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Fossils

Palaeontological Society of Japan · Japan

ISSN0022-9202

SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q4+5

Total5

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals.

SJR Score

0.146

H-Index

SNIP

0.675

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Fossils is an international and interdisciplinary peer-reviewed scientific journal concerning all aspects of palaeontology. It publishes research papers, review papers and communications about all groups of fossil organisms, from all time periods, from the earliest living beings to the Holocene. The journal publishes research related to Earth and Planetary Sciences.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Bottom 25%

General Information

Country / RegionJapan

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

StatusActive

Total Publications—

Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

4/12 · 33%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Palaeontological Society of Japan

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

0022-9202

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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

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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