Journal rankings · indicator year 2000
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Subfield ranking · 2000
Paleontology journal rankings 2000
53 ranked journals · Subfield in Earth and Planetary Sciences
Paleontology has 53 ranked journals in 2000. The median journal has an OJR of 0.75, below the world average of 1.00; Q1 starts at OJR 1.01. The top three are Journal of Anthropological Archaeology, Palaios, and Radiocarbon.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2000. Journal access status and listed APC: source snapshot September 23, 2026.
Journals whose main subfield sits in this category and that published at least 30 citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) in 1997–1999, the window the 2000 score is computed on.
The OpenJournalRank Indicator (OJR) is a free, publicly available metric of a journal’s field-normalized citation impact, computed from open OpenAlex citation data. It compares citations to a journal’s papers from the previous three years with the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so 1.00 is the world average and values can be compared across fields. It is computed with the NCI3 method.
The middle OJR among ranked journals in this category: half score higher, half lower. 1.00 is the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type.
The dot is this category, the solid tick is the median of all ranked journals and the dashed line is the world average.
Share of ranked journals in this category that are fully open access, so every paper is free to read. Hybrid journals, which sell subscriptions and open single papers for a fee, are not counted.
Median list price of the article processing charge, in US dollars, among ranked journals in this category that list a price above zero. Journals with a listed APC of $0 and journals with no known price are left out of this median. The At a glance table below gives a second median that includes the $0 prices.
Subfields of Earth and Planetary Sciences (8)
53 ranked journals
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Rank is the position by OJR within the list on screen; 1 is the highest. | OJR is field-normalized 3-year citation impact: 1.00 is the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so values compare across fields. The badge is the journal’s quartile in this list. | Citations per paper over a two-year window, counted from OpenAlex. It is not field-normalized, so compare it only between journals of the same field. ▲ or ▼ is the change from 1999. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 1997–1999, the window the 2000 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 1997–1999 papers that are free to read in any open-access form. The green OA tag next to a title marks a fully open-access journal. | List price of the article processing charge in US dollars. “$0 listed” means the listed price is zero; a dash means no price is listed. | The line is the journal’s OJR from 2000 to 2000. | Compare |
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1Journal of Anthropological ArchaeologyElsevier BV · United States | 3.26Q1 | 1.03no 1999 value | 42 | 6% | $3,370 | — | |
2PalaiosSociety for Sedimentary Geology · United States | 1.85Q1 | 1.92no 1999 value | 194 | 2% | — | — | |
3RadiocarbonCambridge University Press · United States | 1.74Q1 | 4.42no 1999 value | 211 | 98% | $2,487 | — | |
4Journal of Mammalian EvolutionSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 1.70Q1 | 1.14no 1999 value | 56 | 11% | $3,790 | — | |
5Journal of Archaeological ResearchSpringer Nature · Netherlands | 1.65Q1 | 0.56no 1999 value | 43 | 0% | $3,190 | — | |
6PaleobiologyCambridge University Press · United Kingdom | 1.54Q1 | 2.02no 1999 value | 125 | 5% | $3,550 | — | |
7PalaeontologyWiley · United Kingdom | 1.45Q1 | 1.08no 1999 value | 53 | 47% | $5,000 | — | |
8Cambridge Archaeological JournalCambridge University Press · United Kingdom | 1.40Q1 | 0.51no 1999 value | 88 | 0% | $3,550 | — | |
9Journal of Field ArchaeologyTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 1.37Q1 | 0.61no 1999 value | 236 | 3% | — | — | |
10AntiquityCambridge University Press · United Kingdom | 1.34Q1 | 0.67no 1999 value | 465 | 8% | $3,550 | — | |
11Ancient MesoamericaCambridge University Press · United Kingdom | 1.33Q1 | 0.43no 1999 value | 75 | 0% | $3,550 | — | |
12American AntiquityCambridge University Press · United States | 1.16Q1 | 0.86no 1999 value | 268 | 7% | $3,550 | — | |
13Proceedings of the Prehistoric SocietyCambridge University Press · United Kingdom | 1.13Q1 | 0.51no 1999 value | 61 | 33% | $3,550 | — | |
14Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of EdinburghCambridge University Press · United Kingdom | 1.01Q1 | 0.72no 1999 value | 77 | 10% | $3,550 | — | |
15European Journal of ArchaeologyCambridge University Press · United Kingdom | 0.94Q2 | 0.35no 1999 value | 106 | 4% | $3,550 | — | |
16Norwegian Archaeological ReviewRoutledge · Norway | 0.91Q2 | 0.29no 1999 value | 41 | 10% | — | — | |
17FaciesSpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 0.89Q2 | 1.02no 1999 value | 71 | 4% | $2,490 | — | |
18Vegetation History and ArchaeobotanySpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 0.88Q2 | 1.29no 1999 value | 63 | 10% | $3,790 | — | |
19Scottish Journal of GeologyZoological Society of London · United Kingdom | 0.85Q2 | 1.09no 1999 value | 51 | 0% | — | — | |
20Journal of Vertebrate PaleontologyTaylor & Francis · United States | 0.85Q2 | 0.92no 1999 value | 260 | 5% | — | — | |
21LethaiaOAWiley · Norway | 0.85Q2 | 0.90no 1999 value | 124 | 0% | $3,300 | — | |
22Alcheringa An Australasian Journal of PalaeontologyTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 0.84Q2 | 0.89no 1999 value | 67 | 5% | — | — | |
23Zoological Journal of the Linnean SocietyOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 0.82Q2 | 0.74no 1999 value | 250 | 24% | $3,541 | — | |
24The Paleontological Society PapersCambridge University Press · United States | 0.80Q2 | 0.31no 1999 value | 52 | 11% | — | — | |
25Newsletters on StratigraphyGebrüder Borntraeger Verlagsbuchhandlung · Germany | 0.78Q2 | 1.00no 1999 value | 35 | 0% | — | — | |
26Palaeontologia ElectronicaOAUnited States | 0.77Q2 | 0.63no 1999 value | 30 | — | — | — | |
27Journal of AnatomyWiley · United Kingdom | 0.75Q2 | 1.48no 1999 value | 341 | 28% | $4,050 | — | |
28Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological SocietyGeological Society of London · United Kingdom | 0.73Q3 | 0.75no 1999 value | 46 | 7% | — | — | |
29GeobiosElsevier BV · France | 0.65Q3 | 0.67no 1999 value | 361 | 3% | $3,030 | — | |
30Journal of Nannoplankton ResearchPublisher not listed | 0.65Q3 | 0.25no 1999 value | 30 | 0% | — | — | |
31Latin American AntiquityCambridge University Press · United States | 0.59Q3 | 0.30no 1999 value | 130 | 8% | $3,550 | — | |
32Journal of PaleontologyCambridge University Press · United States | 0.58Q3 | 0.73no 1999 value | 388 | 7% | $3,550 | — | |
33Environmental ArchaeologyTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 0.57Q3 | 0.39no 1999 value | 86 | 2% | — | — | |
34Journal of MorphologyWiley · United States | 0.48Q3 | 0.76no 1999 value | 379 | 5% | $4,220 | — | |
35Cretaceous ResearchElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 0.45Q3 | 0.62no 1999 value | 138 | 5% | $3,560 | — | |
36Acta Palaeontologica PolonicaOAInstitute of Paleobiology · Poland | 0.44Q3 | 0.67no 1999 value | 54 | 100% | $23 | — | |
37Proceedings of the Geologists AssociationElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 0.43Q3 | 0.67no 1999 value | 99 | 2% | $3,300 | — | |
38Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie - AbhandlungenE. Schweizerbart · Germany | 0.40Q3 | 0.30no 1999 value | 238 | 0% | — | — | |
39Netherlands Journal of Geosciences – Geologie en MijnbouwCambridge University Press · United Kingdom | 0.38Q3 | 0.27no 1999 value | 102 | 96% | $1,725 | — | |
40Paläontologische ZeitschriftSpringer Nature · Germany | 0.37Q3 | 0.46no 1999 value | 94 | 9% | $3,190 | — | |
| 0.33Q4 | 0.35no 1999 value | 57 | 18% | — | — | ||
42Senckenbergiana lethaeaSpringer Nature · Germany | 0.31Q4 | 0.60no 1999 value | 67 | 2% | — | — | |
