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The results of a survey of authors who submitted their research to PeerJ for publication were released today. The survey measures the satisfaction of authors from the first six-months of the journal’s publishing operations. With a 51% response rate, the results looks promising. Some highlights:
- 92% of authors report having a “good experience” or better with publishing in PeerJ
- 83% of authors intend to submit their future research, with 17% reporting “maybe,” depending on the subject appropriateness for the journal
- 94% of authors would recommend PeerJ to a colleague
PeerJ is a peer-reviewed, open access publisher of research articles in the biological, medical, and health sciences. Operating on an author membership model, as opposed to article-processing fee model, member authors can submit articles for publishing after paying a one-time membership fee. For authors interested in soliciting feedback on works-in-progress, there is also a free PrePrints option. [Read the announcement]
