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The “impact” of the Journal Impact Factor in the review, tenure, and promotion process

The “impact” of the Journal Impact Factor in the review, tenure, and promotion process

by PeerJ Community | Apr 17, 2019 | Guest Post, Preprints

A new preprint was recently shared on PeerJ Preprints on the Use of the Journal Impact Factor in academic review, promotion, and tenure evaluations. Alice Fleerackers, Juan Pablo Alperin, and Erin McKiernan discuss the investigation and the findings on how the flawed...
PeerJ announces bundle of research awards to celebrate the launch of PeerJ Chemistry

PeerJ announces bundle of research awards to celebrate the launch of PeerJ Chemistry

by PeerJ Community | Apr 10, 2019 | Announcement, Community, Company News

PeerJ is celebrating the launch of our five new peer-reviewed Open Access journals in chemistry by announcing two major awards for chemistry researchers aimed at recognizing significant contributions to the field and rewarding open practices with award money to be won...
Discovering the Pacific mastodon: the importance of challenging assumptions of well understood taxa

Discovering the Pacific mastodon: the importance of challenging assumptions of well understood taxa

by PeerJ Community | Apr 8, 2019 | Community, Guest Post

Earlier this month we published “Mammut pacificus sp. nov., a newly recognized species of mastodon from the Pleistocene of western North America“. In this study, researchers report on key taxonomic differences between the American mastodon, Mammut americanum, and the...
When and why did the giant mega-toothed shark Otodus megalodon become extinct?

When and why did the giant mega-toothed shark Otodus megalodon become extinct?

by PeerJ Community | Feb 13, 2019 | Community, Guest Post, Press

Today we published “The Early Pliocene extinction of the mega-toothed shark Otodus megalodon: a view from the eastern North Pacific“. In this study, researchers review all records of the shark from western North America to get a better understanding of when and why...
Submissions are now open for our five peer-reviewed chemistry journals – free to publish in 2019!

Submissions are now open for our five peer-reviewed chemistry journals – free to publish in 2019!

by PeerJ Community | Jan 15, 2019 | Announcement, Company News

We are thrilled to announce that submissions are now open for five new journals dedicated to the Chemical Sciences. Starting today, researchers can submit manuscripts to PeerJ, for peer review, to the journals ‘PeerJ Physical Chemistry’, ‘PeerJ Organic Chemistry’,...
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