Journal profile · Paleontology
ANNALES DE PALEONTOLOGIE
ISSN 0753-3969 · eISSN 1778-3666 · Elsevier Masson · FRANCE · Quarterly
ANNALES DE PALEONTOLOGIE: CAS Zone 4 · Earth Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.69; subscription journal; APC about USD 2,800; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 20 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
ANNALES DE PALEONTOLOGIE is published by Elsevier Masson 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, Evolution and Paleontology Studies and Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology, together about 36.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Paleontology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Articles in French and English, Abstracts in both LanguagesCréées par Marcellin Boule en 1905, les Annales de Paléontologie publient 4 numéros par an traitant des fossiles animaux et végétaux, dans tous les domaines de la paléontologie incluant :La PaléoanatomieLa PaléohistologieLa Morphologie fonctionnelleLa SystématiqueL'ÉvolutionLa Paléoécologie... et toute les contributions susceptibles d'améliorer la compréhension des organismes et des environnements éteints.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Paleontology
Editor-in-chief Romain VulloPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named France 13 (13 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 Sciences13.7%
- Evolution and Paleontology StudiesEarth and Planetary Sciences13.2%
- Paleontology and Evolutionary BiologyEarth and Planetary Sciences10%
- Geology and Paleoclimatology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences8.9%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering5.7%
- Marine Biology and Ecology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences5.1%
- Ichthyology and Marine BiologyEnvironmental Science4.5%
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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Paleontology | Zone 4 |
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
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
- 0.69LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 0.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.25LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.36LetPub ·
- h-index
- 22LetPub ·
- h-index
- 34OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 204OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.63OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 2.94%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 17LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 696 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 5 | 2 |
| 2025 | 20 | 2 | 6 |
| 2024 | 34 | 16 | 33 |
| 2023 | 29 | 11 | 59 |
| 2022 | 24 | 8 | 75 |
| 2021 | 31 | 12 | 93 |
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
- 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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,800 / EUR 2,440 / GBP 2,200 / JPY 300,910 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 2,250 | — | — |
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
- Open access Open Access
Article Publishing Charge (APC): USD 2,250 (excluding taxes). The amount you pay may be reduced during submission if applicable.Review this journal’s open access policy.
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
- Elsevier Masson
- Country or region
- FRANCE
- Language
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 0753-3969
- Electronic ISSN
- 1778-3666
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about ANNALES DE PALEONTOLOGIE
What CAS zone is ANNALES DE PALEONTOLOGIE in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, ANNALES DE PALEONTOLOGIE 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 4 of Earth Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of ANNALES DE PALEONTOLOGIE?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.69; CiteScore 1.3, h-index 34.
How long does peer review take at ANNALES DE PALEONTOLOGIE?
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 ANNALES DE PALEONTOLOGIE based?
Of the 13 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are France (13). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index ANNALES DE PALEONTOLOGIE?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, ANNALES DE PALEONTOLOGIE is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is ANNALES DE PALEONTOLOGIE open access, and what is the APC?
ANNALES DE PALEONTOLOGIE is a subscription journal. APC about USD 2,800.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .