Palaontologische Zeitschrift

Aims & Scope

The Paläontologische Zeitschrift is the official publication of the Paläontologische Gesellschaft (German Palaeontological Association) and as thus aims to promote all aspects of the science of Palaeontology.

The journal welcomes papers on all aspects of palaeontology, including Palaeozoology, Palaeobotany, Palaeoecology, Palaeogeography, Geobiology, theoretical and methodological aspects of palaeontological research, and contributions from related fields (e.g. biology) if relevant to palaeontology.

Both high quality original research papers and review articles are welcome.

Topical volumes presenting a collection of papers on a specific topic can also be proposed.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.5
2024	1.90

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.684

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	36

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	8328

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	256

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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.

• Neue Mikrofossilien des baltischen Silurs. I.

  Citation: 218

  Authors: Alfred

• Phylogenie und System der Pelmatozoen

  Citation: 196

  Authors: Otto

• Modern planktic foraminifera

  Citation: 194

  Authors: Ralf, Christoph

• Organic-walled dinoflagellate cysts as paleoenvironmental indicators in the Paleogene; a synopsis of concepts

  Citation: 137

  Authors: Jörg, Henk

• The significance of extant coccolithophores as indicators of ocean water masses, surface water temperature, and palaeoproductivity: a review

  Citation: 135

  Authors: Karl-Heinz, Harald, Babette, Markus, Hanno

• Ergänzende Bemerkungen zu den seinerzeit aus dem Miozän von Burgschleinitz beschriebenen Gangkernen und Bauten dekapoder Krebse

  Citation: 128

  Authors: Kurt

• Ãœber einige Bohrgänge aus dem Unteren Muschelkalk von Jena

  Citation: 123

  Authors: Karl

• Ichthyosauria: their diversity, distribution, and phylogeny

  Citation: 123

  Authors: P. Martin

• Die Conodonten der mediterranen Trias und ihr stratigraphischer Wert

  Citation: 109

  Authors: Reinhold

• First record of the family Dromaeosauridae (Dinosauria: Theropoda) in the Cretaceous of Gondwana (Wadi Milk Formation, northern Sudan)

  Citation: 107

  Authors: Oliver W. M., Christa

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