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PLoS Computational Biology

Public Library of Science · United States · Est. 1911

ISSN1553-7358

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

1.466

H-Indexi

283

SNIPi

1.137

Total Worksi

12,632

Total Citationsi

667,324

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.72

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

PLOS Computational Biology publishes original research articles in the field of computational biology. The journal covers a wide range of topics, including systems biology, bioinformatics, computational neuroscience, and structural biology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1911

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications12,632

Publisher OrgPublic Library of Science

OA Since2004

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/11 · 82%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Public Library of Science

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1553-7358

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

713

35k

2019

773

29k

2020

31k

2021

911

20k

2022

722

11k

2023

756

6.7k

2024

895

2.7k

2025

642

279

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Computational Theory and MathematicsQ1

EcologyQ1

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ1

GeneticsQ1

Modeling and SimulationQ1

Molecular BiologyQ1

Cellular and Molecular NeuroscienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biochemical Research MethodsMathematical & Computational Biology

Scopus Categories

GeneticsCellular and Molecular NeuroscienceEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsComputational Theory and MathematicsEcologyModeling and SimulationMolecular Biology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Neural dynamics and brain functionBioinformatics and Genomic NetworksGene Regulatory Network AnalysisProtein Structure and DynamicsGenomics and Phylogenetic StudiesRNA and protein synthesis mechanismsEvolution and Genetic DynamicsMicrobial Metabolic Engineering and BioproductionGene expression and cancer classificationGenomics and Chromatin Dynamics

Frequently asked questions about PLoS Computational Biology

Is PLoS Computational Biology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for PLoS Computational Biology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of PLoS Computational Biology?

PLoS Computational Biology is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 3.72.

Is PLoS Computational Biology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

PLoS Computational Biology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.