Journal of Paleontology

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Paleontology publishes original articles and notes on the systematics, phylogeny, paleoecology, paleogeography, and evolution of fossil organisms.

It emphasizes specimen-based research and features high quality illustrations.

All taxonomic groups are treated, including invertebrates, microfossils, plants, vertebrates, and ichnofossils.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.6
2024	1.30

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.647

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	74

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	8903

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	408

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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.

• MACROSCOPIC CARBONACEOUS COMPRESSIONS IN A TERMINAL PROTEROZOIC SHALE: A SYSTEMATIC REASSESSMENT OF THE MIAOHE BIOTA, SOUTH CHINA

  Citation: 330

  Authors: SHUHAI, XUNLAI, MICHAEL, ANDREW H.

• DEVELOPING A PROTOCOL FOR THE CONVERSION OF RANK-BASED TAXON NAMES TO PHYLOGENETICALLY DEFINED CLADE NAMES, AS EXEMPLIFIED BY TURTLES

  Citation: 315

  Authors: WALTER G., JAMES F., JACQUES ARMAND

• A guide to the nomenclature of heterochrony

  Citation: 274

  Authors: Kenneth J.

• Re-examination of the statistical methods used to determine the number of point counts needed for micropaleontological quantitative research

  Citation: 249

  Authors: R. Timothy, Evan

• VASE-SHAPED MICROFOSSILS FROM THE NEOPROTEROZOIC CHUAR GROUP, GRAND CANYON: A CLASSIFICATION GUIDED BY MODERN TESTATE AMOEBAE

  Citation: 246

  Authors: SUSANNAH M., RALF, ANDREW H.

• Biodiversity: Past, Present, and Future

  Citation: 241

  Authors: J. John

• Trends as changes in variance: a new slant on progress and directionality in evolution

  Citation: 223

  Authors: Stephen Jay

• Long expected sponges from the Neoproterozoic Ediacara fauna of South Australia

  Citation: 219

  Authors: James G., J. Keith

• Paleobiology of a Neoproterozoic tidal flat/lagoonal complex: the Draken Conglomerate Formation, Spitsbergen

  Citation: 209

  Authors: A. H., K., J.

• The phylogenetic position of the Tyrannosauridae: implications for theropod systematics

  Citation: 206

  Authors: Thomas R.

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