PLOS Computational Biology features works of exceptional significance that further our understanding of living systems at all scales—from molecules and cells, to patient populations and ecosystems—through the application of computational methods. Readers include life and computational scientists, who can take the important findings presented here to the next level of discovery.
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Editor-in-Chief:  Feilim Mac Gabhann,Jason Papin
scope: Research articles must be declared as belonging to a relevant section. More information about the sections can be found in the submission guidelines. Research articles should model aspects of biological systems, demonstrate both methodological and scientific novelty, and provide profound new biological insights.
Print ISSN:  1553734X,
Electronic ISSN:  15537358
Abstracting and Indexing:  Scopus Science Citation Index Expanded
Imapct Factor 2021:  4.779
Subject Area and Category:  Agricultural and Biological Sciences Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics,Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology ,Genetics,Molecular Biology,Computer Science,Computational Theory and Mathematics,Environmental Science,Ecology,Mathematics,Modeling and Simulation,Neuroscience,Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
Publication Frequency:  
H Index:  191
Q1:  Molecular Biology
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Cite Score:  6.6
SNIP:  1.471
Journal Rank(SJR):  1.96
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Publisher:  Public Library of Science
Country:  United States