Aims and Scope
PLOS Medicine (formerly styled PLoS Medicine) is a peer-reviewed weekly medical journal covering the full spectrum of the medical sciences. It began operation on October 19, 2004, as the second journal of the Public Library of Science (PLOS), a non-profit open access publisher. All content in PLOS Medicine is published under the Creative Commons "by-attribution" license. To fund the journal, the publication's business model requires in most cases that authors pay publication fees. The journal was published online and in a printed format until 2005 and is now only published online. The journal's acting chief editor is Clare Stone, who replaced the previous chief editor, Larry Peiperl, in 2018.
Key Metrics
15
CiteScore
CiteScore
CiteScore measures average citations received per document published in the serial.
0.05 - 0.1
Eigenfactor
Eigenfactor
Eigenfactor Score measures the number of times articles from the journal published in the past five years have been cited. This does not include self citations.
15 - 20
Impact Factor
Impact Factor
Impact factor of a journal is calculated by dividing the number of current year citations to the source items published in that journal during the previous two years.
258
H index
H-Index
Journal's h-index reflects the collective citation impact of the authors publishing in the journal. The h-index is defined as the maximum value of h such that the given journal has published at least h papers that have each been cited at least h times.
0.86
5-Year SI
5-year SI
- 0.87 2-year SI
- 0.87 Lifetime SI
Scite Index
Scite Index
scite Index is the ratio of citations supporting research which is published in the journal to sum of citations either supporting or contrasting the research published in the journal for the same time period. Minimum 100 supporting citations required.
Q1
Biochemistry
SJR
- Q1 Biochemistry
- Q1 Cell Biology
- Q1 Biotechnology
- Q1 Molecular Biology
- Q1 Medicine (miscellaneous)
SJR
SJR
SCImago Journal Rank measures weighted citations received by the serial. Citation weighting depends on subject field and prestige (SJR) of the citing serial.
3.65
SNIP
SNIP
Source Normalized Impact per Paper measures actual citations received relative to citations expected for the serial’s subject field.
Indexed in the following public directories
-
Web of Science -
Scopus -
DOAJ -
SJR
Topics Covered on PLoS Medicine
Journal Specifications
| Overview | |
| Publisher | PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE |
| Language | English |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Article Processing Charges | USD 5300 |
| Publication Time | 32 |
| Editorial Review Process | Anonymous peer review |
| General Details | |
| Language | English |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Publication Start Year | 2004 |
| Publisher URL | Visit website |
| Website URL | Visit website |
| Publication Details | |
| Plagiarism | Visit website |
| Waiver Policy | Visit website |
| Publication Time | 32 |
| Article Processing Charges | USD 5300 |
| Editorial Review Detail | |
| Editorial Team | Visit website |
| Review Process | Anonymous peer review |
| Review Url | Visit website |
| Information for authors | |
| Author instructions | Visit website |
| Copyright Details | Visit website |
| Deposit Policy | Sherpa/Romeo |
| License type | CC BY |
| OA statement | Visit website |
Planning to publish in PLoS Medicine ?
Upload your Manuscript to get
- Degree of match
- Common matching concepts
- Additional journal recommendations
Looking for the right journals to submit your mansucript?
Upload your manuscript and get a submission readiness score and other journal recommendations.
Check my PaperScite analysis
Powered by scite_
5.4k articles received 494k citations see all
- 17,022 Supporting
- 463,710 Mentioning
- 2,528 Contrasting
Editorial notices
- 1 Retractions
- 0 Withdrawals
- 209 Corrections
- 125 Errata
- 0 Expression of Concern
FAQs
How long has PLoS Medicine been actively publishing?
PLoS Medicine has been in operation since 2004 till date.
What is the publishing frequency of PLoS Medicine ?
PLoS Medicine published with a Monthly frequency.
What is the eISSN & pISSN for PLoS Medicine ?
For PLoS Medicine,eISSN is 1549-1676 and pISSN is1549-1277.
What is Citescore for PLoS Medicine ?
Citescore for PLoS Medicine is 15.
What is H index for PLoS Medicine ?
H index for PLoS Medicine is 258.
What is SNIP score for PLoS Medicine ?
SNIP score for PLoS Medicine is 3.65.
What is the SJR for PLoS Medicine ?
SJR for PLoS Medicine is Q1.
Who is the publisher of PLoS Medicine ?
PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE is the publisher of PLoS Medicine.