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| history = 2013–present
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'''''PeerJ''''' is an [[open access]] [[peer-reviewed]] [[scientific journal|scientific]] [[mega journal]] covering research in the [[life science|biological]] and [[medical science]]s.<ref name=NatureVanNoorden>{{Cite journal| last1 = Van Noorden | first1 = R. | title = Journal offers flat fee for 'all you can publish' | doi = 10.1038/486166a | journal = Nature | volume = 486 | issue = 7402 | pages = 166 | year = 2012 | pmid = 22699586| pmc = | bibcode = 2012Natur.486..166V }}</ref> 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]]''),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/12/us-science-publishing-open-access-idUSBRE85B0SH20120612|title=New front in open access science publishing row|work=Reuters}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://peerj.com/jason |title=Jason Hoyt}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://peerj.com/pete |title=Pete Binfield}}</ref> with financial backing of US$950,000 from [[O'Reilly Media]] and [[O'Reilly AlphaTech Ventures]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pevc.int.dowjones.com/article?an=DJFVW00020120612e86cro3ig|title=Tim O'Reilly Backs New Open-Source Publisher PeerJ|work=dowjones.com}}</ref> It was officially launched in June 2012, started accepting submissions on December 3, 2012, and published its first articles on February 12, 2013.<ref name=NatureVanNoorden /> The company is a member of [[CrossRef]],<ref name=PublishersWeekly>{{cite web|url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/digital/content-and-e-books/article/52512-scholarly-publishing-2012-meet-peerj.html|title=Scholarly Publishing 2012: Meet PeerJ|work=PublishersWeekly.com}}</ref> [[CLOCKSS]],<ref>[http://www.clockss.org/clockss/News_2012#PeerJ PeerJ Preserves with the CLOCKSS Archive] ([https://www.webcitation.org/68iW8gjvN WebCite archive])</ref> [[ORCID]],<ref name=PublishersWeekly/> and the [[Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association]].<ref>[http://oaspa.org/membership/members/ OASPA] - list of members ([https://www.webcitation.org/68iWW7cyr WebCite archive])</ref> The company's offices are in [[Corte Madera, California|Corte Madera]] (California), and London.
'''''PeerJ''''' is an [[open access]] [[peer-reviewed]] [[scientific journal|scientific]] [[mega journal]] covering research in the [[life science|biological]] and [[medical science]]s.<ref name=NatureVanNoorden>{{Cite journal| last1 = Van Noorden | first1 = R. | title = Journal offers flat fee for 'all you can publish' | doi = 10.1038/486166a | journal = Nature | volume = 486 | issue = 7402 | page = 166 | year = 2012 | pmid = 22699586| bibcode = 2012Natur.486..166V | doi-access = free }}</ref> It officially launched in June 2012, started accepting submissions on December 3, 2012, and published its first articles on February 12, 2013.<ref name=NatureVanNoorden />

In 2024, the firm was acquired by traditional research publisher [[Taylor & Francis]].<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2023-03-08|title=Innovative Open Research Publisher PeerJ Joins Taylor & Francis|url=https://peerj.com/blog/post/115284888962/innovative-open-research-publisher-peerj-joins-taylor-francis/|website=PeerJ Blog|date=2023-03-08}}</ref>

== Overview ==
PeerJ was originally 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]]''),<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-science-publishing-open-access-idUSBRE85B0SH20120612|title=New front in open access science publishing row|work=Reuters|date=12 June 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://peerj.com/jason |title=Jason Hoyt}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://peerj.com/pete |title=Pete Binfield}}</ref> with initial financial backing of US$950,000 from [[O'Reilly Media]]'s O'Reilly AlphaTech Ventures,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pevc.int.dowjones.com/article?an=DJFVW00020120612e86cro3ig|title=Tim O'Reilly Backs New Open-Source Publisher PeerJ|work=dowjones.com|access-date=2012-06-14|archive-date=2013-09-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921150903/http://pevc.int.dowjones.com/article?an=DJFVW00020120612e86cro3ig&ReturnUrl=https%3a%2f%2fbackend.710302.xyz%3a443%2fhttp%2fpevc.int.dowjones.com%2farticle%3fan%3dDJFVW00020120612e86cro3ig}}</ref> and later funding from [[Sage Publishing]].<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2020-04-02|title=Exciting times! PeerJ secures next round of funding led by SAGE and O'Reilly|url=https://peerj.com/blog/post/91251985913/exciting-times-peerj-secures-next-round-of-funding-led-by-sage-and-oreilly/|website=PeerJ Blog|date=2014-07-09}}</ref>

The firm is a member of [[CrossRef]],<ref name=PublishersWeekly>{{cite web|url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/digital/content-and-e-books/article/52512-scholarly-publishing-2012-meet-peerj.html|title=Scholarly Publishing 2012: Meet PeerJ|work=PublishersWeekly.com}}</ref> [[CLOCKSS]],<ref>[http://www.clockss.org/clockss/News_2012#PeerJ PeerJ Preserves with the CLOCKSS Archive] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171027032120/http://www.clockss.org/clockss/News_2012#PeerJ |date=2017-10-27 }} ([https://web.archive.org/web/20120619233812/http://www.clockss.org/clockss/News WebCite archive])</ref> [[ORCID]],<ref name=PublishersWeekly/> and the [[Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association]].<ref>[http://oaspa.org/membership/members/ OASPA] – list of members ([https://web.archive.org/web/20120701151629/http://oaspa.org/membership/members/ WebCite archive])</ref> The company's offices are in [[Corte Madera, California|Corte Madera]] (California, USA), and [[London]] (England, UK). Submitted research is judged solely on scientific and methodological soundness (as at ''[[PLoS ONE]]''), with a facility for [[open peer review|peer reviews to be published]] alongside each paper.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thedigitalshift.com/2012/06/publishing/new-open-access-academic-publisher-promises-to-revolutionize-business-model/|title=New OA Journal, Backed by O'Reilly, May Disrupt Academic Publishing – The Digital Shift|work=The Digital Shift}}</ref>


== Business model ==
== Business model ==
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''PeerJ'' uses a [[business model]] that differs from traditional publishers – in that no subscription fees are charged to its readers – and also used to differ from the major open-access publishers in that [[Article Processing Charge|publication fees]] were not levied per article but per publishing researcher and at a much lower level.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2012/06/new-open-access-journal-lets-scientists-publish-til-they-perish|title=New Open Access Journal Lets Scientists Publish 'til They Perish|work=sciencemag.org}}</ref> ''PeerJ'' is complemented by a [[preprint]] service named ''PeerJ Preprints'' which launched on April 3, 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldcat.org/title/peerj-preprints/oclc/794505534|title=PeerJ preprints|work=worldcat.org}}</ref> The low costs were said to be in part achieved by using [[Cloud computing|cloud]] infrastructure: both ''PeerJ'' and ''PeerJ Preprints'' run on [[Amazon EC2]], with the content stored on [[Amazon S3]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://arstechnica.com/science/2012/06/new-open-access-journal-aims-to-disrupt-scholarly-publishing/|title=Pay (less) to publish: ambitious journal aims to disrupt scholarly publishing|work=Ars Technica}}</ref>


