PeerJ : Impact Factor & More
eISSN: 2167-8359pISSN: 2167-8359
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Aims and Scope of PeerJ
PeerJ is an open access peer-reviewed scientific mega journal covering research in the biological and medical sciences. It is published by a company of the same name that was co-founded by CEO Jason Hoyt (formerly at Mendeley) and publisher Peter Binfield (formerly at PLOS ONE), with initial financial backing of US$950,000 from O'Reilly Media's O'Reilly AlphaTech Ventures, and later funding from Sage Publishing. Less
Key Metrics
CiteScore 
4.7
Impact Factor
< 5
Scite Index
0.89 5-Year SI
SJR
Q3Neuroscience (all)
SNIP
1.07
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PeerJ Journal Specifications
Indexed in the following public directories
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SJR
| Overview | |
| Publisher | PEERJ INC |
| Language | English |
| Frequency | Continuous publication |
| Article Processing Charges | USD 1395 |
| Publication Time | 10 |
| Editorial Review Process | Anonymous peer review |
| General Details | |
| Language | English |
| Frequency | Continuous publication |
| Publication Start Year | 2013 |
| Publisher URL | Visit website |
| Website URL | Visit website |
| Publication Details | |
| Editorial Review Detail | |
| Information for authors | |
| Author instructions | Visit website |
| Copyright Details | Visit website |
| Deposit Policy | Sherpa/Romeo |
| License type | CC BY |
| OA statement | Visit website |
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