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Primate Biology

Copernicus Publications · Germany · Est. 2009

ISSN2363-4715

SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Bottom 25%

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.131

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.418

Total Worksi

Total Citationsi

533

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.71

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Primate Biology (PB) was an international peer-reviewed open-access journal that published advanced research in all scientific areas involving non-human primates. The journal published research articles, reviews, brief communications, technical notes, registered reports, opinion papers, and book reviews. As an additional option, articles published previously in Primate Biology could be commented on. Papers could address different topics and approaches, including theory, modelling, experiments, and methods.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2009

Annual Volume~ 3 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications90

Publisher OrgCopernicus Publications

OA Since2013

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewPeer review

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Copernicus Publications

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2363-4715

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Peer review

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Portico, 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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

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2025

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Animal Science and ZoologyQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Animal Science and Zoology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Primate Behavior and EcologyAnimal Behavior and ReproductionWildlife Ecology and ConservationAnimal Vocal Communication and BehaviorAmphibian and Reptile BiologyPluripotent Stem Cells ResearchHerpesvirus Infections and TreatmentsBat Biology and Ecology StudiesNeuroendocrine regulation and behaviorSystemic Lupus Erythematosus Research

Frequently asked questions about Primate Biology

Is Primate Biology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Primate Biology: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Primate Biology?

Primate Biology is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.131.

Is Primate Biology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Primate Biology is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.