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''PeerJ'' uses a [[business model]] that differs from traditional publishers – in that no subscription fees are charged to its readers – and initially differed from the major open-access publishers in that [[Article Processing Charge|publication fees]] were not levied per article but per publishing researcher and at a much lower level.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.science.org/content/article/new-open-access-journal-lets-scientists-publish-til-they-perish|title=New Open Access Journal Lets Scientists Publish 'til They Perish|work=sciencemag.org}}</ref> ''PeerJ'' also offered a [[preprint]] service named ''PeerJ Preprints'' (launched on April 3, 2013<ref>{{cite web |title=PeerJ preprints|website=WorldCat |url=https://www.worldcat.org/title/794505534}}</ref> and discontinued in September 2019).<ref name="urlPeerJ Preprints to stop accepting new preprints Sep 30th 2019 – PeerJ Blog">{{cite web |url=https://peerj.com/blog/post/115284881747/peerj-preprints-to-stop-accepting-new-preprints-sep-30-2019/ |title=PeerJ Preprints to stop accepting new preprints Sep 30th 2019 – PeerJ Blog |access-date=2020-01-22}}</ref> The low costs were said to be in part achieved by using [[Cloud computing|cloud]] infrastructure: both ''PeerJ'' and ''PeerJ Preprints'' run on [[Amazon EC2]], with the content stored on [[Amazon S3]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://arstechnica.com/science/2012/06/new-open-access-journal-aims-to-disrupt-scholarly-publishing/|title=Pay (less) to publish: ambitious journal aims to disrupt scholarly publishing|work=Ars Technica|date=12 June 2012 }}</ref>
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Originally, ''PeerJ'' charged authors a one-time membership fee that allowed them – with some additional requirements, such as commenting upon, or reviewing, at least one paper per year – to publish in the journal for the rest of their life.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pandodaily.com/2012/06/12/peerj-raises-950k-from-tim-oreillys-ventures-to-make-biomedical-research-accessible-to-all/|title=Pando: PeerJ Raises $950K from Tim O'Reilly's Ventures To Make Biomedical Research Accessible to All|work=Pando}}</ref> Submitted research is judged solely on scientific and methodological soundness (as at ''PLoS ONE''), with a facility for peer reviews to be published alongside each paper.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thedigitalshift.com/2012/06/publishing/new-open-access-academic-publisher-promises-to-revolutionize-business-model/|title=New OA Journal, Backed by O'Reilly, May Disrupt Academic Publishing - The Digital Shift|work=The Digital Shift}}</ref>


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Originally, ''PeerJ'' charged a one-time membership fee to authors that allowed them—with some additional requirements, such as commenting upon, or reviewing, at least one paper per year—to publish in the journal for life.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pandodaily.com/2012/06/12/peerj-raises-950k-from-tim-oreillys-ventures-to-make-biomedical-research-accessible-to-all/|title=Pando: PeerJ Raises $950K from Tim O'Reilly's Ventures To Make Biomedical Research Accessible to All|work=Pando|access-date=2012-06-14|archive-date=2013-09-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130903162324/http://pandodaily.com/2012/06/12/peerj-raises-950k-from-tim-oreillys-ventures-to-make-biomedical-research-accessible-to-all/}}</ref>
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However, since October 1, 2016. at least, ''PeerJ'' has reverted to a more conventional [[open access]] model of charging per article published, coupled with an alternative lifetime membership subscription. The current charges for publishing a single article in ''PeerJ'' are $1095.00, and life-time membership permitting one free paper per year for life is $399 (basic membership) or five per year for $499 (premium membership).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://peerj.com/pricing/|title=Open Access publication prices| accessdate=2018-03-10}}</ref> Because all authors on a paper are required to be members, it may sometimes be cheaper to pay the per publication charge than paying membership fees for all authors.

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Since October 2016, ''PeerJ'' has reverted to [[article processing charge]]s, but still offers the lifetime membership subscription as an alternative option. The current charge for non-members publishing a single article in ''PeerJ'' is $1,195.00, regardless of the number of authors. Alternatively, the life-time membership permitting one free paper per year for life is $599 per author (basic membership), two per year for $699 (enhanced membership), or five per year for $799 (premium membership).<ref>{{cite web |title=Open Access publication prices |url=https://peerj.com/pricing#membership |access-date=2024-04-10}}</ref> It may sometimes be cheaper to pay the per publication charge than paying membership fees for all authors.

