Is NHSJS a credible high school journal for first time research project publication without a mentor/senior supervisor?

I know a lot of high school journals are a scam but Rishab noted that you should target peer-reviewed journals. Although the impact factor isn't very high, I don't have many other options to apply to as a higher schooler who has just done their first research project in CBIO without a mentor/senior author. I got my paper reviewed by the science fair teacher and a postdoc from a local university and they said it was undergrad/graduate level writing so I was thinking maybe putting it on a pre-print server and NHSJS. I submitted it to NHSJS a while back and it got accepted they are doing an 8-week formal peer review and extra editorial revision before proper publication. Would this be the credible and proper place to publicize my work for my research journey, resume, and college apps?

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