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Top Scientific Journals in Paleontology

Discover and benchmark premier peer-reviewed journals in Paleontology. Compare official Journal Impact Factor (IF), Web of Science quartiles (Q1–Q4), Scopus SJR, and Diamond Open Access status.

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44
Q1 Journals
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#1
Tier 2
Journal of Geophysical Research-Biogeosciences
ISSN: 2169-8953 / 2169-8961 • Wiley-Blackwell
Impact Factor
3.7
Scopus SJR
1.479
United StatesView Profile
#2
Tier 2
Palaeontology
ISSN: 0031-0239 / 1475-4983 • Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Impact Factor
3.2
Scopus SJR
1.173
EnglandView Profile
#3
Tier 3
Geochronology
ISSN: 2628-3735 / 2628-3719 • Copernicus Publications
Impact Factor
3.1
Scopus SJR
1.136
GermanyView Profile
#4
Tier 2
Journal of Systematic Palaeontology
ISSN: 1477-2019 / 1478-0941 • Taylor and Francis Ltd.
Impact Factor
2.9
Scopus SJR
1.1
EnglandView Profile
#5
Tier 2
Paleobiology
ISSN: 0094-8373 / 1938-5331 • Cambridge University Press
Impact Factor
2.9
Scopus SJR
0.988
United StatesView Profile
#6
Tier 3
Alcheringa
ISSN: 0311-5518 / 1752-0754 • Taylor and Francis Ltd.
Impact Factor
2.6
Scopus SJR
0.44
EnglandView Profile
#7
Tier 3
Vegetation History and Archaeobotany
ISSN: 0939-6314 / 1617-6278 • Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Impact Factor
2.5
Scopus SJR
0.898
United StatesView Profile
#8
Tier 2
Swiss Journal of Palaeontology
ISSN: 1664-2376 / 1664-2384 • Springer International Publishing
Impact Factor
2.4
Scopus SJR
0.713
SwitzerlandView Profile
#9
Tier 2
Fossil Record
ISSN: 2193-0066 / 2193-0074 • Wiley-VCH Verlag
Impact Factor
2
Scopus SJR
0.686
GermanyView Profile
#10
Tier 3
Historical Biology
ISSN: 1042-0940 / 1563-5236 • Taylor and Francis Ltd.
Impact Factor
2
Scopus SJR
0.576
United StatesView Profile
#11
Tier 3
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology
ISSN: 0272-4634 / 1937-2809 • Taylor and Francis Ltd.
Impact Factor
1.9
Scopus SJR
0.751
United StatesView Profile
#12
Tier 3
Palaeontologia Electronica
ISSN: 1094-8074 / 1935-3952 • Texas A & M University
Impact Factor
1.9
Scopus SJR
0.646
EnglandView Profile
#13
Tier 3
Acta Palaeontologica Polonica
ISSN: 0567-7920 / 1732-2421 • Polska Akademia Nauk
Impact Factor
1.8
Scopus SJR
0.618
PolandView Profile
#14
Tier 3TOP
Journal of Micropalaeontology
ISSN: 0262-821X / 2041-4978 • The British Micropalaeontological Society
Impact Factor
1.8
Scopus SJR
0.596
EnglandView Profile
#15
Tier 3
Lethaia
ISSN: 0024-1164 / 1502-3931 • Wiley-Blackwell
Impact Factor
1.8
Scopus SJR
0.683
NorwayView Profile
#16
Tier 3
Marine Micropaleontology
ISSN: 0377-8398 • Elsevier
Impact Factor
1.8
Scopus SJR
0.583
NetherlandsView Profile
#17
Tier 3
Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments
ISSN: 1867-1594 / 1867-1608 • Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Impact Factor
1.8
Scopus SJR
0.519
GermanyView Profile
#18
Tier 3
International Journal of Paleopathology
ISSN: 1879-9817 • Elsevier BV
Impact Factor
1.7
Scopus SJR
0.643
EnglandView Profile
#19
Tier 4
Palynology
ISSN: 0191-6122 • Taylor and Francis Ltd.
Impact Factor
1.7
Scopus SJR
0.443
United StatesView Profile
#20
Tier 3
Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology
ISSN: 0034-6667 • Elsevier
Impact Factor
1.7
Scopus SJR
0.58
NetherlandsView Profile
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