What is Friendly Journals?

To advance open science and the fast dissemination of research, Preprints.org is striving for offering more and more free services for authors. This “Friendly Journals” service has been built for a direct connection between journals and Preprints.org.

With this service, the benefits for authors include the following:
  • Time saving: authors can save time in the submission process of Preprints.org or journals by automatically transferring some manuscript information from Preprints.org to “Friendly Journals” or from “Friendly Journals” to Preprints.org.
  • Journal recommendations: once authors have finalized their submission on Preprints.org, they can select one friendly journal that they are interested in. Preprints.org will recommend authors’ manuscripts to the corresponding friendly journal.

List of Friendly Journals

Journal Name Impact factor Cite score Launched year First decision(median)
Journal of Fungi 5.724 4.1 2015 2.83 days
Bioengineering 5.046 6.3 2014 3.77 days
Geriatrics 2.8 2016 2.91 days
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 4.5 2004 2.83 days
Agronomy 3.949 3.9 2011 2.82 days
Biomimetics 3.743 5.2 2016 3.4 days
Nutrients 6.706 7.9 2009 2.88 days
Lubricants 3.584 4.5 2013 3.56 days
Journal of Functional Biomaterials 4.901 10.0 2010 3.35 days
Vehicles 2019 4.64 days
Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease 3.711 4.8 2016 3.88 days
Fractal and Fractional 3.577 2.8 2017 3.67 days
Life 3.253 1.9 2011 2.84 days
Electronics 2.690 3.7 2012 3.3 days
Climate 4.7 2013 3.66 days
Onco 2021 3.5 days
Sexes 2020 4.38 days
Disabilities 2021 7.37 days
Toxins 5.075 6.6 2009 3.42 days
Liquids 2021 5.34 days
Viruses 5.818 6.6 2009 2.64 days
Polymers 4.967 5.7 2009 3.63 days
Stats 2018 3.82 days
Fire 2.726 4.9 2018 2.87 days
Heritage 1.8 2018 3.59 days
Genes 4.141 5.0 2010 2.87 days
Pathogens 4.531 3.5 2012 2.68 days
Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease 4.415 3.6 2014 2.92 days
Healthcare 3.160 2.0 2013 2.86 days
Condensed Matter 3.1 2016 3.89 days
Micromachines 3.523 4.5 2010 2.79 days
Atmosphere 3.110 3.7 2010 3.33 days
Metabolites 5.581 4.7 2011 2.85 days
Forests 3.282 4.0 2010 2.88 days
World 2020 6.83 days
Clocks & Sleep 2019 5.51 days
Muscles 2022 1.83 days
Forecasting 2019 4.6 days
Gases 2021 7.79 days
Oral 2021 3.73 days
Brain Sciences 3.333 3.1 2011 2.86 days
Journal of Intelligence 3.176 4.0 2013 4.82 days
Logistics 2017 6.82 days
Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology 2.7 2016 3.82 days
Poultry 2022 6.57 days
Stresses 2021 4.15 days
CivilEng 2020 5.42 days
Digital 2021 4.15 days
Current Issues in Molecular Biology 2.976 2.7 1999 3.33 days
Tourism and Hospitality 2020 6.77 days
Drones 5.532 7.2 2017 3.34 days
Land 3.905 3.2 2012 2.82 days
IoT 2020 5.86 days
Diversity 3.031 2.9 2009 2.92 days
Osteology 2021 12.1 days
Atoms 2.8 2013 4.61 days
Gastroenterology Insights 0.8 2009 4.21 days
Spectroscopy Journal 2023 0 days
Plasma 2018 4.7 days
Remote Sensing 5.349 7.4 2009 2.92 days
Analytica 2020 4.38 days
Proteomes 5.9 2013 7.35 days
Women 2021 5.68 days
Colorants 2022 3.99 days
Applied Sciences 2.838 3.7 2011 2.77 days
Electronic Materials 2020 6.62 days
Inventions 5.2 2016 3.86 days
ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information 3.099 5.0 2012 2.9 days
Earth 2020 3.56 days
Hydrology 3.6 2014 2.95 days
Fibers 6.5 2013 4.17 days
Journal of Low Power Electronics and Applications 3.5 2011 3.74 days
Veterinary Sciences 2.518 2.6 2014 2.77 days
Vision 2.1 2017 4.72 days
