Journal profile · Paleontology
Ameghiniana
ISSN 0002-7014 · eISSN 1851-8044 · Asociacion Paleontologica Argentina · ARGENTINA · Quarterly · Founded 1957
Ameghiniana: CAS Zone 4 · Earth Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.38; subscription journal; median 102 days to acceptance (78 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 35 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Ameghiniana is published by Asociacion Paleontologica Argentina 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 Evolution and Paleontology Studies, Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils and Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology, together about 42.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Paleontology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Ameghiniana is a bimonthly peer-reviewed journal that publishes original contributions to all aspects of Paleontology, focusing on the paleontology of Gondwana and the Southern Hemisphere. Articles include the following disciplines: Anatomy, Systematics, Phylogeny, Paleobiology, Paleoecology, Paleobiogeography, Biostratigraphy, and Taphonomy. Studies on stratigraphy, paleoenvironmental reconstructions, and extant material will also be included when the conclusions have paleontological implications. Review papers are also considered if they are focused on topics relevant to the journal's scope. Please get in touch with a member of the Editorial Team if you are interested in submitting a Review Paper. Manuscripts must deal with original work and not have been submitted to other publishing media. The Editorial Board will not consider manuscripts in which the subject matter does not meet relevance or interest standards. They should also be self-contained and NOT parts of a series (Part 1, Part 2, etc.). Types of manuscripts Ameghiniana publishes three types of manuscripts, which differ in their scope: Articles: Research and review papers, either short or long, are welcome. All manuscripts will have to be submitted as articles. From June 2021, there will be a waiver of printing costs for articles up to 35 printed pages (= up to 35 printed pages in the final galley proof). Obituary Notes: Please get in touch with the Editor-in-chief for details. Book Reviews: Please contact the Editor-in-chief for details. Comment/Reply: Please contact the Editor-in-chief for details. Ameghiniana no longer publishes Nomenclatural Notes as a separate type of manuscript. Nomenclatural Notes should be sent to the Publicación Electrónica de la Asociación Paleontológica Argentina (PE-APA), which is an electronic-only open-access journal without any publication costs.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Paleontology
Editor-in-chief Martín D. EzcurraPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Argentina 67, United States 8, Brazil 7, France 4, Australia 3 (104 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Evolution and Paleontology StudiesEarth and Planetary Sciences20.2%
- Paleontology and Stratigraphy of FossilsEarth and Planetary Sciences13.8%
- Paleontology and Evolutionary BiologyEarth and Planetary Sciences8.6%
- Plant Diversity and EvolutionAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.1%
- Geology and Paleoclimatology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences7.2%
- Ichthyology and Marine BiologyEnvironmental Science4.1%
- Marine Biology and Ecology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences3.6%
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and ArchaeologySocial Sciences3.4%
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 2 |
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
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Latindex
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
- 1.38LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.54LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher)
- 0.54Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.74LetPub ·
- h-index
- 34LetPub ·
- h-index
- 51OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 918OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.9OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 4.17%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 27LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,290 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 9 | 9 |
| 2025 | 35 | 14 | 20 |
| 2024 | 19 | 4 | 35 |
| 2023 | 33 | 5 | 95 |
| 2022 | 27 | 0 | 142 |
| 2021 | 34 | 11 | 299 |
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 PubMed · to
102 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 54 days – 184 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 18 days (74 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 129 days
- Sample
- 78 articles with submission and acceptance dates (172 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 ·
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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 Make your paper Open Access
Authors publishing in Ameghiniana can make their articles freely available online. Authors opting for Open Access must pay a fee of $300 (US dollars) to cover article-processing costs and to ensure the article is made open access. Please contact the Production Team after the acceptance of your manuscript if you are interested in making your article Open Access. This option implies, by default a li…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Editorial Review Process
Manuscripts will be subject to an initial revision of focus, format, and style by the Editor-in-chief according to the Ameghiniana Editorial Guidelines. Once the first revision is accomplished, a Scientific Editor is assigned based on its area of expertise. The assigned editor will invite at least two external peer-reviewers to evaluate the manuscript's scientific content. Manuscripts will be reje…
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
- Asociacion Paleontologica Argentina
- Country or region
- ARGENTINA
- Language
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1957
- ISSN
- 0002-7014
- Electronic ISSN
- 1851-8044
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 63, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Ameghiniana
What CAS zone is Ameghiniana in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Ameghiniana 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 Ameghiniana?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.38; CiteScore 2.4, h-index 51.
How long does peer review take at Ameghiniana?
Based on the dates recorded on 78 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 102 days (interquartile range 54–184 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Ameghiniana based?
Of the 104 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Argentina (67), United States (8) and Brazil (7). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Ameghiniana?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Ameghiniana is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Ameghiniana open access, and what is the APC?
Ameghiniana is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .