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Spanish Journal of Palaeontology

Sociedad Espanola de Paleontologia · Spain · Est. 2001

ISSN2255-0550eISSN2660-9568

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q3+12

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total27

Journal Impact Factor

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SJR Score

0.276

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.461

Total Works

904

Total Citations

4,902

2yr Mean Citedness

0.72

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Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Geology: Paleontology. Topics: palaeontology, systematics, biostratigraphy, palaeogeography, palaeoecology, palaeoclimatology

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionSpain

Primary LanguageSpanish, English

1st Year Published2001

Annual Volume~ 19 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications904

Publisher OrgSociedad Española de Paleontología

OA Since2020

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewPeer review

Review Time~12 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Sociedad Espanola de Paleontologia

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2255-0550 / 2660-9568

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Peer review

❌

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?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

✅

Primary language documented?

Spanish, 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

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

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.

PaleontologyQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Paleontology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Evolution and Paleontology StudiesPaleontology and Stratigraphy of FossilsGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchGeological and Geophysical Studies WorldwideArchaeological and Geological StudiesPaleontology and Evolutionary BiologyPleistocene-Era Hominins and ArchaeologyMarine Biology and Ecology ResearchArchaeological and Historical StudiesGeological formations and processes