PLOS Genetics

PLoS Genetics, PLoS abbreviated gene. , Is a scientific journal published by the Public Library of Science. The first issue appeared in July 2005, it is published monthly. Published studies that are relevant to a wide audience of interest and represent significant advances in the understanding of biological processes. Topics include gene discovery and gene function, population genetics, genome projects, comparative and functional genomics, medical genetics, biology of disease, evolution, gene expression, complex inheritance transitions, chromosome biology and epigenetics. The journal provides open access to all articles. The cost of the publication reflects the authors essentially.

The Impact Factor was in 2012 at 8,517. According to the statistics of the ISI Web of Knowledge, the journal impact factor with this in the category of genetics and inheritance is performed on 12 out of 161 journals.

Chief editors are Greg Barsh ( HudsonAlpha Institute of Biotechnology and Stanford University School of Medicine ) and Greg Copenhaver ( University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ).