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Submissions that report computational analysis or resources along with experimental validation and meet the journal’s criteria for advance, utility, validation, and availability, will also be considered.</p> </div> <div data-section-id="23"> <h2><a data-anchor-id="8138" id="loc-contents" name="loc-contents"></a>Contents</h2> <p><em>PLOS Pathogens</em> features engaging primary research articles, informative Pearls, Reviews, Opinions, and occasional Editorials and Viewpoints.</p> </div> <div data-section-id="869"> <div class="block-more-information"><a data-parent-id="undefined" href="https://journals-plos-org.translate.goog/plospathogens/s/other-article-types?_x_tr_sl=pl&_x_tr_tl=ru&_x_tr_hl=en-GB">Read more about the article types we publish.</a> </div> </div> <div data-section-id="28"> <h2><a id="loc-criteria-for-publication" name="loc-criteria-for-publication" data-anchor-id="7835"></a>Criteria for Publication</h2> <p>To be considered for publication in <em>PLOS Pathogens</em>, any given manuscript must satisfy the following criteria:</p> <ul> <li><p>Originality</p></li> <li><p>High importance to researchers in the field</p></li> <li><p>High importance and broad interest to the community of researchers studying pathogens and pathogen-host interactions</p></li> <li><p>Rigorous methodology</p></li> <li>Substantial evidence for its conclusions</li> </ul> </div> <div data-section-id="2285"> <div class="block-basic"><strong>Consideration of complementary research</strong> <br><br> Scientists commonly refer to research as “scooped” when independent groups working on the same topic reach similar conclusions and one group publishes the results first. Although originality is one criterion for studies published in <i>PLOS Pathogens</i>, “scooped” manuscripts that confirm, replicate, extend, or are complementary to a recently published, significant advance are still eligible for consideration in <i>PLOS Pathogens</i>. The complementary manuscript must present equally or more rigorous findings than the published study and any submission must also meet the criteria for publication listed above. Authors of the complementary work have six months after the first article’s publication date to submit their manuscript to <i>PLOS Pathogens</i>. Studies must be performed comprehensively, and preliminary placeholder studies will not be considered. </div> </div> <div data-section-id="37"> <h2><a data-anchor-id="5034" id="loc-editorial-oversight" name="loc-editorial-oversight"></a>Editorial Oversight</h2> <div style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"> <p><em>PLOS Pathogens</em> is run by an international Editorial Board, headed by Editor-in-Chief Michael Malim (King’s College London, London, UK).</p> </div> <div style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"> <h3 style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;"><a data-anchor-id="6535" id="loc-editors-in-chief" name="loc-editors-in-chief"></a>Editor-in-Chief</h3> <p><a data-parent-id="31" href="https://journals-plos-org.translate.goog/plospathogens/s/editors-in-chief?_x_tr_sl=pl&_x_tr_tl=ru&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#loc-michael-malim">Michael Malim</a></p> </div> <div style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"> <h3 style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;"><a data-anchor-id="6536" id="loc-editorial-board" name="loc-editorial-board"></a>Editorial Board</h3> <p style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;"><a href="https://journals-plos-org.translate.goog/plospathogens/static/editorial-board?_x_tr_sl=pl&_x_tr_tl=ru&_x_tr_hl=en-GB">View the <em>PLOS Pathogens</em> Editorial Board.</a></p> </div> </div> <div data-section-id="672"> <h2><a data-anchor-id="5557" id="loc-submit" name="loc-submit"></a>Submit Your Manuscript</h2> <p>For more information about submitting to <i>PLOS Pathogens</i>, read our <a data-parent-id="undefined" href="https://journals-plos-org.translate.goog/plospathogens/s/getting-started?_x_tr_sl=pl&_x_tr_tl=ru&_x_tr_hl=en-GB">checklist for getting started</a> and our <a data-parent-id="undefined" href="https://journals-plos-org.translate.goog/plospathogens/s/submission-guidelines?_x_tr_sl=pl&_x_tr_tl=ru&_x_tr_hl=en-GB">guidelines for preparing a submission</a>.</p> </div> <div data-section-id="2850"> <h2><a data-anchor-id="8894" id="loc-indexing-and-archiving" name="loc-indexing-and-archiving"></a>Indexing and Archiving</h2> <p>All PLOS journals are widely indexed by major services such as Crossref, Dimensions, DOAJ, Google Scholar, PubMed, PubMed Central, Scopus, and Web of Science.</p> <p><em><i>PLOS Pathogens</i></em> is also indexed by the following services to ensure research content is accessible and discoverable as widely as possible: AGRICOLA, Biological Abstracts, BIOSYS Previews, CABI CAB Abstracts, CABI Global Health, CAPES, CAS, CNKI, Embase, Journal Guide, and MEDLINE.</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://journals-plos-org.translate.goog/plospathogens/s/publishing-information?_x_tr_sl=pl&_x_tr_tl=ru&_x_tr_hl=en-GB">See publishing details for all PLOS journal titles</a>, including ISSN and indexing and archiving information.</li> </ul> </div> <div data-section-id="504"> <h2><a data-anchor-id="8166" id="loc-publication-fees" name="loc-publication-fees"></a>Publication Fees</h2> <p style="font-family: arial;">PLOS employs several business models to support equitable Open Access. 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