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eISSN: 2167-8359pISSN: 2167-8359
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Aims and Scope

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

PeerJ Key Metrics

CiteScore
4.7
Impact Factor
< 5
Scite Index
0.89 5-Year SI
SJR
Q3Neuroscience (all)
SNIP
1.07

Topics Covered on PeerJ

Gene
Peer review
Cancer
Coral
Metabolism
Insect
Metal
Cross-sectional study
Machine learning
Network analysis
Overall survival
Virus
Intensive care unit
Confidence interval
Melatonin
Hyperthermia
Lung
Habitat
Genome
Oxidative stress

PeerJ Journal Specifications

Indexed in the following public directories

  • Web of Science Web of Science
  • Scopus Scopus
  • DOAJ DOAJ
  • SJR SJR
Overview
Publisher PEERJ INC
Language English
Frequency Continuous publication
Article Processing ChargesUSD 1395
Publication Time10
Editorial Review ProcessAnonymous peer review
General Details
LanguageEnglish
FrequencyContinuous publication
Publication Start Year2013
Publisher URLVisit website
Website URLVisit website
Publication Details
PlagiarismVisit website
Publication Time 10
Waiver PolicyVisit website
Editorial Review Detail
Editorial TeamVisit website
Review ProcessAnonymous peer review
Review UrlVisit website
Information for authors
Author instructionsVisit website
Copyright DetailsVisit website
Deposit PolicySherpa/Romeo
License typeCC BY
OA statementVisit website
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FAQs on PeerJ

How long has PeerJ been actively publishing? Faqs

PeerJ has been in operation since 2013 till date.

What is the publishing frequency of PeerJ? Faqs

PeerJ published with a Continuous publication frequency.

How many articles did PeerJ publish last year? Faqs

In 2023, PeerJ publsihed 2100 articles.

What is the eISSN & pISSN for PeerJ? Faqs

For PeerJ, eISSN is 2167-8359 and pISSN is 2167-8359.

What is Citescore for PeerJ? Faqs

Citescore for PeerJ is 4.7.

What is SNIP score for PeerJ? Faqs

SNIP score for PeerJ is 1.07.

What is the SJR for PeerJ? Faqs

SJR for PeerJ is Q3.

Who is the publisher of PeerJ? Faqs

PEERJ INC is the publisher of PeerJ.