PLOS One Journal Impact Factor, APC

PLOS One is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal published by the Public Library of Science (PLOS) since 2006. It is a multidisciplinary journal covering primary research from any scientific, medical, engineering, social science, or humanities discipline.

Indexing

ISSN                          1932-6203

LCCN                        2006214532

OCLC no.                 228234657

 

PLOS One Article Publication Charges (APC)

 

The journal charges $2,477 for standard research and study protocols. Prices may vary for other formats like Registered Report Articles or Lab Protocols. You can see the full list of fees.

It locks the rate active on your submission date, protecting you from price increases during peer review.

Financial Assistance: It also provides financial assistance in the form of a full fee waiver for authors from low-income countries. It also offers partial need-based waivers and institutional flat-fee agreements.

 

Impact Factor

Here is the year over year impact factor for PLOS One

YearImpact Factor (IF)Total ArticlesTotal Cites
2025 (2026 update)2.8–876526
20242.6–816429
20232.9––
20223.7–886924
20213.752–944409
20203.24016067857723
20192.74011244688763
20182.77617879650727
20172.76620328582877
20162.80622077508248
20153.05728114425015
20143.23430040332716
20133.53431496226708
20123.73023406133246

 

 

References:

Journal Information | PLOS One

PLoS One Impact Factor IF 2026|2025|2024 – BioxBio

PLOS ONE – SJR, Quartile, H-index

Explore our publication fees and funding for open access publishing – PLOS