DISCIPLINE · 35% of composite

eLife vs PLOS ONE — Discipline

Name: eLife vs PLOS ONE — Citation Discipline comparison
Creator: SourceScore
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

How rigorously each source backs its factual claims with verifiable evidence.

By the SourceScore Editorial TeamPublished by Caslon MediaScored against methodology v0.1Scores last verified 28 Apr 2026

Verdict

eLife outscores PLOS ONE on Citation Discipline by 6 points (A · 90 vs B · 84).

Higher Discipline

Academic

eLife

elifesciences.org

A·90

Rank #53 of 130 on Discipline

Transparent peer-review (reviewer notes published); preprint-first model since 2022.

Academic

PLOS ONE

journals.plos.org

B·84

Rank #91 of 130 on Discipline

Peer-review checks methodology + ethics; novelty + significance left to readers; corrections public.

Global rank · Discipline

Source	Score	Grade	Rank	Detail
eLife elifesciences.org	90	A·90	#53 / 130	view →
PLOS ONE journals.plos.org	84	B·84	#91 / 130	view →

Why these Discipline scores

eLifeA·90

Discipline · 90/100

Transparent peer-review (reviewer notes published); preprint-first model since 2022.

PLOS ONEB·84

Discipline · 84/100

Peer-review checks methodology + ethics; novelty + significance left to readers; corrections public.

Signals behind the Discipline score

eLife

Public peer review
Reviewer comments + author responses published with article.

PLOS ONE

PLOS editorial
Methodological-soundness model rather than novelty filter.

Other dimensions for eLife vs PLOS ONE

SourceScore Index

Composite head-to-head — eLife leads

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Sources & references

Every score on this page is read from the two publications below and graded against the published rubric. No score is bought, estimated or supplied by the source being scored.

Source evaluated — eLife (elifesciences.org) · verified 28 Apr 2026 · full scoring record
Source evaluated — PLOS ONE (journals.plos.org) · verified 28 Apr 2026 · full scoring record
Scoring rubric — SourceScore Index, Citation Discipline, Modern Reference, Citation Velocity (methodology v0.1)
Machine-readable record — /api/compare/elife-vs-plos-one/discipline.json