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Pensoft Publishers · Germany · Est. 1967

ISSN2193-0066eISSN2193-0074
SJR Q2WOS SCIEScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
58
/ 100
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
0.536
H-Index
27
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
0.74
Total Works
473
Total Citations
3,476
2yr Mean Citedness
1.04
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Aims & Scope

About Focus and Scope Policies Open Access Copyright Notice Privacy Statement Authorship/Contributorship Use of AI Desk Rejection Peer Review Preprints Indexing and Archiving Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement COPE Compliance Terms of Use Cookies Policy Author Guidelines Main Text English Language Editing Citations and References Illustrations, Figures and Tables Linked Data Table for Primary Biodiversity Data Taxonomic Treatments Material Citations Formatting Guidelines Materials and Methods Supplementary Files Preprints Revising Your Article Submission Guidelines Submission Procedure Organizing Your Submission Data Publishing Guidelines Data Quality Checklist and Recommendations Dryad Data Submissions Guidelines for Editors How to Access a Manuscript General Responsibilities AI Policy for Editors Editorial Process Editors’ and Reviewers’ Workload Stats Review Quality Rating Guidelines for Reviewers How to Access a Manuscript General Responsibilities AI Policy for Reviewers Peer Review Process Article Processing Charges Core Charges Reprints Additional Services Science Communication Tailored PR Campaign Guest Blog Post Web Services Journal Info Editorial Team Contacts

⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
14
weeks to review
Average · median is 15 wks
Q2
SJR Rank
Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionGermany
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1967
Annual Volume~ 29 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications473
Publisher OrgWiley
OA Since1997
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind
Review Time~14 weeks
Acceptance Rate
OA LicenseCC BY
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes
📦 Long-term Preservation
Portico

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

10/12 · 83%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Pensoft Publishers
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2193-0066 / 2193-0074
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Single-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
Portico
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
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
2019
2020
2021
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.

PaleontologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Paleontology

Scopus Categories

Paleontology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Paleontology and Evolutionary BiologyEvolution and Paleontology StudiesIchthyology and Marine BiologyPaleontology and Stratigraphy of FossilsFossil Insects in AmberGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchAmphibian and Reptile BiologyFish biology, ecology, and behaviorColeoptera Taxonomy and DistributionMarine Biology and Ecology Research
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref