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Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia

Universita degli Studi di Milano · Italy · Est. 1895

ISSN2039-4942

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total58

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

0.621

H-Index

CiteScore

3.1

SNIP

0.828

Total Works

285

Total Citations

1,308

2yr Mean Citedness

0.89

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Aims & Scope

Publishes original papers dealing with all fields of paleontology and of stratigraphy, from Italy and the Mediterranean to the Tethys, as well across the globe from China to North America.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionItaly

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1895

Frequencythree issues (one volume) each year

StatusActive

Total Publications285

Publisher OrgUniversity of Milan

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewPeer review

Review Time~16 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-SA

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PKP PN

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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11/12 · 92%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Universita degli Studi di Milano

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2039-4942

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Peer review

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

PKP PN

✅

Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

Times cited

2017

2019

2020

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

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.

GeologyQ2

PaleontologyQ2

StratigraphyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

GeologyPaleontology

Scopus Categories

PaleontologyGeologyStratigraphy

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Paleontology and Stratigraphy of FossilsGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchEvolution and Paleontology StudiesPaleontology and Evolutionary BiologyGeological formations and processesIchthyology and Marine BiologyGeological and Geophysical Studies WorldwideGeological Formations and Processes ExplorationMaritime and Coastal ArchaeologyMarine Biology and Ecology Research