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Paleontological Journal

PLEIADES PUBLISHING LTD · Russian Federation · Est. 1969

ISSN1555-6174

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.407

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.56

Total Worksi

2,672

Total Citationsi

18,739

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.54

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Paleontological Journal is a peer-reviewed journal devoted to fossil organisms and their ecological context. Presents original work on the anatomy, morphology, and taxonomy of fossil organisms. Explores the distribution, ecology, and origin of fossils. Presents studies on the evolution of organisms, ecosystems, and the biosphere. Provides invaluable information on biostratigraphy. Welcomes submissions in English from all countries.

General Information

Country / RegionRussian Federation

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1969

Annual Volume~ 146 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications2,672

Publisher OrgPleiades Publishing

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/11 · 64%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

PLEIADES PUBLISHING LTD

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1555-6174

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

peer-reviewed

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

147

684

2019

121

605

2020

133

488

2021

129

416

2022

143

235

2023

163

192

2024

132

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.

PaleontologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Paleontology

Scopus Categories

Paleontology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Paleontology and Stratigraphy of FossilsGeological Studies and ExplorationEvolution and Paleontology StudiesPaleontology and Evolutionary BiologyFossil Insects in AmberMarine and environmental studiesGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchPlant Diversity and EvolutionMarine Biology and Ecology ResearchIchthyology and Marine Biology

Frequently asked questions about Paleontological Journal

Is Paleontological Journal a predatory journal?

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

What is the impact factor of Paleontological Journal?

Paleontological Journal 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 0.54.

Is Paleontological Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Paleontological Journal is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.