PLOS Biology features works of exceptional significance, originality, and relevance in all areas of biological science, from molecules to ecosystems, including works at the interface of other disciplines, such as chemistry, medicine, and mathematics. They also welcome data-driven meta-research articles that evaluate and aim to improve the standards of research in the life sciences and beyond. Their audience is the international scientific community as well as educators, policy makers, patient advocacy groups, and interested members of the public around the world.
Data-driven research articles:
- Outstanding primary research articles in all aspects of biology.
- Provocative short reports based on a more limited number of experiments
- Outstanding methods and resource articles
Outstanding meta-research articles that examine how research is (or should be) designed, carried out, communicated, and evaluated. (Scientific meta-analyses conducted to provide novel biological insights are considered research articles.)
Opinion articles:
* A rich magazine section, featuring Essays, Perspectives, Unsolved Mysteries, Community Pages, Primers, and more. Read more about the magazine article types we publish.