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Aims and scope

Research Integrity and Peer Review is an international, open access, peer reviewed journal that encompasses all aspects of integrity in research publication, including peer review, study reporting, and research and publication ethics. Particular consideration is given to submissions that address current controversies and limitations in the field and offer potential solutions. We welcome research into peer review and editorial decision making, however reports of individual journal or publisher decisions or actions will not be considered.

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Journal requirements for Authors

  • Manuscripts must be submitted with only one Supplementary File and include a Table of Contents (example).
  • Manuscripts must include a populated checklist and figure from the relevant reporting guidelines, including CONSORTCHERRIESPRISMA, and STROBE. All other reporting guidelines can be found via the EQUATOR Network.
  • Authors are encouraged to use unique Resource Identifiers (RRIDs) within their manuscript to identify the statistical tests. Our editorial policy on standards of reporting can be viewed here.

Indexing

We are pleased to announce that all articles published in Research Integrity and Peer Review are included in ESCI (Web of Science)PubMed, PubMed Central and DOAJ.

Call for abstracts opens 23rd June 2025

Articles

Annual Journal Metrics

  • Citation Impact 2023
    Journal Impact Factor: 7.2
    5-year Journal Impact Factor: 8.9
    Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP): N/A
    SCImago Journal Rank (SJR): N/A

    Speed 2024
    Submission to first editorial decision (median days): 8
    Submission to acceptance (median days): 194

    Usage 2024
    Downloads: 521,480
    Altmetric mentions: 6,201