PLOS Biology
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.
Discipline | Biology |
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Language | English |
Edited by | Nonia Pariente |
Publication details | |
History | 2003–present |
Publisher | Public Library of Science |
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 |
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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]
- 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]
- PsycINFO[8]
- Science Citation Index[4]
- Scopus[9]
- The Zoological Record[4]
According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has 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
- "PLOS Biology Magazine". PLOS Biology. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
- "Public Library Of Science Launches PLoS Biology". Science Daily. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
- "Biological Abstracts - Journal List". Intellectual Property & Science. Clarivate Analytics. Retrieved 2018-12-14.
- "Master Journal List". Intellectual Property & Science. Clarivate Analytics. Retrieved 2018-12-14.
- "CAS Source Index". Chemical Abstracts Service. American Chemical Society. Archived from the original on 2010-03-10. Retrieved 2018-12-14.
- "Embase Coverage". Embase. Elsevier. Retrieved 2018-12-14.
- "PLOS Biology". NLM Catalog. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 2018-12-14.
- "PsycINFO Journal Coverage". American Psychological Association. Retrieved 2018-12-14.
- "Source details: PLOS Biology". Scopus preview. Elsevier. 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. Retrieved 14 December 2018.