Journal profile · PALEONTOLOGY
Revista Brasileira de Paleontologia
ISSN 1519-7530 · eISSN 2236-1715 · Sociedade Brasileira de Paleontologia · BRAZIL · Tri-annual
Revista Brasileira de Paleontologia: CAS Zone 4 · Earth Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.62; fully open access; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 26 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista Brasileira de Paleontologia is published by Sociedade Brasileira de Paleontologia 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 40.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Paleontology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
It publishes original contributions on all aspects of Paleontology. Papers are written in English, Spanish, or Portuguese and are reviewed by international experts.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): PALEONTOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Evolution and Paleontology StudiesEarth and Planetary Sciences14.3%
- Paleontology and Stratigraphy of FossilsEarth and Planetary Sciences13.9%
- Paleontology and Evolutionary BiologyEarth and Planetary Sciences12.5%
- Fish biology, ecology, and behaviorEnvironmental Science9.5%
- Ichthyology and Marine BiologyEnvironmental Science7.1%
- Geology and Paleoclimatology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences6.2%
- Plant Diversity and EvolutionAgricultural and Biological Sciences6%
- Geological formations and processesEarth and Planetary Sciences4.2%
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 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
- 0.62LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.29LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.42LetPub ·
- h-index
- 13LetPub ·
- h-index
- 36OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 293OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.16OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 15LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 697 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 13 | 146 |
| 2025 | 26 | 26 | 8 |
| 2024 | 18 | 18 | 26 |
| 2023 | 28 | 28 | 37 |
| 2022 | 39 | 39 | 123 |
| 2021 | 22 | 22 | 101 |
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
- Sociedade Brasileira de Paleontologia
- Country or region
- BRAZIL
- Language
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- Tri-annual
- ISSN
- 1519-7530
- Electronic ISSN
- 2236-1715
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Revista Brasileira de Paleontologia
What CAS zone is Revista Brasileira de Paleontologia in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Revista Brasileira de Paleontologia 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 Revista Brasileira de Paleontologia?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.62; CiteScore 1.3, h-index 36.
How long does peer review take at Revista Brasileira de Paleontologia?
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 Revista Brasileira de Paleontologia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista Brasileira de Paleontologia is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Revista Brasileira de Paleontologia open access, and what is the APC?
Revista Brasileira de Paleontologia 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .