Biology:PLOS Biology
| |Subject |Discipline}} | Biology |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Edited by | Nonia Pariente |
| Publication details | |
| History | 2003–present |
| Publisher | Public Library of Science |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Yes | |
| License | Creative Commons Attribution License |
| 9.8 (2022) | |
| 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 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
The journal is abstracted and indexed in:
- Biological Abstracts[4][verification needed]
- BIOSIS Previews[5][full citation needed]
- Current Contents/Agriculture, Biology & Environmental Sciences[5]
- Current Contents/Life Sciences[5]
- Chemical Abstracts Service[6]
- Embase[7]
- Index Medicus/MEDLINE/PubMed[8]
- Science Citation Index[5]
- Scopus[9]
- The Zoological Record[5]
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
- ↑ Crystal, Madison (31 March 2020). "Meet PLOS Biology's New Editor-in-Chief, Nonia Pariente" (in en). Public Library of Science. https://biologue.plos.org/2020/03/31/meet-plos-biologys-new-editor-in-chief-nonia-pariente/.
- ↑ "What We Publish". PLOS Biology. http://www.plosbiology.org/static/guidelines#other.
- ↑ "Public Library Of Science Launches PLoS Biology: New Open-Access Journal Will Increase Access To Scientific Research And Speed Scientific Discovery". Public Library of Science. 14 October 2003. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2003/10/031014072453.htm.
- ↑ "Biological Abstracts - Journal List". Intellectual Property & Science. Clarivate Analytics. http://mjl.clarivate.com/cgi-bin/jrnlst/jlresults.cgi?PC=BA.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 "Master Journal List". Intellectual Property & Science. Clarivate Analytics. http://mjl.clarivate.com/.
- ↑ "Displaying Record for Publication: PLoS Biology". Chemical Abstracts Service. American Chemical Society. https://cassi.cas.org/publication.jsp?P=eCQtRPJo9AQyz133K_ll3zLPXfcr-WXfTLkYkfzxyZ2tVAUe0MkRmzLPXfcr-WXfMs9d9yv5Zd8MiYjpqPqB1DLPXfcr-WXfMs9d9yv5Zd_eFNJMgMPJ1A.
- ↑ "Embase journal titles (February 2020)" (XLSX). Embase. Elsevier. February 2020. https://www.elsevier.com/__data/assets/excel_doc/0008/1048328/ELS_EM_Embase-content-coverage-overview-2020-01.xlsx.
- ↑ "PLOS Biology". NLM Catalog. National Center for Biotechnology Information. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nlmcatalog/101183755.
- ↑ "Source details: PLoS Biology". Scopus. Elsevier. https://www.scopus.com/sourceid/12977.
- ↑ "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. http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/crux/2012/02/21/its-not-academic-how-publishers-are-squelching-science-communication/.
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