PLOS Medicine

PLOS Medicine, abbreviated PLOS Med, is a scientific journal published by the Public Library of Science. The first edition appeared in 2004, it is published monthly. Published articles will be of particular importance is broadcast on different areas and treat the relevant determinants of the health of the environment, biology, the social sector and politics. The journal provides open access to all articles. The cost of the publication reflects the authors essentially.

The Impact Factor was in 2012 at 15.253. According to the statistics of the ISI Web of Knowledge, the Journal with this impact factor in the category of general and internal medicine is out in fifth place out of 151 journals.

The chief editor is Virginia Barbour, who is employed at the magazine.