch.Wewelcomesubmissionsinanydisciplinethatwillcontributetothebaseofscientificknowledge.
Wewillnotconsider:
•Reviews
•Casestudies,eithercontemporaryorhistorical
•Studyprotocols
•Hypothesisorproposalpapers
•Letters,commentaries,oressays
•Opinionpieces
•Policypapers
•Anyothertypeofsecondaryliterature
•Monographs
WewilloccasionallycommissionCollectionReviewsorOverviews,butthesearticlesareassociatedwithspecific,pre-plannedCollectionsandwillnotbeconsideredunlesssolicited.
Wewillconsiderthefollowingarticletypes:
•Systematicreviews.Weconsiderpublishingsystematicreviewsonlyifthemethodsensurethecomprehensiveandunbiasedsamplingofexistingliterature.SeethePLOSONEManuscriptGuidelinesformoreinformationaboutrequirementsforsubmittingasystematicreview.
•Submissionsdescribingmethods,software,databases,orothertools.Weconsidersubmissionsdescribingmethods,software,databases,orothertoolsiftheyfollowtheappropriatereportingguidelines.SeethePLOSONEEditorialPoliciesandManuscriptGuidelinesformoreinformation.
•Qualitativeresearch.Weconsiderpublishingqualitativeresearchonlyifitadherestoappropriatestudydesignandreportingguidelines,asdescribedinthePLOSONEManuscriptGuidelines.
•Studiesreportingnegativeresults.
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2.Resultsreportedhavenotbeenpublishedelsewhere.
PreviouslyPublishedStudies
PLOSONEdoesnotacceptforpublicationstudiesthathavealreadybeenpublished,inwholeorinpart,elsewhereinthepeer-reviewedliterature.Inaddition,wewillnotconsidersubmissionsthatarecurrentlyunderconsiderationforpublicationelsewhere.
Allfiguresincludedinmanuscriptsshouldbeoriginal,andshouldnothavebeenpublishedinanypreviouspublications.
WewillconsidermanuscriptsthathavebeendepositedinpreprintserverssuchasarXivorpublishedinathesis.Wewillalsoconsiderworkthathasbeenpresentedatconferences.
ReplicationStudies
Ifasubmittedstudyreplicatesorisverysimilartopreviouswork,authorsmustprovideasoundscientificrationaleforthesubmittedworkandclearlyreferenceanddiscusstheexistingliterature.Submissionsthatreplicateorarederivativeofexistingworkwilllikelyberejectedifauthorsdonotprovideadequatejustification.
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3.Experiments,statistics,andotheranalysesareperformedtoahightechnicalstandardandaredescribedinsufficientdetail.
Experimentsmusthavebeenconductedrigorously,withappropriatecontrolsandreplication.Samplesizesmustbelargeenoughtoproducerobustresults,whereapplicable.Methodsandreagentsmustbedescribedinsufficientdetailforanotherresearchertoreproducetheexperimentsdescribed.
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4.Conclusionsarepresentedinanappropriatefashionandaresupportedbythedata.
Thedatapresentedinthemanuscriptmustsupporttheconclusionsdrawn.Submissionswillberejectediftheinterpretationofresultsisunjustifiedorinappropriate,soauthorsshouldavoidoverstatingtheirconclusions.Authorsmaydiscusspossibleimplicationsfortheirresultsaslongastheseareclearlyidentifiedashypothesesinsteadofconclusions.
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5.ThearticleispresentedinanintelligiblefashionandiswritteninstandardEnglish.
PLOSONEdoesnotcopyeditacceptedmanuscripts,sothelanguageinsubmittedarticlesmustbeclear,correct,andunambiguous.Wemayrejectpapersthatdonotmeetthesestandards.
Ifthelanguageofapaperisdifficulttounderstandorincludesmanyerrors,wemayrecommendthatauthorsseekindependenteditorialhelpbeforesubmittingarevision.Theseservicescanbefoundonthewebusingsearchtermslike"scientificeditingservice"or"manuscripteditingservice."
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6.Theresearchmeetsallapplicablestandardsfortheethicsofexperimentationandresearchintegrity.
EthicsofExperimentation
ResearchpublishedinPLOSONEmusthavebeenconductedtothehighestethicalstandards.Wereservetherighttorejectanysubmissionthatdoesnotmeetthesestandards,whichinsomecasesaremorestringentthanlocalethicalstandards.
Approvalfromtherelevantbodyisrequiredforstudiesinvolving:
•Humans(liveortissue),includingstudiesthatareobservational,survey-based,orincludeanypersonaldata(seeEditorialPoliciesandManuscriptGuidelines)
•Animals(liveortissue),includingobservationalstudiesstudies(seeEditorialPoliciesandManuscriptGuidelines)
•Celllinesthatarenotcommerciallyavailable(seeManuscriptGuidelines)
•Fieldsampling(seeManuscriptGuidelines)
•Potentialbiosafetyimplications(seeEditorialPolicies)
Ifapprovalwasnotobtained,authorsmustexplainwhyitwasnotrequired.
