Journal profile · Earth and Planetary Sciences-Paleontology
Publicacion Electronica de la Asociacion Paleontologica Argentina
ISSN 2469-0228 · Asociacion Paleontologica Argentina · Argentina
Publicacion Electronica de la Asociacion Paleontologica Argentina: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 26 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Publicacion Electronica de la Asociacion Paleontologica Argentina is published by Asociacion Paleontologica Argentina. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology, Evolution and Paleontology Studies and Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils, together about 61.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Paleontology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
PE-APA publishes original scientific papers in Spanish or English, with a broad spectrum within paleontology, including anatomy, systematics, taxonomy, phylogeny, paleobiology, paleoecology, paleobiogeography, biostratigraphy and taphonomy and technical papers. It also accepts articles about geological, philosophical and historical aspects if they are closely related to paleontology. PE-APA will also continue with the publication of Thematic Volumes devoted to the development of a particular subject, including the publication of complete works of scientific events (congresses, symposia, conferences, etc.).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Earth and Planetary Sciences-Paleontology
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Argentina 59 (59 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Paleontology and Evolutionary BiologyEarth and Planetary Sciences22.5%
- Evolution and Paleontology StudiesEarth and Planetary Sciences20%
- Paleontology and Stratigraphy of FossilsEarth and Planetary Sciences19.3%
- History of Science and Natural HistoryArts and Humanities4.6%
- Plant Diversity and EvolutionAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.4%
- Geology and Paleoclimatology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences4.1%
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and ArchaeologySocial Sciences3.7%
- Geological formations and processesEarth and Planetary Sciences3.2%
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 | Q3 | 66/121 | 45th |
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
Latindex, Google ScholarPublisher website
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
- 2.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 2.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.49LetPub ·
- h-index
- 25OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 81OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.6OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 97.4%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 25LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,015Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 426 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 18 | 99 |
| 2025 | 26 | 26 | 199 |
| 2024 | 28 | 28 | 212 |
| 2023 | 29 | 29 | 201 |
| 2022 | 44 | 44 | 179 |
| 2021 | 10 | 10 | 216 |
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 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer review, Single anonymous peer review, Unspecified 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- No page charges
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- ≤ 8
- Reference style
- APA
- Suggested reviewers
- Required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted2
- articlesArticles must be written in Spanish or American English. Manuscripts (including figures, tables, and bibliography) will be limited to 25.000 words (approximatel…Length not stated
- nomenclatural notesPE-APA is the only journal of the Argentine Paleontological Association that accepts Nomenclatural Notes, which will be limited to 3.000 words.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Copyright: authors retain copyright, journal gets right of first publication, CC BY 4.0 license. Model summary
Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Attribution 4.0 International that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
Publishing is free of charge; authors retain full copyright. Model summary
PE-APA provides immediate open access to its content, which means free availability on the public Internet for any user to read, download, copy, distribute, or print. PE-APA is completely free of any cost: no fees are required to publish any article or to access them.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Manuscripts will be evaluated based on the opinions of at least two external peer reviewers. The default mode of review in PE-APA is single-blind (the reviewers are anonymous). Reviewers only have access to the submitted manuscript once they have accepted the review invitation. Typically, reviewers have 2 weeks to accept or reject the invitation, and 4 weeks to perform the review. We recommend rev…
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
- Asociacion Paleontologica Argentina
- Country or region
- Argentina
- Language
- English, Spanish
- ISSN
- 2469-0228
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 26, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Publicacion Electronica de la Asociacion Paleontologica Argentina
How long does peer review take at Publicacion Electronica de la Asociacion Paleontologica Argentina?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Publicacion Electronica de la Asociacion Paleontologica Argentina?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: ≤ 8; Reference style: APA; Suggested reviewers: Required; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Publicacion Electronica de la Asociacion Paleontologica Argentina based?
Of the 59 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Argentina (59). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Publicacion Electronica de la Asociacion Paleontologica Argentina?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Publicacion Electronica de la Asociacion Paleontologica Argentina is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Publicacion Electronica de la Asociacion Paleontologica Argentina open access, and what is the APC?
Publicacion Electronica de la Asociacion Paleontologica Argentina is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .