| Discipline | Biology |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Edited by | Shaden Kamhawi, Paul Brindley, and Peter J. Hotez |
| Publication details | |
| History | 2007-present |
| Publisher | |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Yes | |
| License | Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 |
| 3.4 (2023) | |
| Standard abbreviations | |
| ISO 4 | PLOS Negl. Trop. Dis. |
| Indexing | |
| ISSN | 1935-2727 (print) 1935-2735 (web) |
| LCCN | 2006216375 |
| OCLC no. | 77500770 |
| Links | |
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases is a peer-reviewed open access scientific journal devoted to the study of neglected tropical diseases, including helminth, bacterial, viral, protozoan, and fungal infections endemic to tropical regions.[1] PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases is abstracted and indexed in PubMed and the Web of Science. It is the seventh and youngest member of the Public Library of Science family of open access journals.
Established in 2007 by founding editor Peter Hotez, with US$1.1 million in grant support from the 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."[2][3]
As with all journals of the Public Library of Science, PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases is financed by charging authors a publication fee, while advertising from companies that sell drugs or medical devices are not accepted.[3] It will waive the fee for authors who do not have the funds.[4] The usage and reproduction of PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases articles are subject to a Creative Commons Attribution License, version 2.5.[5] In 2021, the journal expanded the scope of its coverage.[6]
- ^ PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases Journal Scope Archived 28 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine, plosntds.org, Retrieved 12 July 2008.
- ^ Gates Foundation Commits Nearly $70 Million to Help Fight Neglected Tropical Diseases Archived 28 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Gates Foundation Press Release, 14 September 2006.
- ^ a b McNeil, D.G., Jr. (6 November 2007) Shining Light on Diseases Often in the Shadows, The New York Times.
- ^ PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases Journal Information Archived 19 March 2015 at the Wayback Machine, plosntds.org, Retrieved 12 July 2008.
- ^ Creative Commons Attribution License, version 2.5. Creativecommons.org (1999-02-22). Retrieved on 2013-06-20.
- ^ Snider, Audrey (21 October 2021). "A new expanded scope from PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases". Speaking of Medicine and Health. PLOS Blogs. Retrieved 3 May 2022.