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Acta Palaeontologica Sinica

Chinese Academy of Sciences · China

ISSN0001-6616

SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Bottom 25%

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.216

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.467

Total Worksi

567

Total Citationsi

3,070

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.00

Open Impact Factor alternative

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.

General Information

Country / RegionChina

Primary LanguageChinese, English

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive

Total Publications567

Publisher OrgPaleontological Society of China

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer ReviewPeer-reviewed

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/11 · 64%

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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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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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

151

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

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

Frequently asked questions about Acta Palaeontologica Sinica

Is Acta Palaeontologica Sinica a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Acta Palaeontologica Sinica: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Acta Palaeontologica Sinica?

Acta Palaeontologica Sinica is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.216.

Is Acta Palaeontologica Sinica indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Acta Palaeontologica Sinica is indexed in Scopus.