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Marine Micropaleontology

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands

ISSN0377-8398eISSN1872-6186

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

0.575

H-Index

139

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.791

Total Works

2,466

Total Citations

102,184

2yr Mean Citedness

1.17

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

The journal publishes research on the use of microfossils and ancient DNA for reconstructing past marine environments and calibrating geological ages. Studies focus on various microfossil groups like diatoms, dinoflagellates, coccolithophores, ostracods, and ciliates, often integrating multiple data types to understand past biodiversity and environmental changes.

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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 / RegionNetherlands

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 61 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications2,466

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

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Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

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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?

0377-8398 / 1872-6186

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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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

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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.

OceanographyQ2

PaleontologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Paleontology

Scopus Categories

PaleontologyOceanography

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Geology and Paleoclimatology ResearchMarine Biology and Ecology ResearchIsotope Analysis in EcologyPaleontology and Stratigraphy of FossilsMarine and coastal ecosystems