<![CDATA[Hi academic friends,]]>Hi academic friends,

I’ve just received an invitation to review a paper for the journal PeerJ https://peerj.com/

Do you have any experience with this journal/publisher?
It has an impact factor and is indexed in the usual databases. It seems to have even won some awards. I couldn’t find it on any lists of predatory journals.

But… I hadn’t heard of it before, and some aspects feel a bit suspicious to me.
Any experiences? Thanks!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/9b5c1356-8f20-4f69-bb0a-5feb45d0d6b1/hi-academic-friendsRSS for NodeWed, 08 Apr 2026 10:59:54 GMTSat, 04 Apr 2026 05:49:12 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Hi academic friends, on Sat, 04 Apr 2026 06:26:46 GMT]]>@paulbalduf
Yes, I found that since 2024 the journal is part of T&F.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fediscience.org/users/martinslavik/statuses/116345012633836630https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fediscience.org/users/martinslavik/statuses/116345012633836630Sat, 04 Apr 2026 06:26:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Hi academic friends, on Sat, 04 Apr 2026 06:15:55 GMT]]>@dreo
Okay, thanks!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fediscience.org/users/martinslavik/statuses/116344969991189287https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fediscience.org/users/martinslavik/statuses/116344969991189287Sat, 04 Apr 2026 06:15:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Hi academic friends, on Sat, 04 Apr 2026 06:09:00 GMT]]>@martinslavik It is a legit mega journal, that had some buzz in the 2010s, for trying a new business model. It eventually did not succeeded in revolutionizing the for-profit approach and is now part of the classical scientific publishers industry.

Wikipedia has more info:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PeerJ

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.sciences.re/users/dreo/statuses/116344942777305357https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.sciences.re/users/dreo/statuses/116344942777305357Sat, 04 Apr 2026 06:09:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Hi academic friends, on Sat, 04 Apr 2026 06:07:00 GMT]]>@DrEvanGowan
One possible benefit, especially with a project deadline approaching: the first decision comes in about a month. In my field, it used to be around three months. It’s getting shorter, but in most journals it’s still hard to get below two months.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fediscience.org/users/martinslavik/statuses/116344934929722469https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fediscience.org/users/martinslavik/statuses/116344934929722469Sat, 04 Apr 2026 06:07:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Hi academic friends, on Sat, 04 Apr 2026 06:03:28 GMT]]>@martinslavik This journal is not in my field, so I don't know it, but on the website it says it's published by Taylor and Francis.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mathstodon.xyz/users/paulbalduf/statuses/116344920997987143https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mathstodon.xyz/users/paulbalduf/statuses/116344920997987143Sat, 04 Apr 2026 06:03:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Hi academic friends, on Sat, 04 Apr 2026 05:55:48 GMT]]>@martinslavik I also have never heard of it. Why do people submit papers to obscure journals, what is the benefit?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fediscience.org/users/DrEvanGowan/statuses/116344890908345348https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fediscience.org/users/DrEvanGowan/statuses/116344890908345348Sat, 04 Apr 2026 05:55:48 GMT