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Acta Palaeontologica Sinica

Chinese Academy of Sciences · China

ISSN0001-6616

SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q4+5

Total5

Journal Impact Factor

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SJR Score

0.261

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.467

Total Works

567

Total Citations

3,070

2yr Mean Citedness

0.00

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Aims & Scope

Acta Palaeontologica Sinica (APS) is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Paleontological Society. It focuses on paleontology, paleoecology, paleobiogeography, and related fields, publishing original research articles, reviews, and short communications. The journal aims to promote the exchange of paleontological research findings both domestically and internationally.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Bottom 25%

General Information

Country / RegionChina

Primary LanguageChinese, English

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive

Total Publications567

Publisher OrgPaleontological Society of China

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer ReviewPeer-reviewed

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Chinese Academy of Sciences

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0001-6616

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

Peer-reviewed

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

Chinese, English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

PaleontologyQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Paleontology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Paleontology and Stratigraphy of FossilsGeological and Geophysical StudiesGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchEvolution and Paleontology StudiesPaleontology and Evolutionary Biology