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Status
Active
Coverage
2004–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
Yes
CiteScore
16.4
SJR · SCImago
3.573
Q1 SJR quartile
H-index
303
Best quartile
Q1 · 97th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine (all) | 18 / 669 | 97th | Q1 |
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PLOS Medicine
PLOS Medicine is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 16.4), WoS SCIE, DOAJ. Published by Public Library of Science.
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ISSN 1549-1277Verify ISSN ↗1549-1676Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Public Library of Science
Scopus · Q1WoS · SCIEOpen Access
16.4
CiteScore 2025
Q1
Best quartile
3
Indexed in
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Web of ScienceClarivate (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI/ESCI)
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Open accessFully open access, peer reviewed
Not listed in: ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is PLOS Medicine indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2004–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 16.4.
What quartile is PLOS Medicine in Scopus?
PLOS Medicine is Q1 in Medicine (all) (rank 18 of 669), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of PLOS Medicine?
PLOS Medicine is indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 16.4, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 97th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 3.573, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 303.
How much does it cost to publish in PLOS Medicine?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$6,460 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes PLOS Medicine and what is its ISSN?
PLOS Medicine is published by Public Library of Science. Its print ISSN is 1549-1277 and its online ISSN is 1549-1676.
Is PLOS Medicine in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.
Is PLOS Medicine open access?
Yes — it is an open-access journal, listed in DOAJ.
How well cited is PLOS Medicine? — open metrics via OpenAlex
PLOS Medicine has an h-index of 355 and a 2-year mean of 8.23 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 16.4, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #22 of 646 Scopus journals in Medicine (all).
355
h-index
8.23
2-yr mean citations
4,318
i10-index
5,846
works indexed
791,347
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$6,460
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#22 of 646 Top 4% Medicine (all)
PLOS Medicine published 196 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2020 with 344. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in PLOS Medicine? — latest 100 articles, 2026
In its latest 100 research articles (2026), authors are most often from United Kingdom (22.5%), United States (18.2%) and China (8.1%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for PLOS Medicine? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. 2 retracted papers are recorded (0.3 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags 1 of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers 2 · 0.3 per 1,000 papers
- Problematic Paper Screener flags 1 · 0.2 per 1,000 papers — mostly wrongly identified sequences
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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