In May 2023, ''PeerJ'' introduced Annual Institutional Memberships as an alternative to article processing charges.<ref name="PeerJ Blog 2023 e958">{{cite web | title=Annual Institutional Memberships – a new model to move Open Access beyond the APC and towards collective action to support globally equitable access | website=PeerJ Blog | date=2023-05-16 | url=https://peerj.com/blog/post/115284887339/annual-institutional-memberships-a-new-model-to-move-open-access-beyond-the-apc-and-towards-collective-action-to-support-globally-equitable-access/ | access-date=2023-08-24}}</ref><ref name="The Bookseller 2023 u231">{{cite web | title=PeerJ announces new Open Access membership model amid Article Processing Charge debate | website=The Bookseller | date=2023-05-17 | url=https://www.thebookseller.com/news/peerj-announces-new-open-access-membership-model-amid-article-processing-charge-debate | access-date=2023-08-24}}</ref>

In 2024, PeerJ was acquired by traditional research publisher Taylor & Francis.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2023-03-08|title=Innovative Open Research Publisher PeerJ Joins Taylor & Francis|url=https://newsroom.taylorandfrancisgroup.com/peerj-joins-taylor-and-francis/|website=Taylor&Francis News|date=2023-03-08}}</ref> The announcement suggests that Taylor & Francis will invest in PeerJ to support it to develop and innovate at greater scale.


== Reception ==
== Reception ==
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The journal is abstracted and indexed in [[Science Citation Index Expanded]], [[PubMed]], [[PubMed Central]], [[Scopus]], [[Web of Science]], [[Google Scholar]], the [[DOAJ]], the [[American Chemical Society]] (ACS) databases, [[EMBASE]], [[CAB Abstracts]], [[Europe PubMed Central]], [[AGORA]], [[ARDI]], [[HINARI]], [[OARE]], the [[ProQuest]] databases, and [[OCLC]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://peerj.com/benefits/indexing-and-impact-factor/|title=Impact factor and indexing| accessdate=2018-03-10}}</ref> According to the ''[[Journal Citation Reports]]'', it has a 2016 [[impact factor]] of 2.2.<ref name=WoS>{{cite book |year=2017 |chapter=PeerJ |title=2016 [[Journal Citation Reports]] |publisher=[[Thomson Reuters]] |edition=Science |series=[[Web of Science]]}}</ref>


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The journal is abstracted and indexed in [[Science Citation Index Expanded]], [[PubMed]], [[PubMed Central]], [[Scopus]], [[Web of Science]], [[Google Scholar]], the [[DOAJ]], the [[American Chemical Society]] (ACS) databases, [[EMBASE]], [[CAB Abstracts]], [[Europe PubMed Central]], [[AGORA]], [[ARDI]], [[HINARI]], [[OARE]], the [[ProQuest]] databases, and [[OCLC]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://peerj.com/benefits/indexing-and-impact-factor/|title=Impact factor and indexing| access-date=2018-03-10}}</ref> According to the ''[[Journal Citation Reports]]'', its [[impact factor]] increased from 2.118 in 2017 to 2.353 in 2018.<ref name=WoS>{{cite book |year=2018 |chapter=PeerJ |title=2019 Journal Citation Reports |publisher=[[Clarivate Analytics]] |edition=Science |series=[[Web of Science]]|title-link=Journal Citation Reports }}</ref>
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In April 2013 ''[[The Chronicle of Higher Education]]'' selected ''PeerJ'' CEO and co-founder Jason Hoyt as one of "Ten Top Tech Innovators" for the year.<ref>{{cite web | title=The Idea Makers: Tech Innovators 2013 | url=http://chronicle.com/article/The-Idea-Makers-Tech/138823/ | author=http://chronicle.com/ | date=2013-04-29 | accessdate=2013-05-01}}</ref>


