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PLOS Biology

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PLOS Biology

Summary

PLOS Biology is a scientific journal[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of scientific_journal entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (89 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • PLOS Biology's field of work was biology[3].
  • PLOS Biology received the DOAJ seal[4].
  • PLOS Biology is in the country of United States[5].
  • PLOS Biology's instance of is recorded as scientific journal[6].
  • PLOS Biology's instance of is recorded as open-access journal[7].
  • PLOS Biology's instance of is recorded as academic journal[8].
  • PLOS Biology was published by Public Library of Science[9].
  • PLOS Biology's headquarters location is recorded as Lawrence[10].
  • PLOS Biology's copyright license is recorded as Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Generic[11].
  • PLOS Biology's copyright license is recorded as Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported[12].
  • PLOS Biology's copyright license is recorded as Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International[13].
  • PLOS Biology's copyright license is recorded as Creative Commons Attribution[14].
  • PLOS Biology's Commons category is recorded as Media from PLOS Biology[15].
  • PLOS Biology's language of work or name is recorded as English[16].
  • PLOS Biology's archives at is recorded as CLOCKSS[17].
  • PLOS Biology's country of origin is recorded as United States[18].
  • October 13, 2003 marks the founding of PLOS Biology[19].
  • PLOS Biology's official website is recorded as https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/[20].
  • PLOS Biology's official website is recorded as http://www.plosbiology.org[21].
  • PLOS Biology's official website is recorded as http://bibpurl.oclc.org/web/8459[22].
  • PLOS Biology's official website is recorded as http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/tocrender.fcgi?journal=212[23].
  • PLOS Biology's main subject is biology[24].
  • PLOS Biology's catalog is recorded as Q1227538[25].
  • PLOS Biology's Danish Bibliometric Research Indicator level is recorded as 2[26].
  • PLOS Biology's described by source is recorded as Review of: PLoS Biology—A Freely Available, Open Access Online Journal[27].

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Career and Affiliations

PLOS Biology's field of work was biology[3].

Recognition

PLOS Biology received the DOAJ seal[4].

Why It Matters

PLOS Biology ranks in the top 2% of scientific_journal entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (89 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

What awards did PLOS Biology receive?

Honors received include DOAJ seal[4].

Related Entities

biology scientific journal United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . Q1227538. wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Q1227538. wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . Q1227538. wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . Q1227538. doaj.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . Q1227538. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Q1227538. journals.plos.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . ISSN Portal. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . ISSN Portal. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . theguardian.com. theguardian.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . ISSN Portal. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . ISSN Portal. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . ISSN Portal. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Q1227538. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Q1227538. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . BFI 2012 journal list. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22d ago · Andre Engels · 2026-07-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Archives at → CLOCKSS
    Catalog → Q1227538
    Country → —
    Described by source → Review of: PLoS Biology—A Freely Available, Open Access Online Journal
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P8104]]: 217648, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/91622163|PLoS Biology (#91622163)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/3513|Paperity journals]] #m"
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