The world of medical journals evokes a reassuring sense of tradition and respectability yet, as the founders of the Public Library of Science noted in 2004 when PLOS Medicine was launched, “The most reliable medical information on the Internet—the contents of peer-reviewed medical journals—is hidden from the public and most of the world’s physicians … This should not, and need not, be so.”
The new arriviste journal sought to make high-quality medical research and commentary freely available to everyone with a screen, browser and internet connection and, on the journal’s 15th anniversary, the PLOS Medicine editors reflect on progress in open access, medical publishing and the journal’s mission over the years.
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Editorial
Health and medical research for all: The challenge remains open
PLOS Medicine: published October 31, 2019 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002970
Perspective
High quality health systems in the SDG era: Country-specific priorities for improving quality of care
PLOS Medicine: published October 3, 2019 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002946
Policy Forums
Knowledge gaps in the construction of rural healthy homes: A research agenda for improved low-cost housing in hot-humid Africa
PLOS Medicine: published October 10, 2019 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002909
Collection Review
Advances in clinical trial design for development of new TB treatments—Translating international tuberculosis treatment guidelines into national strategic plans: Experiences from Belarus, South Africa, and Vietnam
PLOS Medicine: published October 18, 2019 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002896
Research Articles
Maternal exposure to intimate partner violence and breastfeeding practices in 51 low-income and middle-income countries: A population-based cross-sectional study
PLOS Medicine: published October 1, 2019 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002921
Early malaria infection, dysregulation of angiogenesis, metabolism and inflammation across pregnancy, and risk of preterm birth in Malawi: A cohort study
PLOS Medicine: published October 1, 2019 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002914
Preconception diabetes mellitus and adverse pregnancy outcomes in over 6.4 million women: A population-based cohort study in China
PLOS Medicine: published October 1, 2019 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002926
Community-based football in men with prostate cancer: 1-year follow-up on a pragmatic, multicentre randomised controlled trial
PLOS Medicine: published October 1, 2019 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002936
Text messaging for maternal and infant retention in prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission services: A pragmatic stepped-wedge cluster-randomized trial in Kenya
PLOS Medicine: published October 2, 2019 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002924
Identification of the optimal growth charts for use in a preterm population: An Australian state-wide retrospective cohort study
PLOS Medicine: published October 4, 2019 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002923
Wirelessly observed therapy compared to directly observed therapy to confirm and support tuberculosis treatment adherence: A randomized controlled trial
PLOS Medicine: published October 4, 2019 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002891
Maternal nutrition intervention and maternal complications in 4 districts of Bangladesh: A nested cross-sectional study
PLOS Medicine: published October 4, 2019 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002927
The efficacy of dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine and artemether-lumefantrine with and without primaquine on Plasmodium vivax recurrence: A systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis
PLOS Medicine: published October 4, 2019 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002928
Disparities in glycaemic control, monitoring, and treatment of type 2 diabetes in England: A retrospective cohort analysis
PLOS Medicine: published October 7, 2019 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002942
Implementation of the SunSmart program and population sun protection behaviour in Melbourne, Australia: Results from cross-sectional summer surveys from 1987 to 2017
PLOS Medicine: published October 8, 2019 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002932
Psychiatric morbidity and suicidal behaviour in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis
PLOS Medicine: published October 9, 2019 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002905
Prediction of recurrent venous thrombosis in all patients with a first venous thrombotic event: The Leiden Thrombosis Recurrence Risk Prediction model (L-TRRiP)
PLOS Medicine: published October 11, 2019 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002883
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Characterization of Parkinson’s disease using blood-based biomarkers: A multicohort proteomic analysis
PLOS Medicine: published October 11, 2019 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002931
Implementing a structured model for osteoarthritis care in primary healthcare: A stepped-wedge cluster-randomised trial
PLOS Medicine: published October 15, 2019 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002949
Related Articles
Mortality and recovery following moderate and severe acute malnutrition in children aged 6–18 months in rural Jharkhand and Odisha, eastern India: A cohort study
PLOS Medicine: published October 15, 2019 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002934
Gender differences in grant and personnel award funding rates at the Canadian Institutes of Health Research based on research content area: A retrospective analysis
PLOS Medicine: published October 15, 2019 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002935
Use of personalised risk-based screening schedules to optimise workload and sojourn time in screening programmes for diabetic retinopathy: A retrospective cohort study
PLOS Medicine: published October 17, 2019 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002945
Genetically determined serum urate levels and cardiovascular and other diseases in UK Biobank cohort: A phenome-wide mendelian randomization study
PLOS Medicine: published October 18, 2019 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002937
Association of preterm birth with lipid disorders in early adulthood: A Swedish cohort study
PLOS Medicine: published October 18, 2019 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002947
Desmopressin and the risk of hyponatremia: A population-based cohort study
PLOS Medicine: published October 21, 2019 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002930
Provision of postpartum care to women giving birth in health facilities in sub-Saharan Africa: A cross-sectional study using Demographic and Health Survey data from 33 countries
PLOS Medicine: published October 23, 2019 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002943
mHealth intervention “ImTeCHO” to improve delivery of maternal, neonatal, and child care services—A cluster-randomized trial in tribal areas of Gujarat, India
PLOS Medicine: published October 24, 2019 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002939
Progression of glucose intolerance and cardiometabolic risk factors over a decade in Chinese women with polycystic ovary syndrome: A case-control study
PLOS Medicine: published October 25, 2019 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002953
Thyroid function and life expectancy with and without noncommunicable diseases: A population-based study
PLOS Medicine: published October 25, 2019 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002957
The association between heat exposure and hospitalization for undernutrition in Brazil during 2000−2015: A nationwide case-crossover study
PLOS Medicine: published October 29, 2019 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002950
Longitudinal engagement trajectories and risk of death among new ART starters in Zambia: A group-based multi-trajectory analysis
PLOS Medicine: published October 29, 2019 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002959
Correction
Correction: Preeclampsia and risk of end stage kidney disease: A Swedish nationwide cohort study
PLOS Medicine: published October 24, 2019 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002977