PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Infobox Journal
title = PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases


discipline = Biology
language = English
abbreviation = "PLoS Negl Trop Dis."
website = http://www.plosntds.org/
publisher = Public Library of Science
country = USA
ISSN = eISSN 1935-2735 ISSN-1935-2735
history = Publishing since October 2007
openaccess = Yes
license = Creative Commons Attribution License

"PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases" (ISSN 1935-2735) is an open access, online scientific journal devoted to the study of neglected tropical diseases. Submissions go through pre-publication peer review for scientific rigor and relevance to a specific set of overlooked diseases, including helminth, bacterial, viral, protozoan and fungal infections endemic to tropical regions. [ [http://www.plosntds.org/static/scope.action PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases Journal Scope,] Retrieved 12 July, 2008.] "PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases" (abbreviated as "PLoS Negl Trop Dis.") articles are indexed in PubMed, and by Web of Science. It is the seventh and youngest member of the Public Library of Science family of open access journals.

Launched in 2007 by founding editor Peter Hotez, with US$1.1 million in grant support from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, "PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases" was created to be "both catalytic and transformative in promoting science, policy, and advocacy for these diseases of the poor." [ [http://www.gatesfoundation.org/GlobalHealth/Pri_Diseases/OtherInfectiousDiseases/Announcements/Announce-060914.htm Gates Foundation Commits Nearly $70 Million to Help Fight Neglected Tropical Diseases] , Gates Foundation Press Release, 14 September, 2006.] McNeil, D.G., Jr. [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/06/health/research/06negl.html?ex=1352091600&en=e87a8b9f50b0698d&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss Shining Light on Diseases Often in the Shadows,] "The New York Times", 6 November, 2007]

As with all journals of the Public Library of Science, "PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases" is financed by charging authors a publication fee, advertising from companies that sell drugs or medical devices are not accepted. As of July 2008 the journal charges authors US$2,200 to publish an article. It will waive the fee for authors who do not have the funds. [ [http://www.plosntds.org/static/information.action PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases Journal Information,] Retrieved 12 July, 2008.] This business model, known as "open access publishing", allows "PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases" to provide free and unlimited access to all articles immediately. The usage and reproduction of "PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases" articles are subject to a Creative Commons Attribution License, version 2.5. [ [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ Creative Commons Attribution License, version 2.5] ]

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* [http://www.plosntds.org/ PLoS Negl Trop Dis.]