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PLoS Computational Biology

By making connections through the application of computational methods among disparate areas of biology, PLOS Computational Biology provides substantial new insight into living systems at all scales, from the nano to the macro, and across multiple disciplines, from molecular scie...

ISSN: 1553-734X

Publisher: Public Library of Science

Category: Molecular Biology

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SJR Impact Factor trending_up

1,503 Q1

H-index 227

Acceptance rate pie_chart

20% Selective

Source Acceptance_Rate

Time to publication hourglass_top

32 weeks

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Publication cost (APC) payments

2.025 € Open Access

Non-OA path NPD

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SJR Impact

1,503

H-index

227

Docs (year)

753

Docs 3y

2618

Total refs

47331

Cites 3y

10127

Citable 3y

2606

Cites/Doc 2y

3.48

Ref/Doc

62.86

Immediate OA

2025 €

Embargoed OA

NPD

Non OA / Submission

- €

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PLoS Computational Biology has an SJR of 1,503 (best quartile Q1) in the CountryOfPapers database.

Immediate OA APC is 2025 EUR.

The acceptance rate recorded for PLoS Computational Biology is 20%.

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