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In April 2013 ''[[The Chronicle of Higher Education]]'' selected ''PeerJ'' CEO and co-founder Jason Hoyt as one of "Ten Top Tech Innovators" for the year.<ref>{{cite web | title=The Idea Makers: Tech Innovators 2013 | url=http://chronicle.com/article/The-Idea-Makers-Tech/138823/ | date=2013-04-29 | access-date=2013-05-01}}</ref>
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On September 12, 2013 the [[Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers]] awarded ''PeerJ'' the "Publishing Innovation" of the year award.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.researchinformation.info/news/news_story.php?news_id=1364|title=ALPSP announces award winners|work=researchinformation.info}}</ref>

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On September 12, 2013 the [[Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers]] awarded ''PeerJ'' the "Publishing Innovation" of the year award.<ref>{{cite web |title=ALPSP announces award winners |work=researchinformation.info |url=http://www.researchinformation.info/news/news_story.php?news_id=1364}}</ref>


== Computer science and chemistry journals ==
== Computer science and chemistry journals ==
On 3rd February 2015, PeerJ launched a new journal dedicated to [[computer science]]: ''PeerJ Computer Science''.<ref>[https://peerj.com/blog/post/109968582763/peerj-announces-new-journal-peerj-computer-science/ PeerJ.com - PeerJ announces new journal: PeerJ Computer Science]</ref>
On 3 February 2015, PeerJ launched a new journal dedicated to [[computer science]]: ''PeerJ Computer Science''.<ref>{{cite web |title=PeerJ announces new journal: PeerJ Computer Science |website=PeerJ.com |url=https://peerj.com/blog/post/109968582763/peerj-announces-new-journal-peerj-computer-science/}}</ref>
The first article on PeerJ Computer Science was published on 27 May 2015.<ref>{{cite journal |title="Achieving human and machine accessibility of cited data in scholarly publications" by Starr and colleagues |journal=PeerJ Computer Science |date=27 May 2015 |volume=1 |pages=e1 |doi=10.7717/peerj-cs.1 |last1=Starr |first1=Joan |last2=Castro |first2=Eleni |last3=Crosas |first3=Mercè |last4=Dumontier |first4=Michel |last5=Downs |first5=Robert R. |last6=Duerr |first6=Ruth |last7=Haak |first7=Laurel L. |last8=Haendel |first8=Melissa |last9=Herman |first9=Ivan |last10=Hodson |first10=Simon |last11=Hourclé |first11=Joe |last12=Kratz |first12=John Ernest |last13=Lin |first13=Jennifer |last14=Nielsen |first14=Lars Holm |last15=Nurnberger |first15=Amy |last16=Proell |first16=Stefan |last17=Rauber |first17=Andreas |last18=Sacchi |first18=Simone |last19=Smith |first19=Arthur |last20=Taylor |first20=Mike |last21=Clark |first21=Tim |pmid=26167542 |pmc=4498574 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
The first article on PeerJ Computer Science was published on 27th May 2015.<ref>[https://peerj.com/articles/cs-1/ "Achieving human and machine accessibility of cited data in scholarly publications" by Starr and colleagues]</ref>


On 6th November 2018, PeerJ launched five new journals dedicated to [[chemistry]]: ''PeerJ Physical Chemistry'', ''PeerJ Organic Chemistry'', ''PeerJ Inorganic Chemistry'', ''PeerJ Analytical Chemistry'', and ''PeerJ Materials Science''.<ref>[https://peerj.com/blog/post/115284880977/launching-peerj-chemistry/ PeerJ.com - Get ready for Chemistry at PeerJ: Five new journals in Chemistry from Open Access publisher PeerJ]</ref>
On 6 November 2018, PeerJ launched five new journals dedicated to [[chemistry]]: ''PeerJ Physical Chemistry'', ''PeerJ Organic Chemistry'', ''PeerJ Inorganic Chemistry'', ''PeerJ Analytical Chemistry'', and ''PeerJ Materials Science''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Get ready for Chemistry at PeerJ: Five new journals in Chemistry from Open Access publisher PeerJ |website=PeerJ.com |url=https://peerj.com/blog/post/115284880977/launching-peerj-chemistry/}}</ref>


