Journal profile
Journal of Peer Production
ISSN 2213-5316 · Australia
Journal of Peer Production: fully open access; no APC; review about 50 weeks (community reports).
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
The Journal of Peer Production (JoPP) seeks high-quality contributions from researchers and practitioners of peer production. We understand peer production as a mode of commons-based and oriented production in which participation is voluntary and predicated on the self-selection of tasks. Notable examples are the collaborative development of Free Software projects and of the Wikipedia online encyclopedia. Through the analysis of the forms, operations, and contradictions of peer producing communities in contemporary capitalist society, the journal aims to open up new perspectives on the implications of peer production for social change. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: – the political economy of peer production – peer production and expertise – critical theory and peer production – peer production and exchange – peer production and social movements – peer production as an alternative to capitalism – peer production and capitalist cooptation – governance in peer projects – peer production and ethics – the peer production of hardware – peer production and feminism – peer production, industry and ecology
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
Indexed in: no record yet.
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 50 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewLetPub
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessLetPub
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Harvard
Article types accepted6, with length limits
- conference reportutions should comprise 1000-3000 words. Conference reports These contributions should also comprise 1000-3000 words. Suggested topics for conference organisers …main text ≤ 3,000 words
- conference reportsThese contributions should also comprise 1000-3000 words.Length not stated
- debates, essays and interviewsWe welcome testimonies, working papers and critical essays by peer production researchers and practitioners. Debates are essays by several authors expressing cl…Length not stated
- research papersResearch papers are theoretically driven, focusing on key facets of peer production, and reporting substantial findings. Suggested length: 8000 words.Length not stated
- reviewks analysing peer production processes. Reviews should be 500-1000 words. Editors are happy to discuss other possibilities with potemain text ≤ 1,000 words
- reviewsWe also seek reviews of relevant projects and of books analysing peer production processes. Reviews should be 500-1000 words.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access
- License & copyright Copyright
Authors license their work under CC BY-SA 4.0 and retain full copyright rights. Model summary
The Journal of Peer Production is an open access academic journal that allows readers to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, and link to the full texts of articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose except where otherwise noted. Authors license their work under under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0) and retain their full copyright rig…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access journal allowing readers to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, and link to full texts of articles. Model summary
The Journal of Peer Production is an open access academic journal that allows readers to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, and link to the full texts of articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose except where otherwise noted.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Country or region
- Australia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2213-5316
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Peer Production
How long does peer review take at Journal of Peer Production?
Authors report an average review time of about 50 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Is Journal of Peer Production open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Peer Production is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .