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WoS SCIE Q3Scopus Q2SCImago #11,480CAS 3区Hybrid

Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments

Abbreviation (ISO):Palaeobiodivers. Palaeoenviron
Country: Germany•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q3•Scopus SJR: 0.519•SCImago Rank: #11,480•Identifier (ISSN):1867-1594(Print)/1867-1608(Online)•Articles / Year: 56•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,975 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q3
1.8
↑ +0.5

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
29

29 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ3
Self-Citation Rate7.1%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
56articles/year
54.87% Gold OA•97.87% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

1.50pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q2(IF: 1.8)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.8)
🔵 Computed
20251.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.3)
🔵 Computed
20241.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.4)
🔵 Computed
20231.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.4)
🔵 Computed
20221.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.736)
🔵 Computed
20211.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.406)
🔵 Computed
20201.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.573)
🔵 Computed
20191.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.07)
🔵 Computed
20181.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.229)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments is a peer-reviewed international journal for the publication of high-quality multidisciplinary studies in the fields of palaeobiodiversity, palaeoenvironments and palaeobiogeography. Key criteria for the acceptance of manuscripts are a global scope or implications of problems on a global scale significant not only for a single discipline, a focus on the diversity of fossil organisms and the causes and processes of change in Earth’s history. The topics covered include: Systematic studies of all fossil animal / plant groups with a special focus on palaeoenvironmental investigations, palaeoecosystems and climate changes in Earth’s history, environment-organism interaction, comparison of modern and ancient sedimentary environments, palaeoecology and palaeobiogeography.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Biology98.9%Geology95.4%Paleontology94.2%Ecology84.8%Geomorphology59.7%Geography57.3%Structural basin56.6%Botany52.9%History38.4%Archaeology35.6%Geochemistry32.8%Biodiversity30.8%Zoology30.6%Medicine23.2%Fauna22.6%Chemistry21.7%

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #11,480Scopus Q2SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2010-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Agricultural and Biological SciencesEarth and Planetary SciencesEnvironmental Science
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.519

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q2
Scopus H-Index (2025)
42

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
1.64

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,975 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations201
3-Year Documents130
Citable Documents124

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate28.6%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

EcologyQ2
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ2
GeologyQ2
PaleontologyQ2
Global and Planetary ChangeQ3

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
3区 (Zone 3)Earth Sciences
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3区BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publication Language
English
Frequency
4 issues per year
Founding Year
1996
Editorial Address
TIERGARTENSTRASSE 17, HEIDELBERG, GERMANY, D-69121
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION
JCRSCIE
42/77Q3
PALEONTOLOGY
JCRSCIE
18/58Q2
BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION
JCISCIE
26/77Q2
PALEONTOLOGY
JCISCIE
35/58Q3

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—299
20251.35174
20241.439140
20231.433145
20221.73648332
20211.40660493
20201.57349567
20191.0744441
20181.22947525
2017—48676
2016—38618
2015—44678
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments

WoS Q3
0112201820192020202120222023202420251.30
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:1.3

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 7.1%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

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Database Updated: 2026-09-29