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== See also ==
== See also ==
*[[arXiv]]
*[[arXiv]]
*[[eLife]]
*[[eLife]]
*''[[Nature Precedings]]''


== References ==
== References ==
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PeerJ
DisciplineBiology, medicine
LanguageEnglish
Edited by
Publication details
History2013–present
Publisher
PeerJ
FrequencyUpon acceptance
Yes
LicenseCC BY
3.061 (2021)
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4PeerJ
Indexing
ISSN2167-8359
OCLC no.793828439
Links

PeerJ is an open access peer-reviewed scientific mega journal covering research in the biological and medical sciences.[1] It officially launched in June 2012, started accepting submissions on December 3, 2012, and published its first articles on February 12, 2013.[1]

In 2024, the firm was acquired by traditional research publisher Taylor & Francis.[2]

Overview

[edit]

PeerJ was originally 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),[3][4][5] with initial financial backing of US$950,000 from O'Reilly Media's O'Reilly AlphaTech Ventures,[6] and later funding from Sage Publishing.[7]

The firm is a member of CrossRef,[8] CLOCKSS,[9] ORCID,[8] and the Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association.[10] The company's offices are in Corte Madera (California, USA), and London (England, UK). Submitted research is judged solely on scientific and methodological soundness (as at PLoS ONE), with a facility for peer reviews to be published alongside each paper.[11]

Business model

[edit]

PeerJ uses a business model that differs from traditional publishers – in that no subscription fees are charged to its readers – and initially differed from the major open-access publishers in that publication fees were not levied per article but per publishing researcher and at a much lower level.[12] PeerJ also offered a preprint service named PeerJ Preprints (launched on April 3, 2013[13] and discontinued in September 2019).[14] The low costs were said to be in part achieved by using cloud infrastructure: both PeerJ and PeerJ Preprints run on Amazon EC2, with the content stored on Amazon S3.[15]

Originally, PeerJ charged a one-time membership fee to authors that allowed them—with some additional requirements, such as commenting upon, or reviewing, at least one paper per year—to publish in the journal for life.[16]

Since October 2016, PeerJ has reverted to article processing charges, but still offers the lifetime membership subscription as an alternative option. The current charge for non-members publishing a single article in PeerJ is $1,195.00, regardless of the number of authors. Alternatively, the life-time membership permitting one free paper per year for life is $599 per author (basic membership), two per year for $699 (enhanced membership), or five per year for $799 (premium membership).[17] It may sometimes be cheaper to pay the per publication charge than paying membership fees for all authors.

In May 2023, PeerJ introduced Annual Institutional Memberships as an alternative to article processing charges.[18][19]

In 2024, PeerJ was acquired by traditional research publisher Taylor & Francis.[20] The announcement suggests that Taylor & Francis will invest in PeerJ to support it to develop and innovate at greater scale.

Reception

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The journal is abstracted and indexed in Science Citation Index Expanded, PubMed, PubMed Central, Scopus, Web of Science, Google Scholar, the DOAJ, the American Chemical Society (ACS) databases, EMBASE, CAB Abstracts, Europe PubMed Central, AGORA, ARDI, HINARI, OARE, the ProQuest databases, and OCLC.[21] According to the Journal Citation Reports, its impact factor increased from 2.118 in 2017 to 2.353 in 2018.[22]

In April 2013 The Chronicle of Higher Education selected PeerJ CEO and co-founder Jason Hoyt as one of "Ten Top Tech Innovators" for the year.[23]

On September 12, 2013 the Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers awarded PeerJ the "Publishing Innovation" of the year award.[24]

Computer science and chemistry journals

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On 3 February 2015, PeerJ launched a new journal dedicated to computer science: PeerJ Computer Science.[25] The first article on PeerJ Computer Science was published on 27 May 2015.[26]

On 6 November 2018, PeerJ launched five new journals dedicated to chemistry: PeerJ Physical Chemistry, PeerJ Organic Chemistry, PeerJ Inorganic Chemistry, PeerJ Analytical Chemistry, and PeerJ Materials Science.[27]

