Journal profile · PALEONTOLOGY
Bollettino Della Societa Paleontologica Italiana
ISSN 0375-7633 · Societa Paleontologica Italiana · ITALY · Tri-annual
Bollettino Della Societa Paleontologica Italiana: CAS Zone 3 · Earth Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.07; subscription journal; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 31 articles a year; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Bollettino Della Societa Paleontologica Italiana is published by Societa Paleontologica Italiana and is in Zone 3 of Earth Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Evolution and Paleontology Studies and Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils, together about 35.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Paleontology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Bollettino della Società Paleontologica Italiana (BSPI, ISSN 0375-7633) is an international peer reviewed journal established by Eugenia Montanaro Gallitelli in 1960. Contributions of international interest in the fields of palaeontology and stratigraphy are published.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): PALEONTOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Geology and Paleoclimatology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences13%
- Evolution and Paleontology StudiesEarth and Planetary Sciences12.2%
- Paleontology and Stratigraphy of FossilsEarth and Planetary Sciences9.9%
- Paleontology and Evolutionary BiologyEarth and Planetary Sciences7.6%
- Ichthyology and Marine BiologyEnvironmental Science6.1%
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and ArchaeologySocial Sciences4.6%
- Archaeological and Geological StudiesArts and Humanities4.6%
- Geological formations and processesEarth and Planetary Sciences3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Earth Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Paleontology | Zone 3 |
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
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
- 2.07LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.63LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- h-index
- 27LetPub ·
- h-index
- 17OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 25OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 31LetPub ·
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.
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Societa Paleontologica Italiana
- Country or region
- ITALY
- Language
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- Tri-annual
- ISSN
- 0375-7633
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Bollettino Della Societa Paleontologica Italiana
What CAS zone is Bollettino Della Societa Paleontologica Italiana in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Bollettino Della Societa Paleontologica Italiana is in Zone 3 of Earth Sciences, and in Zone 3 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 Bollettino Della Societa Paleontologica Italiana?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.07; CiteScore 3, h-index 17.
How long does peer review take at Bollettino Della Societa Paleontologica Italiana?
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.
Which databases index Bollettino Della Societa Paleontologica Italiana?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Bollettino Della Societa Paleontologica Italiana is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Bollettino Della Societa Paleontologica Italiana open access, and what is the APC?
Bollettino Della Societa Paleontologica Italiana 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; 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: .