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eISSN: 1553-7374pISSN: 1553-7366
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Aims and Scope

PLOS Pathogens is a peer-reviewed open-access medical journal. All content in PLOS Pathogens is published under the Creative Commons "by-attribution" license. PLOS Pathogens began operation in September 2005. It was the fifth journal of the Public Library of Science (PLOS), a non-profit open-access publisher. Less

PLoS Pathogens Key Metrics

CiteScore
10.5
Eigenfactor
0.05 - 0.1
Impact Factor
5 - 10
Scite Index
0.93 5-Year SI
SJR
Q1Genetics
SNIP
1.62

Topics Covered on PLoS Pathogens

Virulence
Hepatitis B
Virus
Malaria
Mycobacterium
Endoplasmic reticulum
Antibody response
Phagocytosis
Inflammasome
Furin
Disease severity
Viral rna
Central nervous system
Insect
Antigen
Viral replication
Machine learning
Chromatin
Genome
Human papillomavirus

PLoS Pathogens Journal Specifications

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Overview
Publisher PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE
Language English
Frequency Monthly
Article Processing ChargesUSD 2655
Publication Time24
Editorial Review ProcessAnonymous peer review
General Details
LanguageEnglish
FrequencyMonthly
Publication Start Year2005
Publisher URLVisit website
Website URLVisit website
Publication Details
PlagiarismVisit website
Publication Time 24
Waiver PolicyVisit website
Editorial Review Detail
Editorial TeamVisit website
Review ProcessAnonymous peer review
Review UrlVisit website
Information for authors
Author instructionsVisit website
Copyright DetailsVisit website
Deposit PolicySherpa/Romeo
License typeCC BY
OA statementVisit website
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FAQs on PLoS Pathogens

How long has PLoS Pathogens been actively publishing? Faqs

PLoS Pathogens has been in operation since 2005 till date.

What is the publishing frequency of PLoS Pathogens? Faqs

PLoS Pathogens published with a Monthly frequency.

How many articles did PLoS Pathogens publish last year? Faqs

In 2023, PLoS Pathogens publsihed 656 articles.

What is the eISSN & pISSN for PLoS Pathogens? Faqs

For PLoS Pathogens, eISSN is 1553-7374 and pISSN is 1553-7366.

What is Citescore for PLoS Pathogens? Faqs

Citescore for PLoS Pathogens is 10.5.

What is SNIP score for PLoS Pathogens? Faqs

SNIP score for PLoS Pathogens is 1.62.

What is the SJR for PLoS Pathogens? Faqs

SJR for PLoS Pathogens is Q1.

Who is the publisher of PLoS Pathogens? Faqs

PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE is the publisher of PLoS Pathogens.