Geobios

Elsevier Masson s.r.l. · France

ISSN0016-6995eISSN1777-5728

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.508

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.908

Total Worksi

4,502

Total Citationsi

74,967

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.62

Open Impact Factor alternative

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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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—

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

5/11 · 45%

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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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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

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

381

2019

515

2020

312

2021

155

2022

216

2023

194

2024

2025

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.

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

Frequently asked questions about Geobios

Is Geobios a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Geobios: it is indexed in Web of Science, 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 Geobios?

Geobios is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 1.62.

Is Geobios indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Geobios is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.