Title	PLoS ONE
Cover
Editor	Peter Binfield
Discipline	Multidisciplinary
Abbreviation	PLoS ONE
Publisher	Public Library of Science
Frequency	Articles published upon acceptance
History	2006–present
Openaccess	Yes
Impact	4.351
Impact-year	2009
Website	http://www.plosone.org/
Oclc	228234657
Lccn	2006214532
Issn	1932-6203

PLoS ONE is an open access peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the Public Library of Science since 2006. It covers primary research from any discipline within science and medicine. All submissions go through an internal and external pre-publication peer review but are not excluded on the basis of lack of perceived importance or adherence to a scientific field. The PLoS ONE online platform has post-publication user discussion and rating features.

History

Development

PLoS ONE was launched in December 2006 as a beta version. It launched with Commenting and Note making functionality, and added the ability to rate articles in July 2007. In September 2007 the ability to leave "trackbacks" on articles was added. In August 2008 it moved from a weekly publication schedule to a daily one, publishing articles as soon as they became ready. In October 2008 PLoS ONE came out of "beta". Also in September 2009, as part of its "Article-Level Metrics" program, PLoS ONE made the full online usage data for every published article (HTML page views, PDF, and XML downloads) publicly available.

Output

In 2006 the journal published 138 articles; in 2007 it published just over 1,200 articles; and in 2008 it published almost 2,800 articles, making it the largest open access journal in the world. In 2009, 4,406 articles were published, making PLoS ONE the third largest scientific journal in the world (by volume) and in 2010 6,749 articles were published, making the journal the largest in the world (by volume).

Management

The founding managing editor was Chris Surridge. He was succeeded by Peter Binfield in March 2008.

Publication concept

PLoS ONE is built on several conceptually different ideas compared to traditional peer-reviewed scientific publishing in that it does not use the perceived importance of a paper as a criterion for acceptance or rejection. The idea is that, instead, PLoS ONE only verifies whether experiments and data analysis were conducted rigorously, and leaves it to the scientific community to ascertain importance, post publication, through debate and comment. Being an online-only publication allows PLoS ONE to publish more papers than a print journal. It does not restrict itself to a specific scientific area in an effort to facilitate publication of research on topics outside, or between, traditional science categories.

Papers published in PLoS ONE can be of any length, contain full color throughout, and contain supplementary materials (such as multimedia files). Reuse of articles is subject to a Creative Commons Attribution License, version 2.5. The journal uses an editorial board of almost 1,400 academics and in the first four years following launch it made use of over 35,000 external peer reviewers. PLoS ONE publishes approximately 70 % of all submissions, after review by, on average, 2.8 experts.

Business model

As with all journals of the Public Library of Science, PLoS ONE is financed by charging authors a publication fee. The "author-pays" model allows PLoS journals to provide all articles to everybody for free (open access) immediately after publication. As of July 2010, PLoS ONE charges authors $1,350 to publish an article. It will waive the fee for authors who do not have sufficient funds. This model has drawn criticism, however. Richard Poynder argues that journals such as PLoS ONE that charge authors for publication rather than charging users for access may produce a conflict of interest that reduces peer review standards (accept more articles, earn more revenue). Stevan Harnad instead argues for a "no fault" peer review model, in which authors are charged for each round of peer review, regardless of the outcome, rather than for publication,.

Community recognition and citation information

In September 2009, PLoS ONE received the Publishing Innovation Award of the Association for Learned and Professional Society Publishers. The award is given in recognition of a "truly innovative approach to any aspect of publication as adjudged from originality and innovative qualities, together with utility, benefit to the community and long term prospects". In January 2010 it was announced that it was to be analyzed by Journal Citation Reports. Its 2009 impact factor was 4.351. Additionally, the Scopus Journal Analyzer reports a "trend line" (total citations to all articles ever published received in a year divided by total number of articles published in that year) value of 3.74 for PLoS ONE for the year 2009 (up to February 10, 2010).

