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Revision as of 20:18, 3 December 2020
Discipline | Biology |
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Language | English |
Edited by | Nonia Pariente |
Publication details | |
History | 2003–present |
Publisher | |
Frequency | Monthly |
Yes | |
License | Creative Commons Attribution License |
7.076 (2019) | |
Standard abbreviations | |
ISO 4 | PLOS Biol. |
Indexing | |
CODEN | PBLIBG |
ISSN | 1544-9173 (print) 1545-7885 (web) |
LCCN | 2003212293 |
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 was the first journal of the Public Library of Science. The editor-in-chief is Nonia Pariente.[citation needed]
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.[1][2]
Abstracting and indexing
The journal is abstracted and indexed in:
- Biological Abstracts[3][verification needed]
- BIOSIS Previews[4][full citation needed]
- Current Contents/Agriculture, Biology & Environmental Sciences[4]
- Current Contents/Life Sciences[4]
- Chemical Abstracts Service[5]
- Embase[6]
- Index Medicus/MEDLINE/PubMed[7]
- Science Citation Index[4]
- Scopus[8]
- The Zoological Record[4]
According to Journal Citation Reports, the journal had a 2019 impact factor of 7.076.[9] The journal does not list this impact factor on its website.[10] Instead, the journal promotes the use of article level metrics to provide a measure of the impact of their published articles.
References
- ^ "What We Publish". PLOS Biology. Archived from the original on 2014-04-30. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Biological Abstracts - Journal List". Intellectual Property & Science. Clarivate Analytics. Archived from the original on 2018-12-14. Retrieved 2018-12-14.
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timestamp mismatch; 2018-12-02 suggested (help) - ^ a b c d e "Master Journal List". Intellectual Property & Science. Clarivate Analytics. Retrieved 2018-12-14.
- ^ "Displaying Record for Publication: PLoS Biology". Chemical Abstracts Service. American Chemical Society. Archived from the original on 2020-09-22. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
- ^ "Embase journal titles (February 2020)" (XLSX). Embase. Elsevier. February 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-09-22. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
- ^ "PLOS Biology". NLM Catalog. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Archived from the original on 2018-12-15. Retrieved 2018-12-14.
- ^ "Source details: PLoS Biology". Scopus. Elsevier. Archived from the original on 2020-09-22. Retrieved 2018-12-14.
- ^ "PLOS Biology". 2017 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Science ed.). Clarivate Analytics. 2018.
- ^ 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.