Journal profile · Dentistry-Dentistry (miscellaneous)

Bulletin of the International Association for Paleodontology

ISSN 1846-6273 · University of Zagreb · Croatia

Bulletin of the International Association for Paleodontology: fully open access; no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); indexed in Scopus.

Impact factor—No published value
CAS zone—Not in the CAS Journal Ranking
CiteScore quartileQ3Dentistry (miscellaneous) · rank 36/66 · 46th percentile
Review timeabout 12 weeksCommunity average
APCNo APCFully open access
Acceptance—No reports yet
Articles per year—No count yet

Scope

Aims, scope and focus

Bulletin of the International Association for Paleodontology (www.paleodontology.com) is an interdisciplinary open access online journal inviting and welcoming contributions from anthropology, bioarchaeology, paleodontology and related fields. The journal publishes papers and develops discussions on a wide range of research problems, e.g. methodo-logy and methods of bioarchaeological, and anthropological research, including field and laboratory study techniques; information technologies; bioarchaeological reconstruction; human evolution; etc. The journal also publishes results of field investigations conducted by bioarchaeologists, anthropologists, osteologists, and announcements of symposia and professional meetings. It is the goal of this publication to provide authors with an international forum for the presentation of their materials and ideas. Bulletin of the International Association for Paleodontology features eight types of articles: original scientific papers, reviews, case reports, letters to the editor, book reviews, meetings reports and preliminary communications. Bulletin of the International Association for Paleodontology is primarily a scientific journal, but submissions from scholars and students in this field are also encouraged. Bulletin of the International Association for Paleodontology is published two times a year (spring and autumn).

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): Dentistry-Dentistry (miscellaneous)

Editor-in-chief Marin VodanovicPublisher website

Rankings & indexing

CAS ranking and database indexing

CAS Journal Ranking

CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered

Not covered by this edition.

CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered

Not covered by this edition.

CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered

Not covered by this edition.

CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)

SubjectQuartileRankPercentile
Dentistry (miscellaneous)Q336/6646th
PaleontologyQ4113/1217th

Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub

Database indexing

ScopusLetPub

International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub

Indexing the journal's website claims

DOAJPublisher website

Other: EBSCO, Genamics JournalSeek, Hrcak, ICMJE (Committee of Medical Journal Editors)

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

CiteScore 2026-06
0.6LetPub ·
SJR 2026-06
0.15LetPub ·
SNIP 2026-06
0.25LetPub ·
h-index
0OpenAlex ·
i10-index
0OpenAlex ·
2-year mean citedness
0OpenAlex ·
Share of gold OA articles
0%LetPub ·

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)
about 12 weeksLetPub ·

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

Fully open accessOpenAlex

Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).

SourceAPCFee waiverLicenseObserved
Publisher websiteNo APC——

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
University of Zagreb
Country or region
Croatia
Language
English
ISSN
1846-6273
Official links

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about Bulletin of the International Association for Paleodontology

How long does peer review take at Bulletin of the International Association for Paleodontology?

Authors report an average review time of about 12 weeks. 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 Bulletin of the International Association for Paleodontology?

According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Bulletin of the International Association for Paleodontology is indexed in Scopus. The journal's website also lists DOAJ; that list has not been checked against each database.

Is Bulletin of the International Association for Paleodontology open access, and what is the APC?

Bulletin of the International Association for Paleodontology is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.

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: .