PLoS Computational Biology
Basic Journal Info
| Country: | United States |
|---|---|
| Journal ISSN: | 15537358, 1553734X |
| Publisher: | Public Library of Science |
| History: | 2005-ongoing |
| Journal Hompage: | Link |
| Note: | You can find more information about getting published on this journal here: https://www.editorialmanager.com/pcompbiol/default.aspx |
Impact Factor Ranking
PLoS Computational Biology
2424
Scope/Description:
PLOS Computational Biology features works of exceptional significance that further our understanding of living systems at all scales—from molecules and cells, to patient populations and ecosystems—through the application of computational methods. Readers include life and computational scientists, who can take the important findings presented here to the next level of discovery. Research articles must be declared as belonging to a relevant section. More information about the sections can be found in the submission guidelines. Research articles should model aspects of biological systems, demonstrate both methodological and scientific novelty, and provide profound new biological insights. Generally, reliability and significance of biological discovery through computation should be validated and enriched by experimental studies. Inclusion of experimental validation is not required for publication, but should be referenced where possible. Inclusion of experimental validation of a modest biological discovery through computation does not render a manuscript suitable for PLOS Computational Biology. Research articles specifically designated as Methods papers should describe outstanding methods of exceptional importance that have been shown, or have the promise to provide new biological insights. The method must already be widely adopted, or have the promise of wide adoption by a broad community of users. Enhancements to existing published methods will only be considered if those enhancements bring exceptional new capabilities.
PLoS Computational Biology | Journal Impact factor 2023 Trends
Impact Factor Trend 2000 - 2023
Impact Factor
The impact factor (IF) or journal impact factor (JIF) of an academic journal is a scientometric factor based on the yearly average number of citations on articles published by a particular journal in the last two years. In other words, the impact factor of 2022 is the average of the number of cited publications divided by the citable publications of a journal. A journal impact factor is frequently used as a proxy for the relative importance of a journal within its field. Normally, journals with higher impact factors are often deemed to have more influence than those with lower ones. However, the science community has also noted that review articles typically are more citable than research articles.Here you can check the journal performance trends based on last 20 years of data, also check the latest journal citation reports 2023. Also Check H-Index, SCImago journal rank and journal impact factor 2023.
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Impact Factor History
- 2022/2023 Impact Factor 4.3
- 2021 Impact Factor 4.779
- 2020 Impact Factor 4.475
- 2019 Impact Factor 4.428
- 2018 Impact Factor 4.383
- 2017 Impact Factor 4.276
- 2016 Impact Factor 4.754
- 2015 Impact Factor 5.095
- 2014 Impact Factor 5.218
- 2013 Impact Factor 5.479
- 2012 Impact Factor 5.449
- 2011 Impact Factor 5.777
- 2010 Impact Factor 5.872
- 2009 Impact Factor 4.926
- 2008 Impact Factor 5.891
- 2007 Impact Factor 5.178
- 2006 Impact Factor 3.877
- 2005 Impact Factor NA
- 2004 Impact Factor NA
- 2003 Impact Factor NA
- 2002 Impact Factor NA
- 2001 Impact Factor NA
- 2000 Impact Factor NA
Note: impact factor data for reference only
Other Journal Impact Indicator
Any journal impact factor or scientometric indicator alone will not give you the full picture of a science journal. That’s why every year, scholars review current metrics to improve upon them and sometimes come up with new ones. There are also other factors to sider for example, H-Index, Self-Citation Ratio, SJR (SCImago Journal Rank Indicator) and SNIP (Source Normalized Impact per Paper). Researchers may also consider the practical aspect of a journal such as publication fees, acceptance rate, review speed.
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H-Index
The h-index is an author-level metric that attempts to measure both the productivity and citation impact of the publications of a scientist or scholar. The index is based on the set of the scientist's most cited papers and the number of citations that they have received in other publications
148
PLoS Computational Biology
SCImago Journal Rank (SJR)
SCImago Journal Rank (SJR indicator) is a measure of scientific influence of scholarly journals that accounts for both the number of citations received by a journal and the importance or prestige of the journals where such citations come from.
2.95