About the journal
PLoS Medicine is an open-access journal published by Public Library of Science (PLoS) in United States, publishing in english. It is listed in DOAJ and MEDLINE and PUBMED according to the sources read. Declared publication charge: 6,460 USD. Declared review time at DOAJ: 32 weeks. Facts are reproduced as recorded at their sources with their capture dates; PublishLens indicators are available after sign-in.
Basic facts
- Publisher
- Public Library of Science (PLoS)
- ISSN
- 1549-1277 · 1549-1676
- Country
- United States
- Languages
- english
- Access
- Open access
- Declared publication charge
- 6,460 USD
- Articles in DOAJ
- 6173
- Declared review time
- 32 weeks
- Declared peer-review model
- peer_review
- Official website
- https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/
Index listings
- DOAJ · 2004-05-04
- MEDLINE · 2004-01-01
- PUBMED · 2005-11-01
- Indexing
- DOAJ · MEDLINE · PUBMED
- APC
- 6,460 USD
- Declared review time (DOAJ)
- 32 weeks
- Actual review time (measured)
- 211 days received→accepted — computed from PubMed (n=75)
- Activity (OpenAlex)
- Active — latest works 2026
- PublishLens list status
- Shown after sign-in
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Articles in DOAJ
6173
Most recent article
last month
Average review time (journal-declared via DOAJ)
32weeks
Works in OpenAlex
5794
Last recorded publication year
2026
h-index
352
i10-index
4283
From OpenAlex open data (CC0).
Editorial & policy13
- Last DOAJ review date
- 2025-02-26
- Added to DOAJ
- 2004-05-04
- Declared plagiarism screening
- Declared
- Other fees beyond APC
- No
- Declared digital preservation
- CLOCKSSPMC
- Observed digital preservation (Keepers registry)— snapshot 2026-10-05
- CLOCKSS
- Editorial board
- Official page ↗
- Norwegian register (HK-dir)— 2027
- Level 2 — top tier (~20% of the field's channels)
- Open references deposited at Crossref
- 100%
- ORCID iDs in current deposits
- 96%
- Enrolled in Crossref Similarity Check
- ✓
- Deposits licence metadata at Crossref
- ✓
- APC waiver policy
- View policy
- Peer-review policy
- View policy
Identity & continuity3
- Alternate titles
- MedicinePublic Library of Science medicine
- Source type
- journal
- NLM unique ID (PubMed)
- 101231360
Classification2
Subjects (DOAJ)
LCC codes
Subject areas
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Malaria Research and Control
- Malaria Research and Control
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
Show all subjects (50)
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- HIV Research and Treatment
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- HIV Research and Treatment
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment
- HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Pharmaceutical industry and healthcare
- Pharmaceutical industry and healthcare
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Ethics in Clinical Research
- Ethics in Clinical Research
- Meta-analysis and systematic reviews
- Meta-analysis and systematic reviews
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy
- Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Parasites and Host Interactions
- Parasites and Host Interactions
- Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
- Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
- Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
- Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
- Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
Keywords (DOAJ)
- human health
- human disease
- health policy
- translational medicine
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