Journal profile · Zoology
Primates
ISSN 0032-8332 · eISSN 1610-7365 · Springer Japan · JAPAN · Quarterly · Founded 1957
Primates: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.49; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,490; median 185 days to acceptance (76 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 54 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Primates is published by Springer Japan and is in Zone 4 of Biology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Primate Behavior and Ecology, Animal Behavior and Reproduction and Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior, together about 64.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Primates is an international journal of primatology whose aim is to provide a forum for the elucidation of all aspects of primates. The oldest primatological journal, Primates publishes original papers that advance the scientific study of primates, and its scope embraces work in diverse fields covering biological bases of behavior, socio-ecology, learning and cognition, social processes, systematics, evolution, and medicine. Contributions relevant to conservation of natural populations and welfare of captive primates are welcome. Studies focusing on nonprimate species may be considered if their relevance to primatology is clear. Original Articles as well as Review Articles, News and Perspectives, and Book Reviews are included. All manuscripts received are initially screened for suitability by members of the Editorial Board, taking into account style and ethical issues, leading to a swift decision about whether to send the manuscript for external review. The importance of this journal is clearly shown in the words of its first Editor-in-Chief, Kinji Imanishi, which are quoted directly.-----------------------------------------------------------Afterword of Volume 1, Issue 1 of Primates; October 25, 1957 Currently, there is no journal specializing in primatology; I declare that this is the very first primatology journal. Isn't this exciting? First of all, primatology department is non-existent in any university of the world, and therefore there is nothing such as an academic society for primatology. The modification in the operation of academic authority is evidenced by the fact that the Japan Monkey Centre (JMC) introduced the publication of this specialized journal, skipping the normal course of development, which is to begin by establishing a department at a university, followed by organizing an academic society, and then publishing a journal. The term "primatology" can be translated as "reichourui-gaku" in Japanese. But, we do not prefer such a difficult, orotund name. The primatology that we envision is a new scholarly endeavor to comprehensively investigate, so to speak, the genealogical history of humankind, by comparatively studying primates situated in various phylogenetic statuses, from various academic fields from the perspectives of not only morphology and development, but also physiology, psychology, ecology, sociology, and so forth. It is from this standpoint that we conceived, an idea of gathering various primate species from around the world i
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Zoology
Editor-in-chief James R. AndersonPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 3 in mainland China (about 3%); most named Japan 48, United States 10, United Kingdom 8, Brazil 4, Mainland China 3 (88 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Primate Behavior and EcologyPsychology35%
- Animal Behavior and ReproductionAgricultural and Biological Sciences15%
- Animal Vocal Communication and BehaviorBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology14.9%
- Wildlife Ecology and ConservationEnvironmental Science6%
- Child and Animal Learning DevelopmentPsychology4.5%
- Amphibian and Reptile BiologyEnvironmental Science3%
- Neuroendocrine regulation and behaviorPsychology2.8%
- Human-Animal Interaction StudiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Zoology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Zoology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Zoology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPsycINFOCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, AGRICOLA, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 1.49LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.54LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.98LetPub ·
- h-index
- 48LetPub ·
- h-index
- 123OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,001OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.41OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 26.24%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 41LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,025Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 299,900Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,652 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 60 | 39 | 16 |
| 2025 | 54 | 24 | 46 |
| 2024 | 66 | 36 | 192 |
| 2023 | 74 | 31 | 303 |
| 2022 | 81 | 40 | 450 |
| 2021 | 85 | 39 | 628 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
185 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 119 days – 259 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 21 days (76 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 202 days
- Sample
- 76 articles with submission and acceptance dates (138 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 9 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,490 / EUR 2,690 / GBP 2,290 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Article types accepted5
- book reviewPrimates publishes Original and Review Articles, News and Perspectives articles, Book Reviews, and other information on all aspects of primatology.Length not stated
- editorialPrimates publishes Original and Review Articles, News and Perspectives articles, Book Reviews, and other information on all aspects of primatology. Anyone invol…Length not stated
- news and perspectivesPapers for News and Perspectives should not exceed six printed pages (18 manuscript pages, including tables and figures) in total.Length not stated
- original articlean Original Article should not normally exceed 10 printed pages (about 30 manuscript pages) in total, including the title page, tables, figures, figure legends,…Length not stated
- review articlePrimates publishes Original and Review Articles, News and Perspectives articles, Book Reviews, and other information on all aspects of primatology.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- AI use Generative AI Images
Please check Springer’s policy on generative AI images and make sure your work adheres to the principles described therein.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship principles
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosures and declarations
All authors are requested to include information regarding sources of funding, financial or non-financial interests, study-specific approval by the appropriate ethics committee for research involving humans and/or animals, informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved animals (as appropriate). The decision whether such …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability statements
Data transparency Model summary
All original research must include a data availability statement. This statement should explain how to access data supporting the results and analysis in the article, including links/citations to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study. Please see our full policy here. If it is not possible to share research data publicly, for instance when individual privacy could be com…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Compliance with Ethical Standards
To ensure objectivity and transparency in research and to ensure that accepted principles of ethical and professional conduct have been followed, authors should include information regarding sources of funding, potential conflicts of interest (financial or non-financial), informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Open Choice articles do not require transfer of copyright as the copyright remains with the author. In opting for open access, the author(s) agree to publish the article under a Creative Commons license. Details of the OA licences offered to authors can be found on the individual journal website, in the journal's How to publish with us guide. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Primates, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review Model summary
All manuscripts are subject to peer review and accepted papers will be copy edited.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Clinical Trial Registration
The World Health Organization (WHO) definition of a clinical trial is "any research study that prospectively assigns human participants or groups of humans to one or more health-related interventions to evaluate the effects on health outcomes". The WHO defines health interventions as “A health intervention is an act performed for, with or on behalf of a person or population whose purpose is to ass…
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
- Publisher
- Springer Japan
- Country or region
- JAPAN
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1957
- ISSN
- 0032-8332
- Electronic ISSN
- 1610-7365
- Society / sponsor
- Primate Society of Japan
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 67, Issue 5 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Primates
What CAS zone is Primates in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Primates is in Zone 4 of Biology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Zoology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Primates?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.49; CiteScore 3, h-index 123.
How long does peer review take at Primates?
Based on the dates recorded on 76 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 185 days (interquartile range 119–259 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Primates?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: Author–date; Suggested reviewers: Optional. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Primates based?
Of the 88 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 3 (about 3%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Japan (48), United States (10) and United Kingdom (8). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Primates?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Primates is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, PsycINFO and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Primates open access, and what is the APC?
Primates is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,490.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .