

Public Library of Science
Overview
- Type
- Publishing organization
- Country
- US
- ROR identifier
- ror.org/008zgvp64
- Confirmed journals
- 16
Journal portfolio
Journals whose publisher is confirmed as this organization through reviewed identifier evidence. Only the publisher role is shown — ownership and society sponsorship are not inferred from it.
16 journals
- PLoS biology.ISSN 1544-9173 / 1545-7885Public Library of ScienceUnited StatesScopus: ListedMEDLINE: Currently indexedEmbase: ListedPubMed: IncludedPMC: Coverage availableSJR 2.525 (Q1)Listed in DOAJJIF 7.2 (2025)
- PLOS ClimateISSN 2767-3200Public Library of ScienceScopus: ListedSJR 1.545 (Q1)Listed in DOAJJIF 5.1 (2025)
- PLoS Clinical TrialsISSN 1555-5887Public Library of ScienceScopus: Previously indexed / DiscontinuedPMC: Previously available
- PLOS Complex SystemsISSN 2837-8830Public Library of ScienceScopus: ListedListed in DOAJ
- PLoS computational biology.ISSN 1553-734X / 1553-7358Public Library of ScienceUnited StatesScopus: ListedMEDLINE: Currently indexedEmbase: ListedPubMed: IncludedPMC: Coverage availableSJR 1.466 (Q1)Listed in DOAJJIF 3.6 (2025)
- PLoS CurrentsISSN 2157-3999Public Library of ScienceUnited StatesScopus: Previously indexed / DiscontinuedMEDLINE: UnknownEmbase: Previously indexed / DiscontinuedPMC: Previously available
- PLOS Digital HealthISSN 2767-3170Public Library of ScienceScopus: ListedPMC: Coverage availableSJR 1.789 (Q1)Listed in DOAJJIF 7.7 (2025)
- PLoS genetics.ISSN 1553-7390 / 1553-7404Public Library of ScienceUnited StatesScopus: ListedMEDLINE: Currently indexedEmbase: ListedPubMed: IncludedPMC: Coverage availableSJR 1.857 (Q1)Listed in DOAJJIF 3.7 (2025)
- PLOS Global Public HealthISSN 2767-3375Public Library of ScienceScopus: ListedPMC: Coverage availableSJR 0.991 (Q1)Listed in DOAJJIF 2.5 (2025)
- PLoS medicine.ISSN 1549-1277 / 1549-1676Public Library of ScienceUnited StatesScopus: ListedMEDLINE: Currently indexedEmbase: ListedPubMed: IncludedPMC: Coverage availableSJR 3.573 (Q1)Listed in DOAJJIF 9.9 (2025)
- PLOS Mental HealthISSN 2837-8156Public Library of ScienceScopus: ListedPMC: Coverage availableSJR 0.560 (Q2)Listed in DOAJ
- PLoS neglected tropical diseases.ISSN 1935-2727 / 1935-2735Public Library of ScienceUnited StatesScopus: ListedMEDLINE: Currently indexedEmbase: ListedPubMed: IncludedPMC: Coverage availableSJR 1.290 (Q1)Listed in DOAJJIF 3.4 (2025)
- PloS one.ISSN 1932-6203Public Library of ScienceUnited StatesScopus: ListedMEDLINE: Currently indexedEmbase: ListedPubMed: IncludedPMC: Coverage availableSJR 0.726 (Q1)Listed in DOAJJIF 2.6 (2025)
- PLoS pathogens.ISSN 1553-7366 / 1553-7374Public Library of ScienceUnited StatesScopus: ListedMEDLINE: Currently indexedEmbase: ListedPubMed: IncludedPMC: Coverage availableSJR 1.932 (Q1)Listed in DOAJJIF 4.9 (2025)
- PLOS Sustainability and TransformationISSN 2767-3197Public Library of ScienceScopus: ListedSJR 1.118 (Q1)Listed in DOAJJIF 4.6 (2025)
- PLOS WaterISSN 2767-3219Public Library of ScienceScopus: ListedSJR 0.779 (Q2)Listed in DOAJJIF 2.8 (2025)
Portfolio facts
Counts across the 16 journals in this portfolio that appear in the JCF journal dataset. Facts, not a ranking or a quality score.
Countries (1)
- United States14
Subject areas
- Medicine6
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5
- Environmental Science4
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences3
- Neuroscience3
- Immunology and Microbiology2
- Computer Science1
- Earth and Planetary Sciences1
Listed in
- Scopus source list16
- PubMed / MEDLINE7
- PubMed Central12
- DOAJ14
Data coverage
- Confirmed publisher records
- 37 (several sources can confirm the same journal; each journal is counted once above)
- Last updated
- 2026-10-01