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PLoS One


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*Average Peer Review
About 2.6 month(s)
*Competitiveness
88%
CiteScore
4.8
CiteScore Rank
Subject Area Rank Percentile
Category: Multidisciplinary
Subcategory: Multidisciplinary		 38 / 223
Link to PubMed Central (PMC)
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nlmcatalog?term=1932-6203%5BISSN%5D

Indexing (SCI collection)
Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE)
Scopus (CiteScore)
Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)

Country/Area of Publication
UNITED STATES
Publication Frequency
Irregular
Publisher
Public Library of Science

ISSN
1932-6203
E-ISSN
1932-6203
Year Publication Started
2006

Self-citation (2025-2026)
3.60%
Annual Article Volume
18233
Gold OA Percentage
99.93%

Open Access Info
APC APC Waiver Other Charges
Yes: Check details
( USD2290; )		Yes: Check detailsNo
Journal Aim & Scope
PLOS ONE is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access, online publication. PLOS ONE welcomes reports on primary research from any scientific discipline. It provides:

* Open-access—freely accessible online, authors retain copyright
* Fast publication times
* Peer review by expert, practicing researchers
* Post-publication tools to indicate quality and impact
* Community-based dialogue on articles
* Worldwide media coverage

Web of Science Quartiles
WOS Quartile: Q2

Quartiles By JIFCollectionQuartileRankPercentage
Category: MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCESSCIEQ248/140
Quartiles By JCICollectionQuartileRankPercentage
Category: MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCESSCIEQ236/140
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  • Annual Article Volume Trends
  • Journal Title h-index CiteScore
    BIOLOGICAL REVIEWS14324.50
    BIOSCIENCE18914.40
    Biology Direct596.40
    BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH487.50
    BMC BIOLOGY907.80
    PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES23810.20
    JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY1644.50
    QUARTERLY REVIEW OF BIOLOGY696.00
    BIOMETRIKA1055.40
    JOURNAL OF MATHEMATICAL BIOLOGY844.00
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