Bentham Science Publishers
Bentham Science
Founded in 1994, it has become a major international publisher in medicine and pharmacology, with key strengths in chemistry, pharmacology, medicine and engineering.
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Journals and books
Bentham Science was founded in 1994 and has become a major international publisher in medicine and pharmacology. It publishes 125 hybrid journals with high Impact Factors and 41 Open Access journals, plus more than 1,300 books: about 9,000 peer-reviewed scholarly articles every year.
The rise in value of all Bentham Science journals over the last twenty years is mainly due to a careful and innovative publishing process, which rejects more than 60% of the articles received.
Key strengths
- Chemistry
- Pharmacology
- Medicine
- Engineering
Journals by Impact Factor
Journal Citation Reports (JCR)
Journals by Impact Factor (Journal Citation Reports)
Many Bentham Science journals have a high Impact Factor. Bentham publishes the list of its journals ranked by Impact Factor, the metric calculated every year by Clarivate in the Journal Citation Reports. Journals can also be browsed by subject.
One of the most rigorous peer review processes
Bentham Science's high quality standards come from one of the most robust peer review processes in the world, which ensures high-quality scientific literature for all readers and researchers.
Peer review is the cornerstone of scholarly publishing: the foundation on which all academic knowledge, citation, reuse and research integrity rest. Scholars worldwide take part in it as journal editors, as authors submitting their work to international journals, or as peer reviewers.
- 60%+of articles rejected
- 60,000+active researchers in the reviewer pool
- 2–4independent reviewers per article
- 4–6weeks for peer review
How Bentham works
- As soon as articles are submitted, the editor checks that they fit the journal's aims and scope and the author guidelines, following the standard JEO (Journal Editorial Office) process now common to all major international publishers
- Articles that do not meet the journal's standards or fail the initial assessment are quickly rejected and returned to the authors
- Reviews are double-blind, carried out by researchers vetted for their background, profile and previous publications
- Reviewers are ranked, within a pool of more than 60,000 active researchers, by the performance, speed and usefulness of their previous reviews
- By design, editors are not involved in selecting peer reviewers, an approach Bentham says no other publisher follows. This removes bias and sharply reduces the risk of misconduct in peer review
The editor's three checks
The editor-in-chief of each journal, an expert in its subject area, is consulted at least three times on the suitability of every article.
Initial assessment
When the manuscript arrives, the editor checks that it fits the journal's aims and scope. If it passes this first assessment and is considered of interest, peer review begins.
After peer review
Once the reports of two to four independent reviewers are in, Bentham examines the paper again.
Final decision
After the authors revise the manuscript in light of the reviewers' reports, the journal's scientific board takes the final decision.
At any of these stages the editor can reject the manuscript if not fully satisfied with its quality. Decisions follow the usual pattern: reject, return to the authors for minor or major revision and, where appropriate, accept. Even with such high quality standards, peer review is usually completed within 4–6 weeks.