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Open access truly expands shared knowledge across scientific fields — it is the best path for accelerating multi-disciplinary breakthroughs in research." — Open Letter to the US Congress signed by 25 Nobel Prize winners (August 26, 2004)

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Since the Fall of 2003, PLoS has successfully launched seven open-access journals: PLoS Biology, PLoS Medicine, and our new Community Journals PLoS Computational Biology, PLoS Genetics, PLoS Pathogens, PLoS ONE, and PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. We have published thousands of peer-reviewed research articles and hundreds of features, essays, debates, synopses, and other articles on timely science and medical topics – all freely available via the Internet at www.plosjournals.org.

Your Membership support will enable us to launch new open–access journals, create innovative author and reader tools and resources, and reach a more global audience – all toward the goal of ensuring that scientific and medical knowledge is freely available to all scientists, health professionals, teachers, students, patients, and members of the public.

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PLoS Membership Levels

$1,000 and above - Innovator
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  • PLoS Messenger Bag, T-Shirt, Travel Mug and Sticker
$500 - Advocate
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  • PLoS Open Access Sticker
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$250 - Idealist
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  • Journal Content Updates via e-mail
  • PLoS Open Access Sticker
  • PLoS T-Shirt AND Travel Mug
$100 - Supporter
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  • Journal Content Updates via e-mail
  • PLoS Open Access Sticker
  • PLoS Travel Mug
$50 - Friend
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  • PLoS Open Access Sticker
  • PLoS T-Shirt
$25 - Student
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  • PLoS Open Access Sticker
  • PLoS T-Shirt
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Individual Members support PLoS because they endorse our mission and core principles. Articles submitted to PLoS journals by Members do not receive any special consideration in the peer review process nor do Individual Members receive any discount on the publication charge associated with accepted papers. Donations to the organization do not exert any influence over editorial decisions in PLoS journals.

The Public Library of Science is a tax-exempt, 501(c)3, not-for-profit organization headquartered in San Francisco, California (Federal Tax ID 68-0492065). PLoS membership fees are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law less the fair market value of benefits received. Fair market value for each category: Friend, $5; Supporter, $6; Idealist, $11; Advocate $205; Innovator $216.