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In addition to research articles, ''PLoS Biology'' publishes online e-letters in which readers provide comments on articles.
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 2011 [[impact factor]] of 11.452, ranking it first in the category 'Biology'.<ref name=WoS>{{cite web |url=http://isiwebofknowledge.com |title=Web of Science |year=2011 |accessdate=2012–08–10}}</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>
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> 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]]).
The current [[editor-in-chief]] is [[Jonathan Eisen]]<ref>{{cite pmid|18303952}}</ref> ([[University of California, Davis]]).

Revision as of 08:31, 20 June 2013

PLOS Biology
DisciplineBiology
LanguageEnglish
Edited byJonathan Eisen
Publication details
History2003–present
Publisher
Yes
LicenseCreative Commons Attribution License
12.690 (2012)
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4PLoS Biol.
Indexing
ISSN1544-9173 (print)
1545-7885 (web)
Links

PLOS Biology is an open access 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 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'.[1] 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."[2]

The current editor-in-chief is Jonathan Eisen[3] (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.

References

  1. ^ "Web of Science". 2013. Retrieved 2013–06–20. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  2. ^ Taylor, Mike. "It’s Not Academic: How Publishers Are Squelching Science Communication." Discover Magazine. February 21, 2012. Retrieved on March 3, 2012.
  3. ^ Attention: This template ({{cite pmid}}) is deprecated. To cite the publication identified by PMID 18303952, please use {{cite journal}} with |pmid=18303952 instead.

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