43Ichnos/Ichnos : an international journal for plant and animal tracesTaylor & Francis · Switzerland | 0.30Q4 | 0.59no 1999 value | 46 | 15% | — | — | |
44Revue de MicropaléontologieElsevier BV · France | 0.28Q4 | 0.29no 1999 value | 70 | 0% | $2,470 | — | |
45North American ArchaeologistSAGE Publishing · United States | 0.28Q4 | 0.20no 1999 value | 54 | 0% | $3,650 | — | |
46American Museum NovitatesAmerican Museum of Natural History · United States | 0.27Q4 | 0.17no 1999 value | 87 | 42% | — | — | |
47GeodiversitasOAMuséum national d'histoire naturelle · France | 0.24Q4 | 0.27no 1999 value | 52 | 0% | — | — | |
48Paleontological ResearchJapan | 0.24Q4 | 0.35no 1999 value | 84 | 100% | — | — | |
49Fossil recordOAWiley · Germany | 0.16Q4 | 0.30no 1999 value | 54 | 100% | $1,240 | — | |
50Revista española de micropaleontologíaPublisher not listed | 0.13Q4 | 0.15no 1999 value | 33 | — | — | — |
Subfields of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with Paleontology highlighted.
- Geophysics96
- Atmospheric Science54
- Paleontology53
- Oceanography45
- Earth-Surface Processes11
- Geochemistry and Petrology6
- Geology4
- Space and Planetary Science1
Journals
Citations made in 2000. Corpus-wide, 66.2% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
19 additional Paleontology journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 1997–1999, at least 80% of them with a subfield, and a positive world-average expectation. Ranks are within the whole category; filters hide rows without re-ranking. OJR excludes self-citations.
At a glance
Indicator year: 2000. Publication window: 1997–1999. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 53
- Window papers (baseline)
- 7,057 Change unavailable from indicator year 1997
- Median OJR
- 0.75 Change unavailable from indicator year 1997
- Rising journals (2025)
- 5
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 1997–1999 in all journals of the world-average baseline, including non-core journals, counted by each paper’s own subfield. They are not the papers of the ranked journals alone.
| Measure | Year series | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranked journals | 53 | 53 | 54 | 53 | 53 | 51 | 53 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 66 | 66 | 69 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 73 | 76 | 77 | 76 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 73 | 77 | |
| Window papers (baseline) | 7,057 | 7,924 | 8,570 | 9,199 | 9,500 | 9,801 | 10,405 | 10,925 | 11,640 | 12,204 | 12,986 | 13,788 | 14,602 | 15,085 | 15,876 | 16,591 | 17,958 | 18,584 | 19,596 | 19,477 | 19,946 | 19,760 | 20,309 | 19,925 | 19,964 | 19,466 | |
| Median OJR | 0.75 | 0.61 | 0.619 | 0.63 | 0.620 | 0.708 | 0.660 | 0.65 | 0.69 | 0.715 | 0.7325 | 0.735 | 0.80 | 0.81 | 0.829 | 0.90 | 0.93 | 0.87 | 0.79 | 0.832 | 0.831 | 0.78 | 0.7318 | 0.68 | 0.657 | 0.64 |
How to read these rankings
- OJR, the OpenJournalRank Indicator
- A field-normalized 3-year citation impact, computed from OpenAlex with the NCI3 method. It divides the citations a journal’s papers received by the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so 1.00 is the world average and 2.00 means twice as many citations as expected. Because it is normalized, it can be compared across fields. Read the methodology
- Quartiles
- Q1 to Q4 split the ranked journals of the list you are viewing into four equal groups by OJR. A journal’s quartile depends on the list: the same journal can be Q1 in its subfield and Q2 among all journals.
- Impact factor (2-year)
- Citations per paper over a two-year window, counted from OpenAlex. It is easy to compare with familiar impact factors but is not field-normalized, so compare it only within a field. It is not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. Why it differs from the Journal Impact Factor
- Rank ranges
- Each rank in the latest year carries a likely range from 1,000 resamples of the journal’s papers. Where two journals’ ranges overlap, the data cannot tell them apart, so treat neighbouring ranks as ties.