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Journal of Systematic Palaeontology

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 2003

ISSN1478-0941

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

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?

268

days submission → published

measured · last 19 articles · accept 176d

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.1

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.068

Total Worksi

889

Total Citationsi

23,268

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.62

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Evolutionary Biology; Paleontology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2003

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications889

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/12 · 67%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1478-0941

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

✅

Peer review process documented?

peer-reviewed

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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

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

Portico, CLOCKSS

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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

1.3k

2019

785

2020

733

2021

215

2022

222

2023

237

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.

PaleontologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Evolutionary BiologyPaleontology

Scopus Categories

Paleontology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Evolution and Paleontology StudiesPaleontology and Evolutionary BiologyIchthyology and Marine BiologyPaleontology and Stratigraphy of FossilsFossil Insects in AmberMarine Biology and Ecology ResearchGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchAmphibian and Reptile BiologyBat Biology and Ecology StudiesFish biology, ecology, and behavior

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Systematic Palaeontology

Is Journal of Systematic Palaeontology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Systematic Palaeontology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Systematic Palaeontology?

Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 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 2.62.

Is Journal of Systematic Palaeontology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Systematic Palaeontology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Systematic Palaeontology?