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Van Noorden, R. (2012). "Journal offers flat fee for 'all you can publish'". Nature. 486 (7402): 166. Bibcode:2012Natur.486..166V. doi:10.1038/486166a. PMID 22699586.
  2. ^ "Innovative Open Research Publisher PeerJ Joins Taylor & Francis". PeerJ Blog. 2023-03-08. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
  3. ^ "New front in open access science publishing row". Reuters. 12 June 2012.
  4. ^ "Jason Hoyt".
  5. ^ "Pete Binfield".
  6. ^ "Tim O'Reilly Backs New Open-Source Publisher PeerJ". dowjones.com. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2012-06-14.
  7. ^ "Exciting times! PeerJ secures next round of funding led by SAGE and O'Reilly". PeerJ Blog. 2014-07-09. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
  8. ^ a b "Scholarly Publishing 2012: Meet PeerJ". PublishersWeekly.com.
  9. ^ PeerJ Preserves with the CLOCKSS Archive Archived 2017-10-27 at the Wayback Machine (WebCite archive)
  10. ^ OASPA – list of members (WebCite archive)
  11. ^ "New OA Journal, Backed by O'Reilly, May Disrupt Academic Publishing – The Digital Shift". The Digital Shift.
  12. ^ "New Open Access Journal Lets Scientists Publish 'til They Perish". sciencemag.org.
  13. ^ "PeerJ preprints". WorldCat.
  14. ^ "PeerJ Preprints to stop accepting new preprints Sep 30th 2019 – PeerJ Blog". Retrieved 2020-01-22.
  15. ^ "Pay (less) to publish: ambitious journal aims to disrupt scholarly publishing". Ars Technica. 12 June 2012.
  16. ^ "Pando: PeerJ Raises $950K from Tim O'Reilly's Ventures To Make Biomedical Research Accessible to All". Pando. Archived from the original on 2013-09-03. Retrieved 2012-06-14.
  17. ^ "Open Access publication prices". Retrieved 2024-04-10.
  18. ^ "Annual Institutional Memberships – a new model to move Open Access beyond the APC and towards collective action to support globally equitable access". PeerJ Blog. 2023-05-16. Retrieved 2023-08-24.
  19. ^ "PeerJ announces new Open Access membership model amid Article Processing Charge debate". The Bookseller. 2023-05-17. Retrieved 2023-08-24.
  20. ^ "Innovative Open Research Publisher PeerJ Joins Taylor & Francis". Taylor&Francis News. 2023-03-08. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
  21. ^ "Impact factor and indexing". Retrieved 2018-03-10.
  22. ^ "PeerJ". 2019 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Science ed.). Clarivate Analytics. 2018.
  23. ^ "The Idea Makers: Tech Innovators 2013". 2013-04-29. Retrieved 2013-05-01.
  24. ^ "ALPSP announces award winners". researchinformation.info.
  25. ^ "PeerJ announces new journal: PeerJ Computer Science". PeerJ.com.
  26. ^ Starr, Joan; Castro, Eleni; Crosas, Mercè; Dumontier, Michel; Downs, Robert R.; Duerr, Ruth; Haak, Laurel L.; Haendel, Melissa; Herman, Ivan; Hodson, Simon; Hourclé, Joe; Kratz, John Ernest; Lin, Jennifer; Nielsen, Lars Holm; Nurnberger, Amy; Proell, Stefan; Rauber, Andreas; Sacchi, Simone; Smith, Arthur; Taylor, Mike; Clark, Tim (27 May 2015). ""Achieving human and machine accessibility of cited data in scholarly publications" by Starr and colleagues". PeerJ Computer Science. 1: e1. doi:10.7717/peerj-cs.1. PMC 4498574. PMID 26167542.
  27. ^ "Get ready for Chemistry at PeerJ: Five new journals in Chemistry from Open Access publisher PeerJ". PeerJ.com.
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