Journal profile · Earth and Planetary Sciences-Paleontology
Cambridge Prisms Extinction
ISSN 2755-0958 · Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom
Cambridge Prisms Extinction: fully open access; APC about USD 4,010; median 155 days to acceptance (23 articles, last 24 months); 132 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Cambridge Prisms Extinction is published by Cambridge University Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Environmental Philosophy and Ethics and Evolution and Paleontology Studies, together about 32.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
We’re pleased to feature Cambridge Prisms Extinction author Jens-Christian Svenning, Professor of Ecology and Director of the Danish National Research Foundation...
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Earth and Planetary Sciences-Paleontology
Editor-in-chief John AlroyPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesEnvironmental Science11.9%
- Environmental Philosophy and EthicsEnvironmental Science10.7%
- Evolution and Paleontology StudiesEarth and Planetary Sciences10%
- Wildlife Ecology and ConservationEnvironmental Science8.5%
- Conservation, Ecology, Wildlife EducationEnvironmental Science6.5%
- Paleontology and Stratigraphy of FossilsEarth and Planetary Sciences5.1%
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementEnvironmental Science5.1%
- Species Distribution and Climate ChangeEnvironmental Science5%
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)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paleontology | Q1 | 2/121 | 98th |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous) | Q1 | 24/194 | 87th |
| Nature and Landscape Conservation | Q1 | 29/231 | 87th |
| Global and Planetary Change | Q2 | 43/134 | 68th |
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
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PMCPublisher website
Other: OARL
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
- 6.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.47LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.83LetPub ·
- h-index
- 17OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 28OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.57OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 96.55%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 14LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 704 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 100 | 100 | 179 |
| 2025 | 132 | 132 | 281 |
| 2024 | 197 | 197 | 175 |
| 2023 | 177 | 177 | 132 |
| 2022 | 98 | 95 | 53 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
155 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 126 days – 295 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 20 days (23 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 189 days
- Sample
- 23 articles with submission and acceptance dates (34 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)
- about 15 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 40 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Open peer review, Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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 accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 4,010 / GBP 3,145 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-SA, CC BY-ND, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-SA, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 3,893 / GBP 2,968 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 3,780 / GBP 2,800 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted16
- case studies*Case studies*Length not stated
- case studyOverview Review*Review* (standard review)Extinction Accounts (Review article)*Research article*Perspective*Comment** (invited only)Case studies*Rapid Communicat…Length not stated
- comment** (invited only)Comment** (invited only)Length not stated
- extinction accounts (review article)*Extinction Accounts (Review article)*Length not stated
- letter to the editorOverview Review*Review* (standard review)Extinction Accounts (Review article)*Research article*Perspective*Comment** (invited only)Case studies*Rapid Communicat…Length not stated
- letter to the editor**Letter to the Editor**Length not stated
- overviewWe accept the following types of articles: OverviewLength not stated
- perspectiveOverview Review*Review* (standard review)Extinction Accounts (Review article)*Research article*Perspective*Comment** (invited only)Case studies*Rapid Communicat…Length not stated
- perspective*Perspective*Length not stated
- rapid communicationOverview Review*Review* (standard review)Extinction Accounts (Review article)*Research article*Perspective*Comment** (invited only)Case studies*Rapid Communicat…Length not stated
- rapid communication*Rapid Communication*Length not stated
- research articleOverview Review*Review* (standard review)Extinction Accounts (Review article)*Research article*Perspective*Comment** (invited only)Case studies*Rapid Communicat…Length not stated
- research article*Research article*Length not stated
- reviewOverview Review*Review* (standard review)Extinction Accounts (Review article)*Research article*Perspective*Comment** (invited only)Case studies*Rapid Communicat…Length not stated
- review articleOverview Review*Review* (standard review)Extinction Accounts (Review article)*Research article*Perspective*Comment** (invited only)Case studies*Rapid Communicat…Length not stated
- review*Review* Review* (standard review)Length not stated
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
- Cambridge University Press
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2755-0958
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Cambridge Prisms Extinction
How long does peer review take at Cambridge Prisms Extinction?
Based on the dates recorded on 23 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 155 days (interquartile range 126–295 days); authors report an average review time of about 15 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 Cambridge Prisms Extinction?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Cambridge Prisms Extinction is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists PMC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Cambridge Prisms Extinction open access, and what is the APC?
Cambridge Prisms Extinction is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 4,010.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .