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Palaios

SEPM Society for Sedimentary Geology · United States

ISSN0883-1351eISSN1938-5323

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

0.506

H-Index

129

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.626

Total Works

2,587

Total Citations

102,558

2yr Mean Citedness

1.48

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

Palaios publishes research on the fossil record, focusing on paleontology, paleoecology, and paleobiology. Articles investigate the interpretation of trace fossils for understanding ancient ecosystems and animal behavior, the taphonomy and preservation of fossils, and the use of fossilized organisms to reconstruct past environments and climates. The journal also covers evolutionary patterns, biotic interactions, and biogeographic shifts throughout geologic time.

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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 / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 30 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications2,587

Publisher OrgSociety for Sedimentary Geology

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

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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

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SEPM Society for Sedimentary Geology

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0883-1351 / 1938-5323

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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?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

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.

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ2

PaleontologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

GeologyPaleontology

Scopus Categories

PaleontologyEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Geology and Paleoclimatology ResearchPaleontology and Stratigraphy of FossilsGeological formations and processesMarine Biology and Ecology ResearchEvolution and Paleontology Studies