Ichnos

Aims & Scope

The foremost aim of Ichnos is to promote excellence in ichnologic research.

Primary emphases center upon the ethologic and ecologic significance of tracemaking organisms; organism-substrate interrelationships; and the role of biogenic processes in environmental reconstruction, sediment dynamics, sequence or event stratigraphy, biogeochemistry, and sedimentary diagenesis.

Each contribution rests upon a firm taxonomic foundation, although papers dealing solely with systematics and nomenclature may have less priority than those dealing with conceptual and interpretive aspects of ichnology.

Contributions from biologists and geologists are equally welcome.

The format for Ichnos is designed to accommodate several types of manuscripts, including Research Articles (comprehensive articles dealing with original, fundamental research in ichnology), and Short Communications (short, succinct papers treating certain aspects of the history of ichnology, book reviews, news and notes, or invited comments dealing with current or contentious issues).

The large page size and two-column format lend flexibility to the design of tables and illustrations.

Thorough but timely reviews and rapid publication of manuscripts are integral parts of the process.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2
2024	0.80

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.451

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	45

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	12610

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	85

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Earth and Planetary Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• The paleoenvironmental and paleoecological significance of the lacustrine<i>Mermia</i>ichnofacies: An archetypical subaqueous nonmarine trace fossil assemblage

  Citation: 189

  Authors: Luis Alberto, María Gabriela

• Commentary

  Citation: 181

  Authors: Dave G., Ron K.

• A comparison of crayfish burrow morphologies: Triassic and Holocene fossil, paleo‐ and neo‐ichnological evidence, and the identification of their burrowing signatures

  Citation: 167

  Authors: Stephen T., Charles E.

• Formation and Taphonomy of Human Footprints in Microbial Mats of Present-Day Tidal-flat Environments: Implications for the Study of Fossil Footprints

  Citation: 153

  Authors: Daniel, André, Christian A.

• Tetrapod Ichnofacies: A New Paradigm

  Citation: 131

  Authors: Adrian P., Spencer G.

• Tetrapod Footprint Biostratigraphy and Biochronology

  Citation: 118

  Authors: Spencer G.

• The fossil trackway<i>Pteraichnus</i>is pterosaurian, not crocodilian: Implications for the global distribution of pterosaur tracks

  Citation: 113

  Authors: Martin G., Terrence J., Joaquin J., Adrian P., Rebecca J., John W.

• Trace fossils from a carboniferous turbiditic lake: Implications for the recognition of additional nonmarine ichnofacies

  Citation: 113

  Authors: Luis A., M. Gabriela

• Endolithic community replacement on a Pliocene rocky coast

  Citation: 108

  Authors: Richard G., Ulla

• A Suite of Dermestid Beetle Traces on Dinosaur Bone from the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation, Wyoming, USA

  Citation: 102

  Authors: Brooks B., Rodney D., Anne

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