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PLoS One


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*Average Peer Review
About 2.6 month(s)
*Competitiveness
88%
CiteScore
5.4

CiteScore Rank
Subject Area Rank Percentile
Category: Multidisciplinary
Subcategory: Multidisciplinary
28 / 200



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 (2024-2025)
3.80%
Annual Article Volume
16608
Gold OA Percentage
99.87%


Open Access Info
APC APC Waiver Other Charges
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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 SCIENCESSCIEQ244/136
Quartiles By JCICollectionQuartileRankPercentage
Category: MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCESSCIEQ237/136
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  • Journals In The Same Subject Area
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  • Annual Article Volume Trends
  • Journal Title h-index CiteScore
    BIOLOGICAL REVIEWS14323.10
    BIOSCIENCE18913.90
    Biology Direct595.00
    PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES23810.60
    BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH486.10
    BMC BIOLOGY907.90
    QUARTERLY REVIEW OF BIOLOGY695.80
    BIOMETRIKA1055.80
    JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY1645.30
    JOURNAL OF MATHEMATICAL BIOLOGY843.70
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