Palaios

Aims & Scope

PALAIOS is a monthly journal, founded in 1986, dedicated to emphasizing the impact of life on Earth's history as recorded in the paleontological and sedimentological records.

PALAIOS disseminates information to an international spectrum of geologists and biologists interested in a broad range of topics, including, but not limited to, biogeochemistry, ichnology, paleoclimatology, paleoecology, paleoceanography, sedimentology, stratigraphy, geomicrobiology, paleobiogeochemistry, and astrobiology.

PALAIOS publishes original papers that emphasize using paleontology to answer important geological and biological questions that further our understanding of Earth history.

Accordingly, manuscripts whose subject matter and conclusions have broader geologic implications are much more likely to be selected for publication.

Given that the purpose of PALAIOS is to generate enthusiasm for paleontology among a broad spectrum of readers, the editors request the following: titles that generate immediate interest; abstracts that emphasize important conclusions; illustrations of professional caliber used in place of words; and lively, yet scholarly, text.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.5
2024	1.50

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.506

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	90

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	11461

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	175

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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 Agricultural and Biological Sciences and 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.

• Microbialites: Organosedimentary Deposits of Benthic Microbial Communities

  Citation: 799

  Authors: Robert V., Linda S.

• Nutrient Excess and the Demise of Coral Reefs and Carbonate Platforms

  Citation: 742

  Authors: Pamela, Wolfgang

• Microbial Mats in Terminal Proterozoic Siliciclastics: Ediacaran Death Masks

  Citation: 540

  Authors: James G.

• Conceptual Framework for the Analysis and Classification of Fossil Concentrations

  Citation: 451

  Authors: Susan M., Franz T., Thomas

• Biomat-Related Lifestyles in the Precambrian

  Citation: 445

  Authors: Adolf

• Comparative Taphonomy: A Key to Paleoenvironmental Interpretation Based on Fossil Preservation

  Citation: 433

  Authors: Carlton E., Gordon C.

• Anomalous Carbonate Precipitates: Is the Precambrian the Key to the Permian?

  Citation: 362

  Authors: John P., Andrew H.

• Larger Foraminifera: A Tool for Paleoenvironmental Analysis of Cenozoic Carbonate Depositional Facies

  Citation: 317

  Authors: Pamela, E. Charlotte

• Bacterially Induced Lithification of Microbial Mats

  Citation: 307

  Authors: Henry S., Chris

• Isotopic Biogeochemistry ( 13 C, 18 O) of Mammalian Enamel from African Pleistocene Hominid Sites

  Citation: 293

  Authors: Herve, Paul L., Andre, Denis, Jean-Jacques

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