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PLOS is a nonprofit, Open Access publisher empowering researchers to accelerate progress in science and medicine by leading a transformation in research communication. All PLOS journals adhere to the highest standards of rigorous peer review and research ethics.

Everything we publish is:

  • Fully Open Access and compliant with major funder mandates including Plan S and OSTP
  • Backed by our Open Data policy 
  • Supported by article-level-metrics to track the reach and influence of your work with precision
  • Indexed widely by major services such as Crossref, Dimensions, DOAJ, Google Scholar, PubMed Central, Scopus, Web of Science, and many more
  • Eligible for preprint-posting. And we offer specific preprint server integrations in relevant subject areas to make posting easy 

Additionally, accepted articles are eligible for:

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  • PLOS Biology
    • Easy submission, with initial editorial assessment in just one week
    • Broad scope; highly selective
    • Professional staff editors and expert editorial board members work collaboratively
    • Welcomes preprints; integrates with bioRxiv
    Accepts: Magazine, Methods article, Registered report, Research article, Systematic reviews & meta-analysis
    • Community focused
    • Easy submission, with initial editorial assessment in just one week
    • Facilitated preprint posting with bi-directional linking
    • Format free initial submission
    • Highly selective
    • Open Code optional, except in specific cases*
    • Preprints welcome but not automated
    • Professional staff editors and expert editorial board members work collaboratively
  • PLOS Climate
    • Format-free initial submission
    • Broad scope, multidisciplinary with a community focus
    • Inclusive of all rigorous research within scope
    • Welcomes preprints; integrates with EarthArXiv
    Accepts: Methods article, Research article, Systematic reviews & meta-analysis
    • Community focused
    • Open Code optional, except in specific cases*
    • Preprints welcome but not automated
    • Professional staff editors and expert editorial board members work collaboratively
  • PLOS Complex Systems
    • Format-free initial submission
    • Led by independent editorial board made up exclusively of researchers working in the field
    • Specialized scope
    • Welcomes preprints; integrates with bioRxiv
    Accepts: Magazine, Methods article, Research article, Systematic reviews & meta-analysis
  • PLOS Computational Biology
    • Format-free initial submission
    • Led by independent editorial board made up exclusively of researchers working in the field
    • Specialized scope
    • Welcomes preprints; integrates with bioRxiv
    Accepts: Magazine, Methods article, Research article, Systematic reviews & meta-analysis
    • Community focused
    • Facilitated preprint posting with bi-directional linking
    • Format free initial submission
    • Led by independent editorial board made up exclusively of researchers working in the field
    • Open Code required for all relevant submissions
    • Preprints welcome but not automated
  • PLOS Digital Health
    • Format-free initial submission
    • Led by independent editorial board made up exclusively of researchers working in the field
    • Specialized scope
    • Welcomes preprints; integrates with medRxiv
    Accepts: Clinical trial, Methods article, Research article, Systematic reviews & meta-analysis
    • Community focused
    • Format free initial submission
    • Led by independent editorial board made up exclusively of researchers working in the field
    • Open Code optional, except in specific cases*
    • Preprints welcome but not automated
  • PLOS Genetics
    • Format-free initial submission
    • Led by independent editorial board made up exclusively of researchers working in the field
    • Specialized scope
    • Welcomes preprints; integrates with bioRxiv
    Accepts: Magazine, Methods article, Research article, Systematic reviews & meta-analysis
    • Community focused
    • Facilitated preprint posting with bi-directional linking
    • Format free initial submission
    • Led by independent editorial board made up exclusively of researchers working in the field
    • Open Code optional, except in specific cases*
    • Preprints welcome but not automated
  • PLOS Global Public Health
    • Format-free initial submission
    • Broad scope, multidisciplinary with a community focus
    • Inclusive of all rigorous research within scope
    • Welcomes preprints; integrates with medRxiv
    Accepts: Clinical trial, Methods article, Research article, Systematic reviews & meta-analysis
    • Community focused
    • Open Code optional, except in specific cases*
    • Preprints welcome but not automated
    • Professional staff editors and expert editorial board members work collaboratively
  • PLOS Medicine
    • Easy submission, with initial editorial assessment in just one week
    • Broad scope; highly selective
    • Professional staff editors and expert editorial board members work collaboratively
    • Welcomes preprints; integrates with medRxiv
    Accepts: Clinical trial, Magazine, Methods article, Research article, Systematic reviews & meta-analysis
    • Community focused
    • Easy submission, with initial editorial assessment in just one week
    • Highly selective
    • Open Code optional, except in specific cases*
    • Preprints welcome but not automated
    • Professional staff editors and expert editorial board members work collaboratively
  • PLOS Mental Health
    • Format-free initial submission
    • Broad scope, multidisciplinary with a community focus
    • Inclusive of all rigorous research within scope
    • Welcomes preprints; integrates with medRxiv
    Accepts: Methods article, Research article, Systematic reviews & meta-analysis
  • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
    • Format-free initial submission
    • Led by independent editorial board made up exclusively of researchers working in the field
    • Specialized scope
    • Welcomes preprints; integrates with bioRxiv and medRxiv
    Accepts: Clinical trial, Magazine, Methods article, Research article, Systematic reviews & meta-analysis
    • Community focused
    • Facilitated preprint posting with bi-directional linking
    • Format free initial submission
    • Led by independent editorial board made up exclusively of researchers working in the field
    • Open Code optional, except in specific cases*
    • Preprints welcome but not automated
  • PLOS ONE
    • Welcomes preprints; integrates with bioRxiv and medRxiv
    • Scope spans all of science, medicine, and the related social sciences and humanities
    • Inclusive of all rigorous research
    • Efficient multi-stage peer review process in which manuscripts pass from professional editors to editorial board members active in their field
    Accepts: Clinical trial, Methods article, Protocol, Registered report, Research article, Systematic reviews & meta-analysis
    • Community focused
    • Facilitated preprint posting with bi-directional linking
    • Faster than average
    • Open Code optional, except in specific cases*
    • Preprints welcome but not automated
    • Professional staff editors and expert editorial board members work collaboratively
  • PLOS Pathogens
    • Format-free initial submission
    • Led by independent editorial board made up exclusively of researchers working in the field
    • Specialized scope
    • Welcomes preprints; integrates with bioRxiv
    Accepts: Clinical trial, Magazine, Methods article, Research article, Systematic reviews & meta-analysis
    • Community focused
    • Facilitated preprint posting with bi-directional linking
    • Format free initial submission
    • Led by independent editorial board made up exclusively of researchers working in the field
    • Open Code optional, except in specific cases*
    • Preprints welcome but not automated
  • PLOS Sustainability and Transformation
    • Format-free initial submission
    • Led by independent editorial board made up exclusively of researchers working in the field
    • Specialized scope
    • Welcomes preprints; integrates with EarthArXiv
    Accepts: Magazine, Methods article, Research article, Systematic reviews & meta-analysis
    • Community focused
    • Format free initial submission
    • Led by independent editorial board made up exclusively of researchers working in the field
    • Open Code optional, except in specific cases*
    • Preprints welcome but not automated
  • PLOS Water
    • Format-free initial submission
    • Broad scope, multidisciplinary with a community focus
    • Inclusive of all rigorous research within scope
    • Welcomes preprints; integrates with EarthArXiv
    Accepts: Methods article, Research article, Systematic reviews & meta-analysis
    • Community focused
    • Open Code optional, except in specific cases*
    • Preprints welcome but not automated
    • Professional staff editors and expert editorial board members work collaboratively

What else do PLOS journals offer you?

Using the answers you provided to the questions, we’ve shown you the journals that best match your criteria. By clicking on the relevant journal images, you can visit each journal to find out more. The table below shows additional information about what each journal can offer.

If you have questions about any of our journals, please contact us.

PLOS Biology PLOS Climate PLOS Complex Systems PLOS Computational Biology PLOS Digital Health PLOS Genetics PLOS Global Public Health PLOS Medicine PLOS Mental Health PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases PLOS ONE PLOS Pathogens PLOS Sustainability and Transformation PLOS Water

* If author-generated code underpins the findings in the manuscript, authors must make all code available without restrictions upon publication of the work. In cases where code is central to the manuscript, we may require the code to be made available as a condition of publication. Authors are responsible for ensuring that the code is reusable and well documented.

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