How will PLoS Medicine articles be archived, and how safe are they?
PLoS Medicine articles are made freely available at our Web site as soon as they are published, and also deposited in PubMed Central. We are also working with various partners to establish similar archives around the world. In addition, our licensing agreement allows any third party—librarian, institution, or individual—to establish their own archive of PLoS articles. The long-term safety of any article depends on the ease with which it can be copied and redistributed in multiple locations, and open-access publishing ensures that archiving will be as simple and secure as possible.
PLoS Medicine articles are made freely available at our website as soon as they are published, and also deposited in PubMed Central. We are also working with various partners to establish similar archives around the world. In addition, our licensing agreement allows any third party—librarian, institution, or individual—to establish their own archive of PLoS articles. The long-term safety of any article depends on the ease with which it can be copied and redistributed in multiple locations, and open-access publishing ensures that archiving will be as simple and secure as possible.
