PLoS Pathogens

Public Library of Science · Open Access· Medline

Data up to Jan 2025

Total Papers11,102

Total Citations764,504

Years Active2005–2024

ISSN1553-7366, 1553-7374

EISSN15537374

Primary Fields

Impact Metrics

2-Year IF (2024)6.12

5-Year IF (2024)6.63

CiteScore (2024)5.18

Metrics computed from OpenAlex data unless marked (official).

Retraction Statistics

Retractions12

Expressions of Concern4

Corrections3

Retraction Rate0.12%

Based on Retraction Watch data. Tracked 2010–2024.

Publishing Details

LicenseCC BY

APC$3,043 (2025)

LanguagesENG

Data from Scopus & DOAJ.