PLoS Biology

Public Library of Science · Open Access· Medline

Data up to Jan 2025

Total Papers6,654

Total Citations700,474

Years Active2003–2024

ISSN1544-9173, 1545-7885

EISSN15457885

Primary Fields

Impact Metrics

2-Year IF (2024)8.17

5-Year IF (2024)9.95

CiteScore (2024)6.65

Metrics computed from OpenAlex data unless marked (official).

Retraction Statistics

Retractions12

Expressions of Concern6

Corrections6

Retraction Rate0.26%

Based on Retraction Watch data. Tracked 2006–2024.

Publishing Details

LicenseCC BY

APC$5,500 (2025)

LanguagesENG

Data from Scopus & DOAJ.