PLOS ONE

PLoS ONE (Public Library of Science) features reports of primary research from all disciplines within science and medicine. By not excluding papers on the basis of subject area, PLOS ONE facilitates the discovery of the connections between papers whether within or between disciplines. It was originally PLoS ONE. It is a peer reviewed open access scientific journal published by the Public Library of Science since 2006.

Open data policy
PLOS ONE is open data since March 3, 2014.

Statement on Data Availability:


 * The data policy was implemented on March 3, 2014. Any paper submitted before that date will not have a data availability statement. However for all manuscripts submitted or published before this date, data must be available upon reasonable request.

PACE trial
The paper Adaptive Pacing, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Graded Exercise, and Specialist Medical Care for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis based on the PACE trial was published by PLOS ONE on August 1, 2012 and data, although requested by 5 Professors, has not been released.

James Coyne is an open critic of the PACE trial who writes for PLOS Blogs.