As yet another year of impact factor data is published, the same discussions arise as to whether such metrics are damaging the ecosystem of scientific research and the publishing of results. For many, including ourselves, the impact factor represents an incentive...
PeerJ receives its first (partial) Impact Factor
PeerJ received its first Impact Factor last week (which is a 'partial' Impact Factor, and came in at 2.1). We know that being listed in the Web of Science and receiving an Impact Factor is very important for many stakeholders, and so this represents another milestone...
Celebrate the first articles publishing in PeerJ Computer Science – Win a $250 PeerJ Computer Science Travel Grant
We’re in celebratory mood here at PeerJ. Last week we published the first seven articles in PeerJ Computer Science - another milestone in our publishing history. In case you missed the news head over to...
Congratulations to the winners of the PeerJ Travel Grant
The PeerJ Travel Grant was announced just over a month ago on April 27th, and since then we’ve had a huge amount of tweets from all corners of the globe. Thank you to everyone who took...
PeerJ partners with Overleaf – get three months free of Overleaf Pro+
As part of the celebrations for publishing our first peer-reviewed articles in PeerJ Computer Science we are delighted to announce that we have partnered again with Overleaf to provide a valuable benefit to anyone who holds a paid PeerJ plan....
PeerJ Computer Science publishes first peer-reviewed articles
We are delighted to announce the publication of our first peer-reviewed articles in PeerJ Computer Science, a new cross-disciplinary open access journal publishing articles across all fields of computer science. This represents another significant milestone in PeerJ’s...
PeerJ Announces publishing partnership with USENIX Association
PeerJ is excited to announce a new publishing partnership with USENIX - the Advanced Computing Systems Association. Our partnership with USENIX will enable open access peer-reviewed publishing for USENIX members and USENIX conference...
Announcing a new PeerJ Spotlight Collection for our Cell Biology Articles
We are pleased to announce the creation of a new Spotlight Collection for Cell Biology. Cell Biology is a vibrant field of study with significant overlap into areas such as genetics, biochemistry, developmental biology, molecular biology and immunology. Given the...
Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response – Author Interview
We recently published “Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR): a flow-like mental state”. In this article, authors Emma L. Barratt and Nick J. Davis discuss their research on Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response, “a previously unstudied sensory phenomenon, in...
Set volume and isolated lumbar extension – Author Interview
We recently published “The effects of set volume during isolated lumbar extension resistance training in recreationally trained males”. In this article, James Steele and his colleagues discuss the results of a study on the benefits and effects of isolated lumbar...