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Journal of Palaeogeography

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 2002

ISSN2095-3836eISSN2524-4507

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.631

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.246

Total Worksi

490

Total Citationsi

5,894

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.78

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Geosciences, Multidisciplinary; Paleontology; Earth-Surface Processes; Geography, Planning and Development.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2002

Annual Volume~ 58 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications490

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

Region🌍 Global South

OA Since2011

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2095-3836 / 2524-4507

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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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?

Portico, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

460

2019

698

2020

510

2021

381

2022

267

2023

267

2024

149

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

Earth-Surface ProcessesQ2

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geosciences, MultidisciplinaryPaleontology

Scopus Categories

PaleontologyEarth-Surface ProcessesGeography, Planning and Development

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Geological formations and processesPaleontology and Stratigraphy of FossilsGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchHydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysisGeological and Geophysical StudiesGeological and Geochemical AnalysisGeochemistry and Elemental AnalysisPaleontology and Evolutionary Biologyearthquake and tectonic studiesGeological Studies and Exploration

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Palaeogeography

Is Journal of Palaeogeography a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Palaeogeography: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Palaeogeography?

Journal of Palaeogeography 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 1.78.

Is Journal of Palaeogeography indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Palaeogeography is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Palaeogeography?