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Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 1949

ISSN1937-2809

SJR Q1✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.751

H-Indexi

117

SNIPi

0.745

Total Worksi

4,203

Total Citationsi

124,161

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.11

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology publishes original contributions on all aspects of vertebrate paleobiology, including vertebrate origins, evolution, functional morphology, taxonomy, biostratigraphy, phylogenetics, paleoecology, paleobiogeography, and paleoanthropology. It also publishes on all aspects of vertebrate paleontology, such as vertebrate origins, evolution, and functional morphology.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1949

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,203

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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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?

1937-2809

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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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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

127

1.7k

2019

112

1.3k

2020

125

1.1k

2021

542

2022

366

2023

153

2024

114

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

Paleontology

Scopus Categories

Paleontology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Evolution and Paleontology StudiesPaleontology and Evolutionary BiologyIchthyology and Marine BiologyAmphibian and Reptile BiologyBat Biology and Ecology StudiesFish biology, ecology, and behaviorPleistocene-Era Hominins and ArchaeologyPaleontology and Stratigraphy of FossilsWildlife Ecology and ConservationAnimal Ecology and Behavior Studies

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Is Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology: 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 Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology?

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 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 1.11.

Is Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.