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

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