Public Library of Science On-line

The Public Library of Science (PLoS) is a non-profit organization of scientists and physicians with a mission to make the original published reports of ideas, discoveries, and research results in the life sciences and medicine (and eventually other fields) freely available online, without restrictions on use or further distribution, free from private or government control. PLoS has chosen to apply the Creative Commons Attribution License to all published works. This broad license was developed to facilitate open access to, and free use of, original works of all types, and has been adopted by a growing group of authors and artists.