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Palaeontology

John Wiley and Sons Inc · United Kingdom · Est. 1960

ISSN1475-4983

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

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

0.862

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SNIP

0.927

Total Works

2,007

Total Citations

55,230

2yr Mean Citedness

1.70

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

Palaeontology publishes research on the fossil record of life, focusing on the evolutionary history, taxonomy, and palaeoecology of extinct organisms. Recent articles examine arthropods, early Cambrian lophotrochozoans, extinct crocodyliforms, notosuchian crocodylomorphs, angiosperms, stem tetrapods, marine reptiles, pterosaurs, pseudosuchians, sauropods, dinosaurs, and proboscideans. Studies frequently employ 3D modeling, geometric morphometrics, phylogenetic analyses, and bone histology to reconstruct morphology, biomechanics, locomotion, growth rates, and ecological interactions.

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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 / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1960

Annual Volume~ 57 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,007

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

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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?

John Wiley and Sons Inc

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1475-4983

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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

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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.

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ1

PaleontologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Paleontology

Scopus Categories

PaleontologyEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Paleontology and Stratigraphy of FossilsPaleontology and Evolutionary BiologyEvolution and Paleontology StudiesMarine Biology and Ecology ResearchIchthyology and Marine BiologyGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchGeological formations and processesPlant Diversity and EvolutionAmphibian and Reptile BiologyMorphological variations and asymmetry