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Paleontological Research

Palaeontological Society of Japan · Japan · Est. 1951

ISSN1342-8144eISSN1880-0068

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total84

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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SJR Scorei

0.284

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.542

Total Worksi

841

Total Citationsi

8,753

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.47

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Paleontology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

General Information

Country / RegionJapan

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1951

Annual Volume~ 27 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications841

Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Palaeontological Society of Japan

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

1342-8144 / 1880-0068

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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

Citations received

376

2019

100

2020

205

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

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.

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ3

PaleontologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Paleontology

Scopus Categories

PaleontologyEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Paleontology and Stratigraphy of FossilsGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchMarine Biology and Ecology ResearchPaleontology and Evolutionary BiologyEvolution and Paleontology StudiesIchthyology and Marine BiologyIsotope Analysis in EcologyCephalopods and Marine BiologyGeological and Geophysical StudiesGeological formations and processes

Frequently asked questions about Paleontological Research

Is Paleontological Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Paleontological Research: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 84/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Paleontological Research?

Paleontological Research 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 0.47.

Is Paleontological Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Paleontological Research is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Paleontological Research?