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Geobios

Elsevier Masson s.r.l. · France

ISSN0016-6995eISSN1777-5728

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.558

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.908

Total Works

4,502

Total Citations

74,967

2yr Mean Citedness

1.62

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Geobios publishes original peer-reviewed articles in paleontology, paleobiology, paleoecology, paleobiogeography, biostratigraphy, and biogeochemistry. The journal also welcomes contributions related to climate action, life below water, and life on land, supporting UN sustainable development goals.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionFrance

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 57 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications4,502

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Masson s.r.l.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0016-6995 / 1777-5728

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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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?

N/A

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

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.

PaleontologyQ2

StratigraphyQ2

Space and Planetary ScienceQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Paleontology

Scopus Categories

Space and Planetary SciencePaleontologyStratigraphy

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Paleontology and Stratigraphy of FossilsGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchEvolution and Paleontology StudiesPaleontology and Evolutionary BiologyPleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology