''Primates'' is a bimonthly
peer-reviewed
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scientific journal
In academic publishing, a scientific journal is a periodical publication intended to further the progress of science, usually by reporting new research.
Content
Articles in scientific journals are mostly written by active scientists such as s ...
of
primatology
Primatology is the scientific study of primates. It is a diverse Academic discipline, discipline at the boundary between mammalogy and anthropology, and researchers can be found in academic departments of anatomy, anthropology, biology, medici ...
, and an official journal of the Japan Monkey Center at
Kyoto University
, mottoeng = Freedom of academic culture
, established =
, type = National university, Public (National)
, endowment = ¥ 316 billion (2.4 1000000000 (number), billion USD)
, faculty = 3,480 (Teaching Staff)
, administrative_staff ...
. It publishes original papers that cover all aspects of the study of
primate
Primates are a diverse order of mammals. They are divided into the strepsirrhines, which include the lemurs, galagos, and lorisids, and the haplorhines, which include the tarsiers and the simians (monkeys and apes, the latter including huma ...
s. The journal publishes original research articles, reviews, news and perspectives, and book reviews. It was established in 1957 by
Kinji Imanishi
was a Japanese ecologist and anthropologist. He was the founder of Kyoto University's Primate Research Institute and, together with Junichiro Itani, is considered one of the founders of Japanese primatology.
Early life and education
Kinji Im ...
.
Although the first volume contained both articles in Japanese
or English,
subsequent volumes were published in English, thanks to a grant from the
Rockefeller Foundation
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. It is now published by
Springer
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** Springer Nature, a multinationa ...
and the current
editor-in-chief
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The highest-ranking editor of a publication may also be titled editor, managing ...
is Masayuki Nakamichi (
Osaka University
, abbreviated as , is a public research university located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It is one of Japan's former Imperial Universities and a Designated National University listed as a "Top Type" university in the Top Global University Project. ...
).
According to the ''
Journal Citation Reports
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'', the journal has a 2020
impact factor
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of 2.163.
Abstracting and indexing
The journal is abstracted and indexed by
References
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Primatology journals
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