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{{Short description|Monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal}}
{{Infobox Journal
{{Infobox journal
|title = PLoS Biology
| title = PLOS Biology
|cover = [[File:PLoS Biology cover April 2009.svg|250px]]
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|discipline = [[Biology]]
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| abbreviation = PLOS Biol.
|language = English
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| discipline = [[Biology]]
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|abbreviation = ''PLoS Biol.''
| editor = Nonia Pariente
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|website = http://www.plosbiology.org/
|publisher = [[Public Library of Science]]
| publisher = [[Public Library of Science]]
| history = 2003–present
|country = [[United States|USA]]
| frequency = Monthly
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| impact = 12.916
| impact-year = 2009
| openaccess = Yes
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| license = [[Creative Commons Attribution License]]
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|ISSN = 1544-9173
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| impact = 9.8
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|eISSN = 1545-7885
| impact-year = 2022
|history = Publishing since October 13, 2003
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| ISSN = 1544-9173
|openaccess = Yes
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| eISSN = 1545-7885
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|license = [[Creative Commons Attribution License]]
| CODEN = PBLIBG
| LCCN = 2003212293
| OCLC = 1039259630
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| website = http://www.plosbiology.org/
| link1 = https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/issue
| link1-name = Online access
| link2 = https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/volume
| link2-name = Online archive
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'''''PLOS Biology''''' is a monthly [[peer-reviewed scientific journal]] covering all aspects of [[biology]]. Publication began on October 13, 2003. It is the first journal published by the [[Public Library of Science]]. The [[editor-in-chief]] is Nonia Pariente.<ref>{{cite web |last=Crystal |first=Madison |title=Meet PLOS Biology's New Editor-in-Chief, Nonia Pariente |url=https://biologue.plos.org/2020/03/31/meet-plos-biologys-new-editor-in-chief-nonia-pariente/ |website=PLOS Biologue |publisher=[[Public Library of Science]] |access-date=28 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508020220/https://biologue.plos.org/2020/03/31/meet-plos-biologys-new-editor-in-chief-nonia-pariente/ |archive-date=8 May 2021 |language=en |date=31 March 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref>
'''''PLoS Biology''''' is an American [[scientific journal]] covering the full spectrum of the [[biology|biological sciences]]. Publication began on October 13, 2003.


In addition to research articles, the journal publishes [[magazine]] content aimed to be accessible to a broad audience. Article types in this section are essays, "unsolved mysteries", editorials, and synopses.<ref name=magazine>{{cite web|title=What We Publish|url=http://www.plosbiology.org/static/guidelines#other|publisher=PLOS Biology|access-date=2 April 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140430030138/http://www.plosbiology.org/static/guidelines|archive-date=2014-04-30}}</ref><ref name=ScienceDaily>{{cite web|title=Public Library Of Science Launches PLoS Biology: New Open-Access Journal Will Increase Access To Scientific Research And Speed Scientific Discovery|url=https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2003/10/031014072453.htm|publisher=[[Public Library of Science]]|website=[[ScienceDaily]]|date=14 October 2003|access-date=5 December 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141214032325/https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2003/10/031014072453.htm|archive-date=2014-12-14}}</ref>
It was the first journal of the [[Public Library of Science]] (PLoS), a non-profit organization which releases scientific content under [[Open access (publishing)|open access]] terms. All content in ''PLoS Biology'' is published under the [[Creative Commons]] "by-attribution" license, abbreviated ''CCAL''[http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/].
To fund the journal, the publication's [[business model]] requires that, in most cases, authors will pay publication costs.


==Abstracting and indexing==
In addition to research articles, PLoS Biology publishes online e-letters in which the readers provide their comments to the articles.
The journal is abstracted and indexed in:
*[[Biological Abstracts]]<ref name=BA>{{cite web|url=http://mjl.clarivate.com/cgi-bin/jrnlst/jlresults.cgi?PC=BA|title=Biological Abstracts - Journal List|publisher=[[Clarivate Analytics]]|work=Intellectual Property & Science|access-date=2018-12-14|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181202190532/http://mjl.clarivate.com/cgi-bin/jrnlst/jlresults.cgi?PC=BA|archive-date=2018-12-02}}</ref>{{Verify source|date=September 2020}}
*[[BIOSIS Previews]]<ref name=ISI>{{cite web|url=http://mjl.clarivate.com/|title=Master Journal List|publisher=[[Clarivate Analytics]]|work=Intellectual Property & Science|access-date=2018-12-14}}</ref>{{Full citation needed|date=September 2020}}
*''[[Current Contents]]''/Agriculture, Biology & Environmental Sciences<ref name=ISI/>
*''Current Contents''/Life Sciences<ref name=ISI/>
*[[Chemical Abstracts Service]]<ref name=CASSI>{{cite web|url=https://cassi.cas.org/publication.jsp?P=eCQtRPJo9AQyz133K_ll3zLPXfcr-WXfTLkYkfzxyZ2tVAUe0MkRmzLPXfcr-WXfMs9d9yv5Zd8MiYjpqPqB1DLPXfcr-WXfMs9d9yv5Zd_eFNJMgMPJ1A|title=Displaying Record for Publication: PLoS Biology|publisher=[[American Chemical Society]]|work=[[Chemical Abstracts Service]]|access-date=22 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922072717/https://cassi.cas.org/publication.jsp?P=eCQtRPJo9AQyz133K_ll3zLPXfcr-WXfTLkYkfzxyZ2tVAUe0MkRmzLPXfcr-WXfMs9d9yv5Zd8MiYjpqPqB1DLPXfcr-WXfMs9d9yv5Zd_eFNJMgMPJ1A|archive-date=2020-09-22|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Embase]]<ref name=Embase>{{cite web|url=https://www.elsevier.com/__data/assets/excel_doc/0008/1048328/ELS_EM_Embase-content-coverage-overview-2020-01.xlsx|title=Embase journal titles (February 2020)|date=February 2020|publisher=[[Elsevier]]|work=Embase|access-date=22 September 2020|format=XLSX|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922073314/https://www.elsevier.com/__data/assets/excel_doc/0008/1048328/ELS_EM_Embase-content-coverage-overview-2020-01.xlsx|archive-date=2020-09-22}}</ref>
*''[[Index Medicus]]''/[[MEDLINE]]/[[PubMed]]<ref name=MEDLINE>{{cite web|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nlmcatalog/101183755|title=PLOS Biology|work=NLM Catalog|publisher=[[National Center for Biotechnology Information]]|access-date=2018-12-14|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215070110/https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nlmcatalog/101183755|archive-date=2018-12-15}}</ref>
*[[Science Citation Index]]<ref name=ISI/>
*[[Scopus]]<ref name=Scopus>{{cite web|url=https://www.scopus.com/sourceid/12977|title=Source details: PLoS Biology|publisher=[[Elsevier]]|work=[[Scopus]]|access-date=2018-12-14|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200922074623/https://www.scopus.com/sourceid/12977|archive-date=2020-09-22}}</ref>
*''[[The Zoological Record]]''<ref name=ISI/>


According to ''[[Journal Citation Reports]]'', the journal had a 2019 [[impact factor]] of 7.076.<ref name=WoS>{{cite book|year=2018|chapter=PLOS Biology|title=2017 Journal Citation Reports|publisher=[[Clarivate Analytics]]|edition=Science|series=[[Web of Science]]|title-link=Journal Citation Reports}}</ref> The journal does not list this impact factor on its website.<ref>{{cite web|last=Taylor|first=Mike|title=It's Not Academic: How Publishers Are Squelching Science Communication|url=http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/crux/2012/02/21/its-not-academic-how-publishers-are-squelching-science-communication/|work=The Crux|publisher=[[Discover (magazine)|Discover]]|access-date=14 December 2018|date=21 February 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190119085454if_/http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/crux/2012/02/21/its-not-academic-how-publishers-are-squelching-science-communication/#.XELl5mj7Q2w|archive-date=2019-01-19}}</ref> Instead, the journal promotes the use of [[altmetrics|article level metrics]] to provide a measure of the impact of their published articles.
The [[impact factor]] of PLoS Biology for 2007, as calculated by the [[Institute for Scientific Information]] (ISI), was 13.5. For 2009, the impact factor was 12.9. To put this in context, it is the highest-ranked of all journals in the ISI category 'Biology'.


==References==
The current Academic Editor in Chief is Jonathan Eisen from U. C. Davis.
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==External links==
==External links==
{{Portal|Biology}}
* [http://www.plosbiology.org/ PLoS Biology]
*{{Official website|http://www.plosbiology.org/}}
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Latest revision as of 16:35, 14 August 2023

PLOS Biology
DisciplineBiology
LanguageEnglish
Edited byNonia Pariente
Publication details
History2003–present
Publisher
FrequencyMonthly
Yes
LicenseCreative Commons Attribution License
9.8 (2022)
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4PLOS Biol.
Indexing
CODENPBLIBG
ISSN1544-9173 (print)
1545-7885 (web)
LCCN2003212293
OCLC no.1039259630
Links

PLOS Biology is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering all aspects of biology. Publication began on October 13, 2003. It is the first journal published by the Public Library of Science. The editor-in-chief is Nonia Pariente.[1]

In addition to research articles, the journal publishes magazine content aimed to be accessible to a broad audience. Article types in this section are essays, "unsolved mysteries", editorials, and synopses.[2][3]

Abstracting and indexing[edit]

The journal is abstracted and indexed in:

According to Journal Citation Reports, the journal had a 2019 impact factor of 7.076.[10] The journal does not list this impact factor on its website.[11] Instead, the journal promotes the use of article level metrics to provide a measure of the impact of their published articles.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Crystal, Madison (31 March 2020). "Meet PLOS Biology's New Editor-in-Chief, Nonia Pariente". PLOS Biologue. Public Library of Science. Archived from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  2. ^ "What We Publish". PLOS Biology. Archived from the original on 2014-04-30. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  3. ^ "Public Library Of Science Launches PLoS Biology: New Open-Access Journal Will Increase Access To Scientific Research And Speed Scientific Discovery". ScienceDaily. Public Library of Science. 14 October 2003. Archived from the original on 2014-12-14. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Biological Abstracts - Journal List". Intellectual Property & Science. Clarivate Analytics. Archived from the original on 2018-12-02. Retrieved 2018-12-14.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Master Journal List". Intellectual Property & Science. Clarivate Analytics. Retrieved 2018-12-14.
  6. ^ "Displaying Record for Publication: PLoS Biology". Chemical Abstracts Service. American Chemical Society. Archived from the original on 2020-09-22. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Embase journal titles (February 2020)" (XLSX). Embase. Elsevier. February 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-09-22. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  8. ^ "PLOS Biology". NLM Catalog. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Archived from the original on 2018-12-15. Retrieved 2018-12-14.
  9. ^ "Source details: PLoS Biology". Scopus. Elsevier. Archived from the original on 2020-09-22. Retrieved 2018-12-14.
  10. ^ "PLOS Biology". 2017 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Science ed.). Clarivate Analytics. 2018.
  11. ^ Taylor, Mike (21 February 2012). "It's Not Academic: How Publishers Are Squelching Science Communication". The Crux. Discover. Archived from the original on 2019-01-19. Retrieved 14 December 2018.

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