PLoS Biology

PLOS Biology is the flagship journal of the Public Library of Science (PLOS) and focuses on publishing groundbreaking and relevant research in all areas of biological science. The journal features works at various scales, ranging from molecules to ecosystems, and also encourages interdisciplinary studies. PLOS Biology publishes articles that demonstrate exceptional significance, originality, and relevance, with a high standard of scientific rigor in methodology, reporting, and conclusions. The journal aims to advance science and serve the research community by transforming research communication to align with the research process. It offers evolving article types and policies that empower authors to share the complete story behind their scientific findings with a diverse global audience of researchers, educators, policymakers, patient advocacy groups, and the general public. PLOS Biology, along with other PLOS journals, is widely indexed by major services such as Crossref, Dimensions, DOAJ, Google Scholar, PubMed, PubMed Central, Scopus, and Web of Science. Additionally, PLOS Biology is indexed by various other services including AGRICOLA, Biological Abstracts, BIOSYS Previews, CABI CAB Abstracts, CABI Global Health, CAPES, CAS, CNKI, Embase, Journal Guide, MEDLINE, and Zoological Record, ensuring that the research content is easily accessible and discoverable by a wide range of audiences.

PLOS Biology是PLOS生命科学领域的旗舰期刊,发表了生物科学领域的研究,其特色是在生物科学的所有领域和各个规模都具有非凡意义、原创性和相关性的作品。该期刊以涵盖各种规模的研究，从分子层面到生态系统层面，跨学科研究更是受到鼓励。PLOS Biology发表的文章具有非凡的意义、独创性和相关性，并且在方法、结果报告和结论方面都保持着高标准的科学严谨性。 该期刊的目标在于推动科学的发展，通过改变研究交流方式以与研究过程保持一致，为研究界提供服务。它不断发展的文章类型和政策使得作者能够向全球范围内的不同受众分享其科学发现的完整故事，这些受众包括研究人员、教育者、政策制定者、患者倡导团体以及公众。