A number of Nobel Laureates have published studies in PLoS ONE, including Françoise Barré-Sinoussi, Elizabeth H. Blackburn, Jack W. Szostak, Oliver Smithies, and Barry Marshall.

In January 2011, Nature Publishing Group announced a competing journal, which many have claimed to be conceptually similar to PLoS ONE, named Scientific Reports. According to the press release:

Abstracting and indexing

The articles are indexed in:

See also

BioMed Central

References

External links

Lecture by Chris Surridge, Managing Director of PLoS ONE hosted on openwetware wiki, Oct 2006

News column on PLoS ONE by Derek on Corante.com, Jan 2006

Technical background on how PLoS ONE platform will be run

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Name	Accept
Landscape	Yes
Background	group_or_band
Years active	1968–1989, 1992–1997, 2004–2005, 2009–present
Origin	Solingen, Germany
Genre	Hard rock, heavy metal
Label	Nuclear Blast, Epic/Sony, PolyGram, Passport
Url	Official website
Current members	Mark TornilloWolf HoffmannHerman FrankPeter BaltesStefan Schwarzmann
Past members	Michael WagenerUdo DirkschneiderJörg FischerFrank FriedrichStefan KaufmannDavid ReeceJan KoemmetJim StaceyGerhard WahlRob ArmitageMichael Cartellone

Accept is a German heavy metal band from the town of Solingen, originally assembled in the early 1970s by vocalist Udo Dirkschneider. They played an important role in the development of speed metal, being part of the German heavy metal scene to emerge in the early to mid 1980s. The band's 1983 album, Balls to the Wall, subsequently became their most successful release, featuring its well-known hit with the same title. Following their disbandment in 1996 and brief resurrection in 2005, they reunited in 2009 with former T.T. Quick frontman Mark Tornillo replacing Dirkschneider, and consequently releasing their highest charting album to date, Blood of the Nations. They have sold over 27 million albums worldwide.

Biography

Early years (1968–1982)

The band who eventually became Accept was originally founded in 1968 by Udo Dirkschneider and Michael Wagener under the name Band X. For many years, Accept went through numerous changes to its line-up. This instability essentially kept the band on an amateur level, making sporadic appearances in festival concerts. Accept's professional career began in 1976, when they were invited to play at one of the first rock and roll festivals from Germany — Rock am Rhein. Following the festival, the band received a recording deal. Their first recording was the self-titled Accept album which did not achieve much commercial success.

The first stable line-up of Accept was composed of vocalist Udo Dirkschneider, guitarists Wolf Hoffmann and Gerhard Wahl, bassist Peter Baltes and drummer Frank Friedrich. Friedrich and Wahl quit the band after the release of Accept, since they did not intend to pursue a professional career in music. They were replaced by Stefan Kaufmann and Jörg Fischer, and with this line-up the band proceeded to record I'm a Rebel in 1980. The title track originally was written for AC/DC but never released by them. This was the album which brought media attention to the band, which was subsequently invited to make its first televised show.

Three important events took place in 1981. First, the album Breaker was released. Second, a contract with manager Gaby Hauke was signed, an agreement which lasted for the whole of the band's career. Third, Accept joined Judas Priest's world tour and obtained a fair amount of success, making the band known outside of Europe.

The next album — Restless and Wild — was released in 1982, but did not have the presence of Jörg Fischer, who quit the band a short time before the recording took place. Jan Koemmet was hired as Accept's new guitarist, but departed from the band before the recording of the album. Restless and Wild saw an evolution in the band's sound, which incorporated several characteristics of the genre which would later be called speed metal. Gaby Hauke is credited as "Deaffy" on two of the tracks.

Mainstream success (1983–1987)

Accept became successful with their next release, Balls to the Wall (1983), now with Herman Frank (ex-Sinner), which would prove to be something different from what they had previously recorded. The album was of a conceptual nature, and included songs which spoke about themes such as politics, sexuality and different kinds of human relationships. For example the title track "Balls to the Wall" refers to slaves revolting against oppressing masters. "Fight It Back" is about the social misfit, fighting against conformity. All songs were credited to Accept + "Deaffy". Deaffy was later revealed to be their manager Gaby Hauke's pseudonym for her contribution to the band's lyrics. She proceeded to compose the lyrics of all of their songs from that album on, except a couple of songs on their final album Predator. She did not officially claim authorship of the songs until the band had broken up.

During a show in their hometown in the year of 1983, the band ran into Jörg Fischer by chance. On Hauke's insistence, Fischer was made part of the band once more. A world tour followed which would take them through all of 1984 — with the historic Monsters of Rock festival as a mid-year highlight.

Metal Heart was released in 1985. Produced by Scorpions producer Dieter Dierks, it presented the creative career peak for the band. Accept went on to tour around the globe in front of packed houses, soon documented by the live album Kaizoku-Ban. Russian Roulette continued the series of albums, released in 1986. In 1987, in spite of their tremendous success, Accept and Udo decided together that Udo would embark on a solo career to pursue his own happiness. Supporting this decision, the songwriting team of Accept wrote an entire album for him. Accept and their management were eager to help him launch this solo career. It was released in 1987 with the title "Animal House" under the band moniker U.D.O. which Udo Dirkschneider continues to tour with to date.

David Reece period and first hiatus (1988–1991)

During the work on "Animal House", Accept had already started to search for and audition a new vocalist. The band tried out a few singers, including Rob Armitage, whom they even posed with in a few photos for a few music and metal magazines, and recorded several demos with. They soon found their new frontman, American David Reece and so Peter, Wolf and Stefan set to work once more on new music. Udo's solo career was having a good start, and guitarist Jörg Fischer once again decided to leave Accept. A replacement for Fischer was found in Jim Stacey. Accept and their record company felt excited and confident with this new line-up and came out with the worldwide release, Eat the Heat. Stacey was pictured on the sleeve and in promo shots of the band, but did not actually play on the album. All guitarwork was done by Wolf.

The career of Accept, unfortunately, came to a sudden halt when Stefan Kaufmann sustained a serious injury to his back in the middle of a tour. He was briefly replaced by drummer Ken Mary for the remainder of the short US tour. By the tour's end, Hoffmann, Baltes and Hauke decided that without Stefan and with differences surfacing between the band and Reece, it was time to reassess their next steps. Stefan, always a vital part of Accept, needed a long recovery time. So, by the end of 1989, the band had ceased its activities.

Reunion with Dirkschneider (1992–1996)

A live album entitled Staying a Life recorded in 1985 was released in 1990 as a souvenir from their career.

During a visit to Germany a few years later, the musicians from Accept and Dirkschneider met and spontaneously decided to relaunch the band with the core members Hoffmann, Kaufmann, Dirkschneider and Baltes.

Objection Overruled was released worldwide in 1993. The band's reunion was a qualified success in Europe and the USA. A world tour followed. Another album, entitled Death Row, was released in 1994, but Kaufmann became unable to play once more due to his recurring back injury. The band invited Stefan Schwarzmann as a temporary replacement and commenced plans for their next tour.

A sense of finality was in the air when the band entered studios to record Predator from 1996, this time with Michael Cartellone (from Damn Yankees) on the drums. Predator was recorded in Nashville, TN with Udo's long time (school)friend and producer Michael Wagener at the helm. in spite of genuine efforts by everyone, the chemistry between Accept and Udo was again strained. Accept's final tour, supporting Predator, went through America, Europe and Asia, with their last concert in Tokyo, Japan, one of the world capitals of heavy metal. Udo couldn't wait to return to his own solo project U.D.O.

