PLoS ONE

Public Library of Science · Open Access· Medline

Data up to Jan 2025

Total Papers303,133

Total Citations10,611,189

Years Active2002–2024

ISSN1932-6203

EISSN19326203

Primary Fields

Impact Metrics

2-Year IF (2024)3.23

5-Year IF (2024)3.89

CiteScore (2024)2.83

Metrics computed from OpenAlex data unless marked (official).

Retraction Statistics

Retractions1,016

Expressions of Concern176

Corrections71

Retraction Rate0.35%

Based on Retraction Watch data. Tracked 2009–2025.

Publishing Details

LicenseCC BY

APC$2,382 (2025)

LanguagesENG

Data from Scopus & DOAJ.