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Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands

ISSN0034-6667eISSN1879-0615

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

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

0.658

H-Index

129

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.809

Total Works

5,345

Total Citations

145,014

2yr Mean Citedness

1.25

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology is an international journal for articles in all fields of palaeobotany and palynology. It publishes research on marine and terrestrial palynomorphs and macro remains of higher land plants, with applications in coal and petroleum geology, forensics, and archaeology.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

FrequencyMonthly (Except Jan., Mar., Aug. & Nov.), <Sept. 1993->

StatusActive

Total Publications5,345

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

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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 B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0034-6667 / 1879-0615

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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

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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.

PaleontologyQ1

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

PaleontologyPlant Sciences

Scopus Categories

PaleontologyEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Plant Diversity and EvolutionGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchPaleontology and Stratigraphy of FossilsPlant and Fungal Species DescriptionsFern and Epiphyte Biology