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In which PLOS Journals do you expect your PLOS ONE papers to be submitted? PLOS Medicine PLOS Biology PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases PLOS Computational Biology PLOS Genetics PLOS Pathogens

Will print copies be required? If yes, how many copies? (Additional cost)

Important information regarding authors, funding and competing interests If your proposal is accepted we will require a competing interests statement from each author at the point of submission.

PLOS reserves the right not to publish a paper or collection if it is believed that the competing interests declared by the authors or funders may have compromised the objectivity or validity of the research, analyses, or interpretations in the paper or collection. All prior agreements would be invalidated.

PLOS editors will not publish a commissioned or any other non-research article if they are aware of a competing interest that, in their judgment, could introduce bias or a reasonable perception of bias.

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