Journal profile · Paleontology
ALCHERINGA
ISSN 0311-5518 · eISSN 1752-0754 · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · ENGLAND · Quarterly
ALCHERINGA: CAS Zone 4 · Earth Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.49; JCR Q1 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 125 days to acceptance (79 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 34 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
ALCHERINGA is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. and is in Zone 4 of Earth Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils, Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology and Evolution and Paleontology Studies, together about 44.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Paleontology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Alcheringa : An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology is the official journal of the Australasian Palaeontologists. Alcheringa covers all aspects of palaeontology and its ramifications into the earth and biological sciences, including: Taxonomy Biostratigraphy Micropalaeontology Vertebrate palaeontology Palaeobotany Palynology Palaeobiology Palaeoanatomy Palaeoecology Biostratinomy Biogeography Chronobiology Biogeochemistry Palichnology Review articles are welcome, and may be solicited from time to time. Thematic issues are also possible. Emphasis is placed on high quality and informative illustration, in both line drawings and photographs. Papers of general significance may receive preference over those of more local interest. The society can be contacted at: Australasian Palaeontologists A sub-division of the Geological Society of Australia Inc. Suite 8, Level 2, 141 Peats Ferry Road Hornsby NSW 2077 Peer Review: All published research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and refereeing by at least two expert referees. Disclaimer
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Paleontology
Editor-in-chief Benjamin KearPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Australia 3, Sweden 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Paleontology and Stratigraphy of FossilsEarth and Planetary Sciences19.1%
- Paleontology and Evolutionary BiologyEarth and Planetary Sciences13.8%
- Evolution and Paleontology StudiesEarth and Planetary Sciences11.7%
- Geology and Paleoclimatology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences7.8%
- Marine Biology and Ecology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences6.6%
- Ichthyology and Marine BiologyEnvironmental Science5.7%
- Geological and Geophysical StudiesEarth and Planetary Sciences5.7%
- Plant Diversity and EvolutionAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Earth Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Paleontology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Earth Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Paleontology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Earth Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Paleontology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q1 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
GeoRefCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Biological Abstracts, BIOSIS Previews, EBSCOHost, Petroleum Abstracts, Speleological Abstracts, Swets Information Services, GEOBASE, Zoological Record
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 2.49LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.44LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.44Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.68LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.68Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 27LetPub ·
- h-index
- 61OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 868OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.29OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 50%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 28.83%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 31LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 1,975Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 71,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,574 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 42 | 16 | 32 |
| 2025 | 34 | 16 | 82 |
| 2024 | 42 | 19 | 156 |
| 2023 | 46 | 30 | 287 |
| 2022 | 29 | 12 | 213 |
| 2021 | 34 | 7 | 201 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
125 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 77 days – 188 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 31 days (79 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 160 days
- Sample
- 79 articles with submission and acceptance dates (83 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 76%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 50 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review 2025
- 50 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 41 daysPublisher website ·
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Inc…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review: rigorous peer review, initial editor screening and refereeing by at least two expert referees Model summary
Peer Review: All published research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and refereeing by at least two expert referees.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Taylor and Francis Ltd.
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 0311-5518
- Electronic ISSN
- 1752-0754
- Society / sponsor
- Geological Society of Australia
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 50, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about ALCHERINGA
What CAS zone is ALCHERINGA in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, ALCHERINGA is in Zone 4 of Earth Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Paleontology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Earth Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of ALCHERINGA?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.49; CiteScore 2.6, h-index 61.
How long does peer review take at ALCHERINGA?
Based on the dates recorded on 79 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 125 days (interquartile range 77–188 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 76% (2025). Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What JCR quartile is ALCHERINGA in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q1 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Earth Sciences.
Where are the editorial board members of ALCHERINGA based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Australia (3) and Sweden (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index ALCHERINGA?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, ALCHERINGA is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists GeoRef and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is ALCHERINGA open access, and what is the APC?
ALCHERINGA is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .