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Editorial ScientistsrEditorsrScientists:ThePast,Present,and FutureofPLoSGenetics GregoryS.Barsh1*,GregoryP.Copenhaver2 1DepartmentsofGeneticsandPediatrics,StanfordUniversitySchoolofMedicine,Stanford,California,UnitedStatesofAmerica,2DepartmentofBiologyandtheCarolina CenterforGenomeSciences,TheUniversityofNorthCarolinaatChapelHill,ChapelHill,NorthCarolina,UnitedStatesofAmerica PLoSGeneticsisdifferent:differentnotonly because of the PLoS-wide vision for open access and new ways of communicating science,butalsointermsofadministration andleadership.Weare,firstandforemost,a community journal, where editorial deci- sionsanddirectionaremadebyconsensus. This model, where responsibility is distrib- utedamongateamofmorethan80working scientists in a way that promotes and encourages discussion, has been nourished anddevelopedfullybyWayneFrankel,who hasbeenwiththejournalsinceitsinception, and first introduced us to PLoS Genetics exactly four years ago. As the founding Editor-in-Chief,Waynebroughtustowhere wearetoday—withnearly150newsubmis- sions per month, a scope that covers the entiretreeoflife(andoccasionallysynthetic biology),andafocusonscientificsubstance togetherwithagoalofservingtheinterests ofbothreadersandauthors.Inmakingthe transition from scientist to Editor-in-Chief, and again to scientist earlier this year, Wayne’s contributions have shown how onerolecanstrengthentheother.Happily, he remains an active member of the EditorialBoard,shepherdingandconsulting onmanuscriptsintheareasofmammalian geneticsandneurobiology. important areas. First, by establishing specificsections—Evolution,NaturalVar- concerns of print media—for example, bythenumberoftreesontheplanet—but bythescienceandthegeneticscommuni- ty.Thecommitmentoftimeandexpertise onthepartofourhard-workingEditorial Board(/static/ edboard.action) and the community of reviewers who support our peer-review process enables us to keep review and decision-making times as short as possible inthefaceofrisingsubmission