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Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands

ISSN0031-0182eISSN1872-616X

SJR Q1✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.973

H-Indexi

232

SNIPi

1.068

Total Worksi

14,874

Total Citationsi

586,432

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.93

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology publishes high-quality, multidisciplinary studies in the field of palaeoenvironmental geoscience and palaeo-environmental geology. The journal seeks submissions that address broad scientific questions of interest to a wide international community and focus on significant events in the evolution of life.

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General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

FrequencyMonthly, <1993->

StatusActive

Total Publications14,874

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

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5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0031-0182 / 1872-616X

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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

470

9.5k

2019

484

9.6k

2020

467

7.2k

2021

399

4.6k

2022

467

2023

511

2.5k

2024

672

1.2k

2025

530

207

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.

Earth-Surface ProcessesQ1

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ1

OceanographyQ1

PaleontologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geography, PhysicalGeosciences, MultidisciplinaryPaleontology

Scopus Categories

PaleontologyOceanographyEarth-Surface ProcessesEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Geology and Paleoclimatology ResearchPaleontology and Stratigraphy of FossilsGeological formations and processesIsotope Analysis in EcologyEvolution and Paleontology Studies

Frequently asked questions about Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Is Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology: 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 Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology?

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 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 1.93.

Is Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.