The Public Library of Science (PLOS) has announced that PLOS Sustainability and Transformation has published its initial cohort of papers. The journal’s mission is to empower key decision-makers to take immediate action for the sustainability of the environment, economy, and the societies around the world that depend on it. The journal has so far received more than 70 submissions from researchers worldwide.
PLOS announced the launch of five new journals last year and PLOS Sustainability and Transformation now joins these journals with papers ready for publication. The journal is underpinned by PLOS’ Community Action Publishing (CAP) model to remove financial barriers for researchers and institutions across all geographies and funding backgrounds to participate in Open Access and Open Science at PLOS.
CAP takes into account the contributions of every author — not just corresponding authors — to help distribute publishing costs equitably among the institutions that support them. This ensures institutional members are charged a fair fee based on their authors’ publication history at PLOS, or (in the case of PLOS Sustainability and Transformation), historical research output in the field. The model also automatically includes institutions in Research 4 Life countries as members so that researchers in these regions can also publish for free.
The current Editorial Board is composed of 40 editors representing more than 20 countries, including 14 Section Editors from 12 countries, and reflects PLOS’ commitments towards building diverse, equitable, and inclusive editorial boards.
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