International Journal of Primatology

Publication history

The International Journal of Primatology was established in 1980, in response to proposals for a peer-reviewed journal of primatology made during the 6th Congress of the International Primatological Society in 1976.

The journal was first published in March 1980, and is the official journal of the International Primatological Society. It was initially published quarterly on behalf of the society by Plenum Press, now part of Springer Science+Business Media. In 1988 the publication frequency increased to bimonthly.

Editors

Founding editors:

• Matt Cartmill, Duke University Medical Center, USA
• Gerald A. Doyle*, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa*

Editor-in-Chief 1989-2009:

• Russel H Tuttle

Editor-in-Chief 2009 onwards:

• Joanna M Setchell (Jo, she/her), Professor of Anthropology, Durham University, UK.

There are five associate editors, and a book review editor. An Editorial Board serves to represent the international nature of the journal and the broad range of expertise in primatology.

Editorial policy

The International Journal of Primatology has taken a deliberate set of actions to address diversity, and inclusion in the journal, including

• Providing detailed instructions for authors and guidelines for reviewers, in multiple languages
• Introducing double-blind peer review
• Examining submissions, acceptance rates, and invitations to review with respect to gender and the author’s country of affiliation and basing further actions on the findings.
• Diversifying the Associate Editors to better reflect the global primatological community.
• Ensuring gender parity and improving geographical diversity in the Editorial Board.
• Diversifying the reviewer pool.
• Introducing an Inclusion and Diversity statement to raise awareness of neo-colonial science.
• Publishing translated abstracts in the main text, and translated manuscripts as supplementary material.

Open science

Where they qualify, articles accepted in the International Journal of Primatology are awarded Open Science Framework badges to recognise open scientific practices, including: Open Data Badges and Open Analytical Code Badges.

References

References

1. Dominy, Nathaniel J.. (August 2004). "Guest Editorial: Publication and Citation Trends in the ''International Journal of Primatology'', 1980–2003". International Journal of Primatology.
2. "Making your journal an inclusive home for authors and readers from the Global South — hear from an editor who's done it {{!}} For Researchers {{!}} Springer Nature".
3. Setchell, Joanna M.. (2015-10-01). "Editorial: Double-Blind Peer Review and the Advantages of Sharing Data". International Journal of Primatology.
4. (2018-12-01). "Editorial: Editorial Practice at the International Journal of Primatology: the Roles of Gender and Country of Affiliation in Participation in Scientific Publication". International Journal of Primatology.