Journal profile · Earth and Planetary Sciences-Paleontology
Swiss Journal of Palaeontology
ISSN 1664-2376 · eISSN 1664-2384 · Springer International Publishing · Switzerland · Founded 2011
Swiss Journal of Palaeontology: CAS Zone 2 · Earth Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.28; fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 102 days to acceptance (61 articles, last 24 months); 82 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Swiss Journal of Palaeontology is published by Springer International Publishing and is in Zone 2 of Earth Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology, Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils and Evolution and Paleontology Studies, together about 43.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Paleontology and Nature and Landscape Conservation. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Swiss Journal of Palaeontology is an international fully Open Access peer-reviewed journal publishing original research and review articles of interest to the international and Swiss community in the field of palaeontology. Manuscripts with palaeontological analyses comprising global data are equally welcome as those based on high-quality palaeontological data in a regional context. We welcome contributions of all fields of palaeontology including alpha taxonomy & systematics, palaeobiology, palaeoecology, palaeobiodiversity, palaeoenvironmemt, biostratigraphy, conservation palaeontology, palaeontological methodology, etc. including palaeontological studies employing up-to-date methods such as CT- or synchrotron-scanning, geochemical analyses and complex phylogenetic analyses. An international editorial team, as well as guest editors, guarantee that all articles are single-blind peer-reviewed and meet the highest standards. The diversity of published articles is reflected by the members of our editorial board. Contact us if you have a proposal for a Special Issue (Topic Collection). The Swiss Journal of Palaeontology has waivers and discounts available for outstanding contributions and review articles from researchers who lack funding for fully OA publication. Inquiries for waivers or discounts have to be made during submission.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Earth and Planetary Sciences-Paleontology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Paleontology and Evolutionary BiologyEarth and Planetary Sciences15.7%
- Paleontology and Stratigraphy of FossilsEarth and Planetary Sciences14.2%
- Evolution and Paleontology StudiesEarth and Planetary Sciences13.6%
- Ichthyology and Marine BiologyEnvironmental Science9.2%
- Marine Biology and Ecology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences6.7%
- Geology and Paleoclimatology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences5.8%
- Cephalopods and Marine BiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences5%
- Turtle Biology and ConservationEnvironmental Science2.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Earth Sciences Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Paleontology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Earth Sciences Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Paleontology | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Earth Sciences Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Paleontology | Zone 2 |
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
- 2.28LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 2.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.71LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.13LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher)
- 1.13Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 7LetPub ·
- h-index
- 28OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 151OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.36OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 16.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 78LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 461 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 46 | 46 | 38 |
| 2025 | 82 | 82 | 138 |
| 2024 | 43 | 43 | 228 |
| 2023 | 33 | 33 | 231 |
| 2022 | 21 | 21 | 176 |
| 2021 | 27 | 27 | 567 |
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 Crossref · to
102 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 67 days – 160 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 48 days (61 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 156 days
- Sample
- 61 articles with submission and acceptance dates (134 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 4 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 4 weeksDOAJ ·
- 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 | EUR 1,500 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 1,340 / EUR 1,040 / GBP 890 | — | — | |
| LetPub | GBP 890 / USD 1,340 / EUR 1,040 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | EUR 1,500 | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Use of AI
Authors must be transparent about the use of Artificial Intelligence tools such as ChatGPT and other large language models in the manuscript preparation, and disclose details of how the AI tool was used within the "Materials and Methods" section.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship/Contributorship
Some journals are integrated with Contributor Role Taxonomy (CRediT), in order to recognise individual author input within a publication, thereby ensuring professional and ethical conduct, while avoiding authorship disputes, gift / ghost authorship and similar pressing issues in academic publishing. During manuscript submission, the submitting author is strongly recommended to specify a contributo…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of interest
During the editorial process, the following relationships between editors and authors are considered conflicts of interest: Colleagues currently working in the same research group or department, recent co-authors, and doctoral students for which the editor served as committee chair. During the submission process, the authors are kindly advised to identify possible conflicts of interest with the jo…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement
GeneralThe publishing ethics and malpractice policies follow the Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing (joint statement by COPE, DOAJ, WAME, and OASPA), the NISO Recommended Practices for the Presentation and Identification of E-Journals (PIE-J), and, where relevant, the Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright License and Copyright Agreement
In submitting the manuscript to any of Pensoft’s journals, authors certify that: They are authorized by their co-authors to enter into these arrangements. The work described has not been published before (except in the form of an abstract or as part of a published lecture, review or thesis); it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere; its publication has been approved by all author(s)…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review
This journal uses a single-blind peer review process. This means that the names of reviewers are hidden from the authors (the author does not know the identity of the reviewer, but the reviewer knows the identity of the author). Notwithstanding that, the reviewers are encouraged to disclose their identities, if they wish to do so. Each article is reviewed by at least two independent experts, with …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
This journal allows posting preprints of the manuscripts submitted for peer-review. Authors are strongly encouraged to use the ARPHA Preprints server for that as an option available during the submission process, which will save a double effort in manuscript submission and allows the preprint to be directly linked to the published article and vice versa. Manuscripts that contain nomenclatural acts…
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
- Springer International Publishing
- Country or region
- Switzerland
- Language
- English
- Founded
- 2011
- ISSN
- 1664-2376
- Electronic ISSN
- 1664-2384
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Swiss Journal of Palaeontology
What CAS zone is Swiss Journal of Palaeontology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Swiss Journal of Palaeontology is in Zone 2 of Earth Sciences, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Paleontology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Earth Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Swiss Journal of Palaeontology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.28; CiteScore 2.9, h-index 28.
How long does peer review take at Swiss Journal of Palaeontology?
Based on the dates recorded on 61 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 102 days (interquartile range 67–160 days); authors report an average review time of about 4 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 Swiss Journal of Palaeontology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Swiss Journal of Palaeontology is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Swiss Journal of Palaeontology open access, and what is the APC?
Swiss Journal of Palaeontology is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, 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: .