Journal profile · Paleontology
Geodiversitas
ISSN 1280-9659 · eISSN 1638-9395 · Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle · FRANCE · Quarterly
Geodiversitas: CAS Zone 4 · Earth Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.44; fully open access; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 24 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Geodiversitas is published by Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle 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 39.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Paleontology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Geodiversitas is a fully electronic journal, with a continuous publication stream, devoted to varied aspects of Earth Sciences. It publishes original results particularly on systematics, phylogeny, paleobiodiversity and paleoenvironment. Thematic issues may also be published under the responsibility of a guest editor.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Paleontology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Evolution and Paleontology StudiesEarth and Planetary Sciences18.3%
- Paleontology and Stratigraphy of FossilsEarth and Planetary Sciences11.4%
- Paleontology and Evolutionary BiologyEarth and Planetary Sciences9.6%
- Geology and Paleoclimatology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences5.9%
- Marine Biology and Ecology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences5.8%
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and ArchaeologySocial Sciences5.4%
- Bat Biology and Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.5%
- 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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Paleontology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 1.44LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.63LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.87LetPub ·
- h-index
- 32LetPub ·
- h-index
- 41OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 287OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.98OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 23LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 594 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19 | 19 | 3 |
| 2025 | 24 | 21 | 18 |
| 2024 | 19 | 17 | 40 |
| 2023 | 27 | 25 | 152 |
| 2022 | 33 | 26 | 131 |
| 2021 | 27 | 25 | 305 |
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
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
- Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle
- Country or region
- FRANCE
- Language
- French
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 1280-9659
- Electronic ISSN
- 1638-9395
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Geodiversitas
What CAS zone is Geodiversitas in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Geodiversitas 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 Geodiversitas?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.44; CiteScore 3, h-index 41.
How long does peer review take at Geodiversitas?
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 Geodiversitas?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Geodiversitas is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Geodiversitas open access, and what is the APC?
Geodiversitas is a fully open-access 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: .