PLoS has announced that its journals are now optimised for tablets. In December 2012, PLoS redesigned its journals, and although these journals have always worked on tablets, they are now tailored to suit these devices as part of a continued roll-out of site enhancements to meet the needs of the community.
Many of the new site features introduced are ideally suited to the tablet's touch interface. These include: more prominent figures and a figshare widget to visualise Supporting Information files. Improvements to content navigation are also supported by the addition of touch and swipe capability.
These tablet optimisations is just the beginning of PLoS's efforts to improve the mobile experience. It will next focus on optimizing journals for mobile phones. PLoS will replicate all the core features found on the main journal websites but enhancing them for use on the go. It is currently working on features such as presenting content only when it is needed to improve loading speed on low bandwidth connections and simplifying the visual interface for small touch screens.
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