Axioms 1.824 2.6 2012 3.65 days
Fishes 3.170 3.9 2016 2.67 days
Applied Biosciences 2022 3.58 days
Animals 3.231 2.7 2011 2.81 days
Antibodies 0.9 2012 3.84 days
Livers 2021 8.09 days
International Journal of Molecular Sciences 6.208 6.9 2000 2.87 days
Scientia Pharmaceutica 5.3 1930 7.47 days
Sclerosis 2023 6.81 days
AppliedChem 2021 6.02 days
Photonics 2.536 2.3 2014 2.84 days
Sensors 3.847 6.4 2001 2.91 days
Electricity 2020 3.84 days
Water 3.530 4.8 2009 3.48 days
Youth 2021 3.14 days
Analytics 2022 7.61 days
International Journal of Translational Medicine 2021 3.86 days
Universe 2.813 3.2 2015 3.84 days
Cryptography 3.9 2017 4.33 days
Kidney and Dialysis 2021 5.88 days
Journal of Molecular Pathology 2020 5.28 days
Non-Coding RNA 10.1 2015 4.83 days
Energies 3.252 5.0 2008 3.56 days
Designs 3.4 2017 4.72 days
European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education 2.0 2011 4.51 days
Standards 2021 27.22 days
Processes 3.352 3.5 2013 3.67 days
Ecologies 2020 4.52 days
GeoHazards 2020 11.15 days
Horticulturae 2.923 1.8 2015 3.12 days
Nanomaterials 5.719 6.6 2011 2.86 days
Infectious Disease Reports 1.4 2009 3.87 days
Systems 2.895 4.3 2013 2.87 days
Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 2.744 2.8 2013 3.87 days
Materials 3.748 4.7 2008 3.53 days
Biology 5.168 2.8 2012 2.88 days
Aerospace 2.660 3.4 2014 3.51 days
Antioxidants 7.675 6.5 2012 2.86 days
Multimodal Technologies and Interaction 4.5 2017 5.54 days
Technologies 2013 3.86 days
Surfaces 2018 2.51 days
Businesses 2021 5.65 days
Textiles 2021 5.12 days
Geosciences 4.8 2011 3.61 days
Ceramics 2.6 2018 3.53 days
Inorganics 3.149 5.1 2013 3.65 days
Soil Systems 4.9 2017 3.87 days
Metals 2.695 3.8 2011 3.41 days
Infrastructures 3.4 2016 4.53 days
Mathematical and Computational Applications 1996 3.56 days
Information 4.2 2010 3.89 days
Organics 2020 7.79 days
Solar 2021 8.23 days
Encyclopedia 2021 4.77 days
Toxics 4.472 3.7 2013 2.7 days
Journal of Sensor and Actuator Networks 6.9 2012 5.35 days
Marine Drugs 6.085 8.1 2003 2.64 days
Future Pharmacology 2021 3.54 days
Environments 5.2 2014 3.84 days
Powders 2022 12.81 days
Dermato 2021 4.81 days
NeuroSci 2020 2.62 days
Risks 2.2 2013 7.55 days
Fermentation 5.123 5.3 2015 2.76 days
Recycling 4.8 2016 3.84 days
Sustainability 3.889 5.0 2009 3.68 days
Magnetochemistry 3.336 3.0 2015 3.11 days
Organoids 2022 9.66 days
Arthropoda 2023 7.64 days
Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Analyses 2023 0 days
Compounds 2021 7.34 days
Computers 3.7 2012 3.91 days
Journal of Nuclear Engineering 2020 7.36 days
Journal of Cybersecurity and Privacy 2021 5.23 days
Journal of Imaging 4.8 2015 4.78 days
Fluids 2.3 2016 3.8 days
Mathematics 2.592 2.9 2013 3.6 days
Biophysica 2021 3.86 days
Uro 2021 2.86 days
Journal of Clinical Medicine 4.964 4.4 2012 2.63 days
Network 2021 4.84 days
Modelling 2020 3.39 days
Children 2.835 2.0 2014 2.75 days
Diagnostics 3.992 2.4 2011 2.8 days
Clinics and Practice 2011 3.89 days
Hematology Reports 1.6 2009 10.71 days
Transplantology 2020 7.08 days
Publications 3.5 2013 4.83 days
Behavioral Sciences 2.286 3.8 2011 3.33 days
Buildings 3.324 3.8 2011 3.7 days
Software 2022 2.82 days
Machine Learning and Knowledge Extraction 2019 2.89 days
Algorithms 3.3 2008 3.41 days
Applied Nano 2020 5.43 days
Data 4.8 2016 4.87 days
Future Internet 5.4 2009 3.46 days
Gastronomy 2023 0 days
Receptors 2022 15.51 days
SynBio 2023 7.97 days
Big Data and Cognitive Computing 6.1 2017 5.83 days
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