PLoS Biology
Last updated ISSN 1544-9173
PLoS Biology is published by Public Library of Science in neuroscience. It is open access. The article processing charge is $5,500.
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What it publishes
Recent work in PLoS Biology concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- Neural dynamics and brain function
- Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
- Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
- RNA Research and Splicing
- CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
- Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Plant and animal studies
Key facts
| Publisher | Public Library of Science |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 1544-9173, 1545-7885 |
| Subject area | Neuroscience |
| Access | Open access |
| Article processing charge | $5,500 |
| Indexed in | Web of Science — Science Citation Index Expanded · Scopus · DOAJ |
| Articles published | 8,739 |
| Publishing since | 1980 |
| Journal website | www.plosbiology.org/ |
Facts come from OpenAlex, DOAJ and Wikidata and may lag the journal’s own pages. Check the publisher’s site before submitting. Indexing shown here is what is recorded, not a complete picture — about a third of journals have no indexing recorded anywhere we can read, so “not recorded” does not mean a journal is absent from Scopus or Web of Science.
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