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Editorial
. 2020 Apr 16;16(4):e1007704.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1007704. eCollection 2020 Apr.

Ten simple rules for innovative dissemination of research

Tony Ross-Hellauer  1 , Jonathan P Tennant  2 , Viltė Banelytė  3 , Edit Gorogh  4 , Daniela Luzi  5 , Peter Kraker  6 , Lucio Pisacane  5 , Roberta Ruggieri  5 , Electra Sifacaki  7 , Michela Vignoli  8
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Editorial

Ten simple rules for innovative dissemination of research

Tony Ross-Hellauer et al. PLoS Comput Biol. .

Abstract

How we communicate research is changing because of new (especially digital) possibilities. This article sets out 10 easy steps researchers can take to disseminate their work in novel and engaging ways, and hence increase the impact of their research on science and society.

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Conflict of interest statement

We have read the journal's policy and have the following conflicts: TR-H is Editor-in-Chief of the open access journal Publications. JT is the founder of the Open Science MOOC, and a former employee of ScienceOpen.

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This work was partly funded by the OpenUP project, which received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 710722. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.