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Papers in Palaeontology

John Wiley and Sons Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2014

ISSN2056-2799eISSN2056-2802

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

0.957

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SNIP

0.962

Total Works

632

Total Citations

5,496

2yr Mean Citedness

1.51

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

Papers in Palaeontology publishes research on the evolutionary history of life, focusing on the description and analysis of fossil organisms. The journal covers a wide range of taxa, including dinosaurs, birds, mammals, marine reptiles, insects, and various invertebrate groups, spanning geological time from the Carboniferous to the Pleistocene. Studies often involve detailed taxonomic descriptions, phylogenetic analyses, palaeobiogeographic reconstructions, and investigations into palaeoenvironmental conditions and their influence on evolutionary processes.

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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 Published2014

Annual Volume~ 75 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications632

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 Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2056-2799 / 2056-2802

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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

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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.

PaleontologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Paleontology

Scopus Categories