Abbreviated title (ISO 4) Primates Language English Publication history 1957-present | Discipline Primatology Edited by Juichi Yamagiwa | |
Publisher Springer Science+Business Media | ||
Primates is a quarterly peer-reviewed scientific journal of primatology. It publishes original papers that cover all aspects of the study of primates. The journal publishes original research articles, reviews, short communications, book reviews, and notes. It was established in 1957. Although the first volume contained only articles written in Japanese, subsequent volumes were published in English, thanks to a grant from the Rockefeller Foundation. It is now published by Springer Science+Business Media and the current editor-in-chief is Juichi Yamagiwa (Kyoto University).
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According to the Journal Citation Reports, its 2011 impact factor is 1.405, ranking it 49th out of 146 journals in the category "Zoology".