Primates is a quarterly peer-reviewed

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 scientific journal

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 of primatology

Primatology

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. It publishes original papers that cover all aspects of the study of primate

Primate

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s. 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

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. It is now published by Springer Science+Business Media

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. The editor in chief

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 is Toshisada Nishida.

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, BIOSIS

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, Current Contents

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/ Agriculture, Biology & Environmental Sciences, EMBASE

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, Summon by Serial Solutions, and The Zoological Record

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. According to the Journal Citation Reports

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, its 2009 impact factor

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is 1.636, ranking it 28th out of 127 journals in the category "Zoology".

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