Spanish Journal of Palaeontology

Aims & Scope

The journal is international and publishes original manuscripts in Spanish and, preferentially, British spelling English on all aspects of broad interest in palaeontology.

Particularly, the SJP aims to communicate and promote palaeontological research to the global scientific community.

Moreover, articles on new discoveries and approaches are especially welcome.

Finally, studies of present-day material can be included if they have significant palaeontological relevance.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)

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
• Plagiarism url
• Apc url
• License

Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

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.

• Is Macaronichnus an exclusively small, horizontal and unbranched structure? Macaronichnus segregatis degiberti isubsp. nov.

  Citation: 25

  Authors: Francisco Javier, Julio

• Un nuevo dinosaurio estiracosterno (Ornithopoda: Ankylopollexia) del Cretácico Inferior de España

  Citation: 23

  Authors: Carolina, Manuel, Federico, Manuel

• European Goniopholididae from the Early Albian Escucha Formation in Ariño (Teruel, Aragón, Spain)

  Citation: 23

  Authors: Ángela D, Luis, Eduardo, Luis

• Palaeoecology and biochronology based on the rodents analysis from the Late Pleistocene/Holocene of Toll Cave (Moià, Barcelona)

  Citation: 23

  Authors: Mónica, Juan Manuel

• Application of digital image treatment to the characterization and differentiation of deep-sea ichnofacies

  Citation: 21

  Authors: Javier, Francisco J

• The Ventian mammal age (Latest Miocene): present state

  Citation: 21

  Authors: Jorge, Pablo, Juan, Plinio, Francisco J, Lluís, Gary, Juan L, Óscar

• A catalogue of the vertebrate fossil record from the Guadix-Baza Basin (SE Spain)

  Citation: 18

  Authors: Elías, Pedro, Jordi

• The Bichordites ichnofabric in the Pleistocene ocean current-generated sand ridge complex

  Citation: 17

  Authors: Masakazu

• Improving mesh generation in finite element analysis for functional morphology approaches

  Citation: 17

  Authors: Jordi, Josep, Lluís, Montserrat

• A Middle Pennsylvanian (early Asturian) tropical dry forest, Atokan-Desmoinesian boundary, Illinois Basin, USA

  Citation: 17

  Authors: William A, Arden R, Cortland F, W John