PLOS Biology
Template:Short description Template:Infobox journal 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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.<ref name=magazine>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=ScienceDaily>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Abstracting and indexingEdit
The journal is abstracted and indexed in:
- Biological Abstracts<ref name="ISI" />
- BIOSIS Previews<ref name="ISI">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Current Contents/Agriculture, Biology & Environmental Sciences<ref name=ISI/>
- Current Contents/Life Sciences<ref name=ISI/>
- Chemical Abstracts Service<ref name=CASSI>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Embase<ref name=Embase>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Index Medicus/MEDLINE/PubMed<ref name=MEDLINE>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Science Citation Index<ref name=ISI/>
- Scopus<ref name=Scopus>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- The Zoological Record<ref name=ISI/>
According to Journal Citation Reports, the journal had a 2023 impact factor of 7.8.<ref name=WoS>Template:Cite book</ref> The journal does not list this impact factor on its website.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Instead, the journal promotes the use of article level metrics to provide a measure of the impact of their published articles.