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Spanish Journal of Palaeontology

Sociedad Espanola de Paleontologia · Spain · Est. 2001

ISSN2255-0550eISSN2660-9568

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.405

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.461

Total Worksi

904

Total Citationsi

4,902

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.72

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

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

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

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewPeer review

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/11 · 82%

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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

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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?

N/A

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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?

Spanish, 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

2019

178

1.1k

2020

227

1.7k

2021

396

1.9k

2022

2023

2024

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.

PaleontologyQ2

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

Frequently asked questions about Spanish Journal of Palaeontology

Is Spanish Journal of Palaeontology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Spanish Journal of Palaeontology: it is indexed in 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 Spanish Journal of Palaeontology?

Spanish Journal of Palaeontology is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.405.

Is Spanish Journal of Palaeontology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Spanish Journal of Palaeontology is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Spanish Journal of Palaeontology?