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{{Short description|Monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal}}
{{Infobox journal
{{Infobox journal
| title = PLOS Biology
| title = PLOS Biology
| image =
| cover = [[File:PLoS Biology cover April 2009.svg|200px]]
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| abbreviation = PLOS Biol.
| editor = [[Jonathan Eisen]]
| discipline = [[Biology]]
| discipline = [[Biology]]
| editor = Nonia Pariente
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| abbreviation = PLoS Biol.
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| website = http://www.plosbiology.org/
| publisher = [[Public Library of Science]]
| publisher = [[Public Library of Science]]
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| history = 2003–present
| country =
| impact = 12.690
| frequency = Monthly
| impact-year = 2012
| openaccess = Yes
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| license = [[Creative Commons Attribution License]]
| impact = 9.8
| impact-year = 2022
| ISSN = 1544-9173
| ISSN = 1544-9173
| eISSN = 1545-7885
| eISSN = 1545-7885
| CODEN = PBLIBG
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| history = 2003–present
| LCCN = 2003212293
| openaccess = Yes
| OCLC = 1039259630
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| license = [[Creative Commons licenses|Creative Commons Attribution License]]
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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
}}
}}
'''''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 [[open access]] [[Peer review|peer-reviewed]] [[scientific journal]] covering all aspects of [[biology]]. Publication began on October 13, 2003.

It was the first journal of the [[Public Library of Science]]. All content in ''PLOS Biology'' is published under the [[Creative Commons]] "by-attribution" license. To fund the journal, the publication's [[business model]] requires that, in most cases, authors will [[Article Processing Charge|pay publication costs]].

In addition to research articles, ''PLoS Biology'' publishes online e-letters in which readers provide comments on articles.

According to the ''[[Journal Citation Reports]]'', the journal has a 2012 [[impact factor]] of 12.690, ranking it first in the category 'Biology'<ref name=WoS>{{cite web |url=http://isiwebofknowledge.com |title=Web of Science |year=2013 |accessdate=2013-06-20}}</ref> and ranking it tenth in the category 'Biochemistry & Molecular Biology'.<ref name=WoS1>{{cite web |url=http://isiwebofknowledge.com |title=Web of Science |year=2013 |accessdate=}}</ref> Mike Taylor of ''[[Discover Magazine]]'' said in 2012 that while PLoS Biology has a high impact factor, "PLoS has de-emphasized this traditional, problematic measure, so you won’t find this fact blazoned across their website."<ref name="Taylorsquelching">Taylor, Mike. "[http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/crux/2012/02/21/its-not-academic-how-publishers-are-squelching-science-communication/ It’s Not Academic: How Publishers Are Squelching Science Communication]." ''[[Discover Magazine]]''. February 21, 2012. Retrieved on March 3, 2012.</ref>

The current [[editor-in-chief]] is [[Jonathan Eisen]]<ref>{{cite pmid|18303952}}</ref> ([[University of California, Davis]]).

==Gallery==
Due to their free licensing, files from PLoS Biology can be reused in places other than the original article, e.g. to illustrate Wikipedia articles.


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>
<gallery>
File:HIV on macrophage.png|[[HIV]] attacking a [[macrophage]].
File:Actenoides concretus.png|A [[rufous-collared Kingfisher]].
File:Bat flying at night.png|A [[bat]] flying at night.
File:Seedbank.jpg|Specimens in a [[seedbank]].
</gallery>


==Abstracting and indexing==
<gallery>
The journal is abstracted and indexed in:
File:Acyrthosiphon pisum (pea aphid)-PLoS.jpg|[[Pea aphid]]s feeding on peas.
*[[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}}
File:Bee waggle dance.png|A bee performing its [[waggle dance]].
*[[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}}
File:Northwest Crown Fire Experiment.png|An impression from a [[wildfire]].
*''[[Current Contents]]''/Agriculture, Biology & Environmental Sciences<ref name=ISI/>
File:Giant Haasts eagle attacking New Zealand moa.jpg|[[Haast's eagle]] attacking a [[moa]].
*''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.
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== References ==
==References==
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== External links ==
==External links==
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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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