Journal profile
Zitteliana
ISSN 2512-5338 · eISSN 2747-8106 · Pensoft Publishers · Bulgaria
Zitteliana: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 3 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Zitteliana is published by Pensoft Publishers. 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 75.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Paleontology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Zitteliana is an open-access, online + print, peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes original articles, short contributions, and reviews on all aspects of palaeontology and geobiology. The journal welcomes both modern and traditional research outputs, including palaeobiology, geobiology, palaeogenomics, biodiversity, stratigraphy, sedimentology, regional geology, systematics, phylogeny, and cross-disciplinary studies of these areas. All contributions must be written in English. A printed version of the journal will be produced in annual volumes. Zitteliana is one of the open-access publication platforms of the Bavarian Natural History Collections (Staatliche Naturwissenschaftliche Sammlungen Bayerns, SNSB).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Staatliche NaturwissenschaftlichePublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Paleontology and Evolutionary BiologyEarth and Planetary Sciences27.8%
- Paleontology and Stratigraphy of FossilsEarth and Planetary Sciences25.9%
- Evolution and Paleontology StudiesEarth and Planetary Sciences22.2%
- Fossil Insects in AmberAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.5%
- Lepidoptera: Biology and TaxonomyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.6%
- Geological formations and processesEarth and Planetary Sciences3.7%
- Plant Diversity and EvolutionAgricultural and Biological Sciences1.9%
- Ichthyology and Marine BiologyEnvironmental Science1.9%
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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePublisher website
Other: AGRICOLA, Altmetric, ASCI, ASOS Indeks, Baidu Scholar, BASE, BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library), British Library, Cabells Journalytics, ChronosHub, CrossRef, Dimensions, EBSCOhost, eLibrary, EP Library, ERIH+, EZB, FAO AGRIS, GALE Academic OneFile, Google Scholar, iDiscover (University of Cambridge), JournalTOCs, Lens, LetPub, Library of Congress, LIVIVO
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
- h-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.53OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 36 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 9 | 29 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 22 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | 21 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 | 21 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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
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 | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted8
- corrigendumPublication types: Research article, Review article, Short communication, Methods, Data paper, Editorial, Corrigendum, ObituaryLength not stated
- data paperPublication types: Research article, Review article, Short communication, Methods, Data paper, Editorial, Corrigendum, ObituaryLength not stated
- editorialPublication types: Research article, Review article, Short communication, Methods, Data paper, Editorial, Corrigendum, ObituaryLength not stated
- methodsPublication types: Research article, Review article, Short communication, Methods, Data paper, Editorial, Corrigendum, ObituaryLength not stated
- obituaryPublication types: Research article, Review article, Short communication, Methods, Data paper, Editorial, Corrigendum, ObituaryLength not stated
- research articlePublication types: Research article, Review article, Short communication, Methods, Data paper, Editorial, Corrigendum, ObituaryLength not stated
- review articlePublication types: Research article, Review article, Short communication, Methods, Data paper, Editorial, Corrigendum, ObituaryLength not stated
- short communicationPublication types: Research article, Review article, Short communication, Methods, Data paper, Editorial, Corrigendum, ObituaryLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- 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
Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0) Model summary
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 ·- Plagiarism
Archived in CLOCKSS, Zenodo, Portico, Zendy Model summary
Archived: CLOCKSS, Zenodo, Portico, Zendy
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
- Pensoft Publishers
- Country or region
- Bulgaria
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2512-5338
- Electronic ISSN
- 2747-8106
- 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 Zitteliana
How long does peer review take at Zitteliana?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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 Zitteliana?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Zitteliana is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Zitteliana open access, and what is the APC?
Zitteliana 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, Publisher website; 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: .