''PLOS Computational Biology'' is a monthly

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covering

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. It was established in 2005 by the

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in association with the International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB) in the same format as the previously established ''

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'' and ''

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''. The founding

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was

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and the current ones are Feilim Mac Gabhann and Jason Papin.

Format

The journal publishes both original research and review articles. All articles are

and licensed under the

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. Since its inception, the journal has published the ''Ten Simple Rules'' series of practical guides, which has subsequently become one of the journals most read article series. The ''Ten Simple Rules'' series then led to the ''Quick Tips'' collection, whose articles contain recommendations on computational practices and methods, such as

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for example. In 2012, it launched the ''Topic Page'' review format, which dual-publishes peer-reviewed articles both in the journal and on Wikipedia. It was the first publication of its kind to publish in this way.

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PLOS Computational Biology - List of quick tips articles

PLOS Computational Biology - List of ten simple rules articles
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