PLoS Currents is a new publication that aims to minimize the delay between the generation and publication of new research. The content is peer-reviewed, citable, publicly archived, and included in PubMed. By facilitating and accelerating the sharing of new findings and ideas, we hope that PLoS Currents will accelerate the research cycle itself.

Authors currently use Google knol to write their submission and are in complete control of the appearance of their article. In early 2012, the Currents series will move to an enhanced platform with new features and a streamlined display with no disruption to the publication (Google is discontinuing knol in May 2012). With PLoS Currents, submission to publication can take place in a matter of days and there are no publication fees.

The first section of PLoS Currents focused on Influenza in response to the worldwide H1N1 influenza outbreak and was launched in August 2009. Now we have expanded the series by launching new sections on Huntington Disease (produced with support from CHDI Foundation; you can see a video about this website here); Evidence on Genomic Tests (in collaboration with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) and on phylogenetic studies called the Tree of Life. In addition, we have two new sections that are calling for submissions and these are Muscular Dystrophy (produced with support from Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy) and Disasters.

To contact PLoS Currents please email currents@plos.org.