Palaeontologia Electronica

Aims & Scope

Founded in 1997, Palaeontologia Electronica (PE) is the longest running open-access, peer-reviewed electronic journal and covers all aspects of palaeontology.

PE uses an external double-blind peer review system for all manuscripts.

Copyright of scientific papers is held by one of the three sponsoring professional societies at the author's choice.

Reviews, commentaries, and other material is placed in the public domain.

PE papers comply with regulations for taxonomic nomenclature established in the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature and the International Code of Nomenclature for Algae, Fungi, and Plants.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

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

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• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
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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.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Preservation url
• Apc url
• License

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Earth and Planetary Sciences, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal does not charge a mandatory Article Processing Charge (APC). However, optional open access publication may incur fees based on the publisher’s policies.

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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.

• Fossil amphibians and reptiles from the Neogene locality of Maramena (Greece), the most diverse European herpetofauna at the Miocene/Pliocene transition boundary

  Citation: 32

  Authors: Georgios, Andrea, Martin, Davit, Massimo

• The distribution of dental features in non-avian theropod dinosaurs: Taxonomic potential, degree of homoplasy, and major evolutionary trends

  Citation: 30

  Authors: Christophe, Octávio, Ricardo, Jonah

• Who’s that girl? A singular Tropiduchidae planthopper from the Eocene Baltic amber (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha)

  Citation: 22

  Authors: Jacek, Adam

• Quantifying intra- and interspecific variability in trilobite moulting behaviour across the Palaeozoic

  Citation: 19

  Authors: Harriet

• A taxonomic revision of the genus Tanystropheus (Archosauromorpha, Tanystropheidae)

  Citation: 17

  Authors: Stephan, Torsten

• Body length estimation of Neogene macrophagous lamniform sharks (Carcharodon and Otodus) derived from associated fossil dentitions

  Citation: 15

  Authors: Victor, Ronny, Teddy

• Abnormal xiphosurids, with possible application to Cambrian trilobites

  Citation: 14

  Authors: Russell, Stephen, Mark

• BoneProfileR: The next step to quantify, model, and statistically compare bone section compactness profiles

  Citation: 14

  Authors: Jordan, Michel, Marc

• The osteology of the Late Cretaceous paravian Rahonavis ostromi from Madagascar

  Citation: 13

  Authors: Catherine, Patrick, Luis, Alan

• Anatomy, taxonomy and phylogenetic relationships of Prestosuchus chiniquensis (Archosauria: Pseudosuchia) from the original collection of von Huene, Middle-Late Triassic of southern Brazil

  Citation: 13

  Authors: Julia, María, Oliver