PleasecontactPLOSONEstaffatplosone[at]plos.orgifyouhavequestionsregardingyourworkandcompliancewithacceptedethicalstandards.
PublicationEthics
PLOSONEisamemberoftheCommitteeonPublicationEthics(COPE).WeabidebyitsCodeofConductandaimtoadheretoitsBestPracticeGuidelines.Authorsareexpectedtocomplywithbestpracticesinpublicationethics,specificallyregardingauthorship,dualpublication,plagiarism,figuremanipulation,andcompetinginterests.
FormoredetailsaboutPLOSONE'sexpectationsforpublicationethics,seetheEditorialPolicies.
Anyconcernsabouttheaboveshouldbeaddressedtotheeditorialofficeatplosone[at]plos.org.
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7.Thearticleadherestoappropriatereportingguidelinesandcommunitystandardsfordataavailability.
ReportingGuidelines
Resultsmustberigorouslyreported,asappropriatebasedoncommunitystandards.Moreinformationaboutdiscipline-specificreportingguidelinescanbefoundinthePLOSONEManuscriptGuidelines.
DataAvailability
Authorsmustfollowstandardsandpracticefordatadepositioninpubliclyavailableresourcesincludingthosecreatedforgenesequences,microarrayexpression,structuralstudies,andsimilarkindsofdata.Failuretocomplywithcommunitystandardsmayresultinrejection.
FormoreinformationaboutPLOSONErequirementsfordatasharinganddepositioninpublicdatabases,seethePLOSONEEditorialPolicies.
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PLOSONEEditorialPolicies
1.PublicationEthics
oPlagiarism
oImageManipulation
oCompetingInterests
oAuthorshipCriteria
oPoliciesRegardingFundingSource
2.SharingMaterialsandData
3.CopyrightandLicensing
4.PublicationFees
5.PeerReviewProcedures
oOverview
oManuscriptsDisputingPublishedWork
oRelatedManuscripts
6.PoliciesforSpecificResearchAreas
oHumanSubjectResearch
oClinicalTrials
oAnimalResearch
oPaleontologyandArchaeologyResearch
oMethods,Software,Database,andToolsPapers
oDualUseResearchofConcern
1.PublicationEthics
PLOSONEisamemberoftheCommitteeonPublicationEthics(COPE).WeabidebyitsCodeofConductandaimtoadheretoitsBestPracticeGuidelines.
Wevigorouslyinvestigateallegationsofpublicationmisconduct,bothbeforeandafterpublication,andwereservetherighttocontactauthors'institutions,funders,orregulatorybodiesifneeded.Ifwefindconclusiveevidenceofmisconduct,wewilltakestepstocorrectthescientificrecord,whichmayincludeissuingacorrectionorretraction.
Authorsareexpectedtobeawareof,andcomplywith,bestpracticeinpublicationethics,specificallywithregardtoauthorship,dualsubmission,plagiarism,figuremanipulation,competinginterests,andcompliancewithstandardsofresearchethics.
Incasesofsuspectedorallegedmisconduct,wewillfollowCOPEstandardsandpracticesandmayseekadvicefromtheCOPEforumifneeded.
Anyconcernsabouttheaboveshouldbeaddressedtotheeditorialofficeatplosone[at]plos.org.
MoreextensiveresourcesareavailablefromCOPEandWorldAssociationofMedicalEditors(WAME).
Plagiarism
PlagiarismisnotacceptableinPLOSONEsubmission.Plagiarismincludes,butisnotlimitedto:
•Directlycopyingtextfromothersources
•Copyingideas,images,ordatafromothersources
•Reusingtextfromyourownpreviouspublications
•Usinganideafromanothersourcewithslightlymodifiedlanguage
Ifamanuscriptcontainstextthatisdirectlycopiedfromanothersource,thistextmustbewritteninquotationmarksandtheoriginalsourcemustbeproperlycited.Ifastudy'sdesignorthemanuscript'sstructureorlanguagehavebeeninspiredbypreviousworks,theseworksmustbecited.
Ifplagiarismisdetectedduringthepeerreviewprocess,themanuscriptmayberejected.Ifplagiarismisdetectedafterpublication,wereservetherighttoissueacorrectionorretractthepaper,asappropriate.Wereservetherighttoinformauthors'institutionsaboutplagiarismdetectedeitherbeforeorafterpublication.
ImageManipulation
Imagefilesmustnotbemanipulatedoradjustedinanywaythatcouldleadtomisinterpretationoftheinfo
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