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PeerJ

PeerJ Inc. · United States · Est. 1939

ISSN2167-8359eISSN2167-8359

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total75

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.625

H-Index

163

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.799

Total Works

21,132

Total Citations

424,302

2yr Mean Citedness

2.62

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

PeerJ A multidisciplinary, open access journal publishing high-quality research across medicine, health, biology, environmental science, chemistry, materials science, and engineering. A seamless and transparent publishing experience. PeerJ Computer Science An open access journal advancing research in artificial intelligence, data science, software engineering, cybersecurity, and human-computer interaction. It offers a transparent, researcher-first platform for innovative studies.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Fast · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1939

Annual Volume~ 1,966 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications21,132

Publisher OrgPeerJ, Inc.

OA Since2012

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~10 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

LOCKSSPorticoPMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

PeerJ Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2167-8359 / 2167-8359

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

LOCKSS, Portico, PMC, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Q2

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

Neuroscience (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Multidisciplinary Sciences

Scopus Categories

Neuroscience (miscellaneous)Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Medicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Plant and animal studiesGenomics and Phylogenetic StudiesCoral and Marine Ecosystems StudiesSpecies Distribution and Climate ChangeEvolution and Paleontology StudiesWildlife Ecology and ConservationPaleontology and Evolutionary BiologyEcology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesIchthyology and Marine BiologyAmphibian and Reptile Biology