Second hiatus and brief resurrection (1997–2005)

The future of Accept was uncertain between 1997 and 2005, as all members continue working on their own projects. However, in 2005, Accept received an invitation from European promoters to embark on a short summer European Festival tour with Accept's classic line-up (Hoffmann, Baltes, Dirkschneider, Frank und Schwarzmann). Everyone agreed to do these festivals which turned out to be a stunning success. The last show was held on August 27, 2005, in Kavarna, Bulgaria - at the Kaliakra rock fest, and no further activities were in the cards as Udo had already released his new album "Mission No. X" and was obligated to continue with his own band U.D.O.

Asked in May 2007 if Accept were planning on writing and recording new material in the near future, Dirkschneider replied:

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On May 14, 2009, Udo Dirkschneider officially announced that he would not be participating in the rumored Accept reunion.

Return with Mark Tornillo (2009–present)

At the end of May 2009, a possible Accept reformation surfaced when bassist Peter Baltes revealed that he spent a weekend at his house in Pennsylvania and "shredding away" with the band's guitarist Wolf Hoffmann. "Something amazing is in the works," Baltes explained. "As soon as I can, I'll let everybody know. Let's make the 'Metal Heart' beat again." A coincidental meeting between Accept and former TT Quick singer Mark Tornillo at this informal jam session proved to be a life changing event for the band. Shortly after, Mark Tornillo would become the new voice of Accept.

The new line-up made their live debut on May 8, 2010 at the sold-out Gramercy Theatre in New York City. Performing for an audience of hundreds of fans, it was their first American concert in fifteen years. They played classic Accept songs and debuted new material.

On May 21, 2010 their video for "Teutonic Terror" hit #5 on the worldwide video chars in all genres on MySpace, topping such artists as Miley Cyrus, Justin Bieber and Christina Aguilera. The video also topped the MySpace Global Metal Charts at #1.

On June 13, 2010 Accept opened for AC/DC at a concert in Stuttgart, Germany, and on June 25, 2010 they were headliners in the Sonisphere festival in Romania and Turkey, playing for 2 hours, including their classics "Balls to the Wall", "Metal Heart" and "Princess of the Dawn". Accept also played tracks off their new album. Blood of the Nations was released in Europe on August 20, 2010 and made a sensational chart debut at Number 4 in the official German Media Control Charts. It marks the band’s highest chart debut in their entire career.

Blood of the Nations was released September 4 in Japan, and September 18, 2010 in the United States. Throughout the summer, Accept spent 80 days traveling over 65,000 km and played in front of over 450,000 fans. In late October, the band will appear at the prestigious Japanese Festival LOUDPARK outside of Tokyo before 40,000 fans along such artists as Ozzy Osbourne, Motörhead and Stone Sour.

Popular culture

The German 1982 movie "Nacht der Wölfe" included an excerpt of "Starlight" as well as a glimpse of the album cover for Breaker as the female lead puts the record on. "Run if You can" is also featured in the film, and both songs appeared on the soundtrack album.

Their song "Balls to the Wall" was chosen number 38 in VH1's 40 'Greatest Metal Songs.'

Their song "Fast as a Shark" is featured in the Italian 1985 film Dèmoni.

"Balls to the Wall" is featured in the PS2 game and PSP/PS2 game .

Their song "Balls to the Wall" is featured in 2008´s film The Wrestler with Mickey Rourke as Randy "The Ram" Robinson.

Their song "Fast as a Shark" is featured in the action/adventure video game Brütal Legend.

"Balls to the Wall" is featured in the yet unreleased film of the same name directed by Penelope Spheeris

"Balls to the Wall" was featured on Beavis and Butthead.

Discography

1979: Accept

1980: I'm a Rebel

1981: Breaker

1982: Restless and Wild

1983: Balls to the Wall

1985: Metal Heart

1986: Russian Roulette

1989: Eat the Heat

1993: Objection Overruled

1994: Death Row

1996: Predator

2010: Blood of the Nations

References

External links

Accept's official website acceptworldwide.com

Official website for Ken Mary - SonicPhish Arizona Recording Studio

David Reece Interview @ Sleaze Roxx

Complete discography @ MusicMight

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