PLoS Medicine Impact Factor, Quartile, Indexing, Ranking

PLoS Medicine Impact Factor, Indexing, Ranking

PLoS Medicine (PM) is a scholarly journal dedicated to publishing research in the field of Medicine, and Published by PLOS. The Print-ISSN of PLoS Medicine is 1549-1277 and its abbreviation is PLoS Med..

The Publicaiton fees (APC) is $6,300.


PLoS Medicine Aim and Scope

PLOS Medicine publishes articles relevant to clinicians, policymakers, and researchers across a range of settings that address the major biological, environmental, social, and political determinants of health. The editors make decisions on submissions based upon their potential to directly and substantially inform clinical practice or health policy, and their relevance to our international audience.

Articles given highest priority for publication are those that address conditions or risk factors that cause the greatest losses in years of healthy life and quality of life worldwide.

PLOS Medicine also seeks to publish articles in the area of translational medicine that provide substantial, novel mechanistic insights into disease processes, with potential implications for clinical care. Additionally PLOS Medicine considers articles on topics relating to the integrity and ethics of the research enterprise; the practice of medicine; and the application of research to practice to fall within its scope.


PLoS Medicine Details


Journal title PLoS Medicine (PM)
Abbreviation PLoS Med
Print ISSN 1549-1277
Online ISSN 1549-1676
Publisher Name PLOS
Editor-in-chief Jean Adams
Subject Category Medicine
Access type Logo of open access journals Open Access
Status 🟢 Active

PLoS Medicine Metrics and Rankings

In the context of academic journals, "Metrics and Rankings" refer to various measures and evaluations used to assess the quality, influence, and impact of a journal.

Below are the metrics and rankings for the journal PLoS Medicine

SJR 4.223
SNIP 3.417
Ranking 386
CiteScore 17.6
H-Index 258
Quartile Q1

PLoS Medicine Abstracting and Indexing

Abstracting and Indexing (A&I) refers to the processes that help organize and categorize academic journals, making them easier to find and access for researchers and scholars

Abstracting and Indexing

PLoS Medicine Submission

If you would like to submit a manuscript or visit the journal's website, please click on the link below.

Journal Submission 🔗 Journal Website

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