PLOS Biology
| Discipline | Biology |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Edited by | Nonia Pariente |
| Publication details | |
| History | 2003–present |
| Publisher | |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Yes | |
| License | Creative Commons Attribution License |
| 7.2 (2024) | |
| Standard abbreviations ISO 4 (alt) · Bluebook (alt) NLM (alt) · MathSciNet (alt Paid subscription required) | |
| ISO 4 | PLOS Biol. |
| Indexing CODEN (alt · alt2) · JSTOR (alt) · LCCN (alt) MIAR · NLM (alt) · Scopus · W&L | |
| 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 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:
- Biological Abstracts [4]
- BIOSIS Previews [4]
- 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 2023 impact factor of 7.8.[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
[edit ]- ^ 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.
- ^ "What We Publish". PLOS Biology. Archived from the original on 2014年04月30日. 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年12月14日. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f "PLOS BIOLOGY" . Clarivate . Retrieved 2018年12月14日.
- ^ "Displaying Record for Publication: PLoS Biology". Chemical Abstracts Service . American Chemical Society. Archived from the original on 2020年09月22日. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
- ^ "Embase journal titles (February 2020)" (XLSX). Embase. Elsevier. February 2020. Archived from the original on 2020年09月22日. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
- ^ "PLOS Biology". NLM Catalog. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Archived from the original on 2018年12月15日. Retrieved 2018年12月14日.
- ^ "Source details: PLoS Biology". Scopus . Elsevier. Archived from the original on 2020年09月22日. Retrieved 2018年12月14日.
- ^ "PLOS Biology". 2023 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Science ed.). Clarivate Analytics. 2023.
- ^ Taylor, Mike (21 February 2012). "It's Not Academic: How Publishers Are Squelching Science Communication". The Crux. Discover. Archived from the original on 2019年01月19日. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
