PLOS Genetics' 2026 Journal Metrics Score is 4.2, ranking Q2 in Molecular Biology. Two-year citation average from OpenAlex data, updated August 2026.
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Journal Metrics Score 2026 · 2021–2024 window citedness 5.36.
Middle 50%: 114–214 days
99 of 100 PubMed-indexed articles · 99% coverage · 2024–2025
PLOS Genetics accepts papers a median of 163 days after submission, including peer review and revisions. That is slower than 84% of comparable journals with PubMed timing data.
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548 of 1,816 works · same type, year & subfield
41 works · same type, year & subfield
Above field-year expectation
of 720 topic-associated OpenAlex sources by lifetime output
FWCI compares papers with the same publication year, type, and field. 1.0 is the world average; above 1.0 is above expectation. This journal's median is 1.56, so its typical recent paper runs about 56% above its field benchmark.
30.2% of recent papers rank in the global top 10% after field normalization. This is easier to compare across specialties than raw citation totals.
Volume is separated from citation accumulation so newer papers are not presented as weaker simply because they are newer.
OpenAlex source records · 2016–2025
1,816 OpenAlex works · 2021–2024
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| Category | Quartile |
|---|---|
| Molecular Biology | Q2 |
| Aging | Q3 |
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2026 Journal Metrics Scores for all 12 PLOS journals published by Public Library of Science, highest score first. Each journal is scored separately; there is no combined score for the PLOS family.
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PLOS Genetics' 2026 Journal Metrics Score is 4.2, from the August 2026 data release. The score is a two-year citation average computed from OpenAlex (CC0) data: citations received in the most recent complete year to works published in the two prior years, divided by the number of those works.
PLOS Genetics' best quartile is Q2. By OpenAlex subfield: Q2 in Molecular Biology; Q3 in Aging. Quartiles rank journals by Journal Metrics Score within each subfield.
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PLOS Genetics accepts papers a median of 163 days after submission across 99 recent PubMed records with both dates; the middle half took 114–214 days. This includes peer review, editorial handling, and revisions.
PubMed records when a manuscript was received and accepted, not the individual review stages, so peer review time on its own is not available. The full time from submission to acceptance at PLOS Genetics, which includes peer review and revisions, has a median of 163 days. For the time to a first decision, check the journal's own website.
PLOS Genetics' median of 163 days from submission to acceptance is slower than 84% of comparable journals with PubMed timing data.
OpenAlex lists an indicative article processing charge of $2,655 USD for PLOS Genetics. This journal-level estimate may exclude taxes, waivers, discounts, or article-type fees, so confirm the current charge on the journal's website.
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