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Palaeontologia Electronica

Coquina Press · United States · Est. 1998

ISSN1094-8074
SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access
96
/ 100
High Trust
PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals
Score Breakdown
◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78
✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18
Total96
Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →
⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
20
weeks to publish · journal-reported
Average · vs ~15 wk median
Q1
SJR Rank
Top 25% in field
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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

SJR Scorei
0.646
H-Indexi
41
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIPi
0.8
Total Worksi
850
Total Citationsi
31,179
2yr Mean Citednessi
1.38
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Palaeontologia Electronica (PE) is an open-access, peer-reviewed, electronic journal dedicated to the science of paleontology. It publishes original research articles, commentaries, and reviews on all aspects of paleontology, including paleobiology, paleoclimatology, paleogeography, paleoinformatics, and paleoecology. PE aims to provide a platform for researchers to share their findings with the global scientific community in a timely and accessible manner.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1998
FrequencyQuarterly
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications850
OA Since1997
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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free
Peer ReviewDouble-blind
Review Time~20 weeks
Acceptance Rate—
OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-SA
OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✗ No
📦 Long-term Preservation
Internet Archive

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

10/12 · 83%
✅
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Coquina Press
✅
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
✅
Is the ISSN verified?
1094-8074
✅
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ
✅
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind
❌
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
✅
APC fees clearly disclosed?
No APC (Free)
✅
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
✅
Long-term digital preservation?
Internet Archive
❌
Plagiarism detection in place?
No
✅
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
✅
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
Citations received
89
984
2019
61
748
2020
37
385
2021
34
190
2022
53
186
2023
59
144
2024
57
69
2025
27
0
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.

PaleontologyQ1
OceanographyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Paleontology

Scopus Categories

PaleontologyOceanography

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Evolution and Paleontology StudiesPaleontology and Evolutionary BiologyPaleontology and Stratigraphy of FossilsIchthyology and Marine BiologyGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchBat Biology and Ecology StudiesPleistocene-Era Hominins and ArchaeologyFossil Insects in AmberMarine Biology and Ecology ResearchPlant Diversity and Evolution

Frequently asked questions about Palaeontologia Electronica

Is Palaeontologia Electronica a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Palaeontologia Electronica: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Palaeontologia Electronica?

Palaeontologia Electronica 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 1.38.

Is Palaeontologia Electronica indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Palaeontologia Electronica is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Palaeontologia Electronica?

Palaeontologia Electronica (PE) is an open-access, peer-reviewed, electronic journal dedicated to the science of paleontology. It publishes original research articles, commentaries, and reviews on all aspects of paleontology, including paleobiology, paleoclimatology, paleogeography, paleoinformatics, and paleoecology. PE aims to provide a platform for researchers to share their findings with the global scientific community in a timely and accessible manner.

How much does it cost to publish in Palaeontologia Electronica?

Palaeontologia Electronica is a Diamond open-access journal — there is no article processing charge (APC) to publish.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref