Journal profile · Earth and Planetary Sciences-Paleontology
Spanish Journal of Palaeontology
ISSN 2660-9568 · Palaeontological Spanish Society · Spain
Spanish Journal of Palaeontology: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 24 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Spanish Journal of Palaeontology is published by Palaeontological Spanish Society. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils, Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology and Evolution and Paleontology Studies, together about 73% of its articles. Its main subfields are Paleontology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Earth and Planetary Sciences-Paleontology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Paleontology and Stratigraphy of FossilsEarth and Planetary Sciences26.1%
- Paleontology and Evolutionary BiologyEarth and Planetary Sciences24.6%
- Evolution and Paleontology StudiesEarth and Planetary Sciences22.4%
- Geological formations and processesEarth and Planetary Sciences4.2%
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and ArchaeologySocial Sciences4%
- Marine and environmental studiesEarth and Planetary Sciences2.2%
- Geology and Paleoclimatology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences2.2%
- Plant Diversity and EvolutionAgricultural and Biological Sciences2%
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 | 77/121 | 36th |
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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.41LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.54LetPub ·
- h-index
- 26OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 162OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.17OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 904 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 2 | 227 |
| 2025 | 24 | 24 | 270 |
| 2024 | 15 | 15 | 263 |
| 2023 | 18 | 18 | 252 |
| 2022 | 396 | 396 | 264 |
| 2021 | 227 | 227 | 301 |
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 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- 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 | — |
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
- Palaeontological Spanish Society
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- English, Spanish
- ISSN
- 2660-9568
- 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 Spanish Journal of Palaeontology
How long does peer review take at Spanish Journal of Palaeontology?
Authors report an average review time of about 24 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 Spanish Journal of Palaeontology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Spanish Journal of Palaeontology is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Spanish Journal of Palaeontology open access, and what is the APC?
Spanish Journal of Palaeontology 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, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .