Journal rankings · indicator year 2008
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Subfield ranking · 2008
Paleontology journal rankings 2008
62 ranked journals · Subfield in Earth and Planetary Sciences
Paleontology has 62 ranked journals in 2008. The median journal has an OJR of 0.69, below the world average of 1.00, up 0.04 on 2007; Q1 starts at OJR 1.04. The top three are Geobiology, Journal of Anthropological Archaeology, and Cambridge Archaeological Journal.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2008. 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 2005–2007, the window the 2008 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)
62 ranked journals
Filters
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 2007. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2005–2007, the window the 2008 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2005–2007 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 2008. | Compare |
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1GeobiologyWiley · United Kingdom | 2.70Q1 | 3.39 0.06 down from 2007 | 93 | 18% | $4,880 | ||
2Journal of Anthropological ArchaeologyElsevier BV · United States | 2.57Q1 | 1.59 0.30 up from 2007 | 88 | 3% | $3,370 | ||
3Cambridge Archaeological JournalCambridge University Press · United Kingdom | 2.21Q1 | 1.47 0.33 up from 2007 | 54 | 4% | $3,550 | ||
4American AntiquityCambridge University Press · United States | 2.08Q1 | 1.86 0.35 up from 2007 | 163 | 12% | $3,550 | ||
5PaleobiologyCambridge University Press · United Kingdom | 1.93Q1 | 2.67 0.46 down from 2007 | 180 | 9% | $3,550 | ||
6Zoological Journal of the Linnean SocietyOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 1.72Q1 | 2.42 0.40 down from 2007 | 189 | 75% | $3,541 | ||
7Journal of Systematic PalaeontologyTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 1.65Q1 | 2.50 0.48 up from 2007 | 60 | 17% | — | ||
8Journal of AnatomyWiley · United Kingdom | 1.39Q1 | 2.40 0.43 down from 2007 | 454 | 89% | $4,050 | ||
9Ancient MesoamericaCambridge University Press · United Kingdom | 1.28Q1 | 0.98 0.35 up from 2007 | 66 | 13% | $3,550 | ||
10PalaiosSociety for Sedimentary Geology · United States | 1.22Q1 | 1.72 0.26 down from 2007 | 196 | 6% | — | ||
11PalaeontologyWiley · United Kingdom | 1.19Q1 | 1.92 0.58 up from 2007 | 255 | 59% | $5,000 | ||
12LethaiaOAWiley · Norway | 1.17Q1 | 1.95 0.44 up from 2007 | 114 | 6% | $3,300 | ||
13AntiquityCambridge University Press · United Kingdom | 1.16Q1 | 0.59 0.10 down from 2007 | 538 | 17% | $3,550 | ||
14FaciesSpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 1.09Q1 | 1.52 0.47 up from 2007 | 148 | 16% | $2,490 | ||
15Comptes Rendus PalevolOAMuséum national d'histoire naturelle · France | 1.05Q1 | 0.88 0.33 down from 2007 | 222 | 29% | — | ||
16Vegetation History and ArchaeobotanySpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 1.04Q1 | 1.81 0.38 up from 2007 | 170 | 20% | $3,790 | ||
17Journal of MorphologyWiley · United States | 0.99Q2 | 1.80 0.35 down from 2007 | 303 | 11% | $4,220 | ||
18PalaeoworldElsevier BV · Netherlands | 0.98Q2 | 1.23 0.36 up from 2007 | 64 | 0% | $3,000 | ||
19Journal of Mammalian EvolutionSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 0.98Q2 | 0.74 0.95 down from 2007 | 81 | 0% | $3,790 | ||
20Proceedings of the Prehistoric SocietyCambridge University Press · United Kingdom | 0.95Q2 | 0.73 0.48 down from 2007 | 50 | 13% | $3,550 | ||
21Latin American AntiquityCambridge University Press · United States | 0.91Q2 | 0.87 0.10 up from 2007 | 126 | 23% | $3,550 | ||
22Environmental ArchaeologyTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 0.88Q2 | 1.09 0.30 up from 2007 | 56 | 0% | — | ||
23Norwegian Archaeological ReviewRoutledge · Norway | 0.86Q2 | 0.29 0.14 down from 2007 | 40 | 11% | — | ||
24RadiocarbonCambridge University Press · United States | 0.85Q2 | 1.02no change | 236 | 100% | $2,487 | ||
25The Anatomical RecordWiley · United States | 0.81Q2 | 1.52no 2007 value | 160 | 61% | $4,430 | — | |
26Ichnos/Ichnos : an international journal for plant and animal tracesTaylor & Francis · Switzerland | 0.81Q2 | 1.43 0.84 up from 2007 | 80 | 0% | — | ||
27Journal of Field ArchaeologyTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 0.81Q2 | 0.54 0.26 up from 2007 | 103 | 3% | — | ||
28Journal of Vertebrate PaleontologyTaylor & Francis · United States | 0.79Q2 | 1.28 0.16 up from 2007 | 367 | 7% | — | ||
29Historical BiologyTaylor & Francis · Switzerland | 0.76Q2 | 1.17 0.17 up from 2007 | 47 | 4% | — | ||
30Journal of PaleontologyCambridge University Press · United States | 0.71Q2 | 0.94 0.07 down from 2007 | 433 | 5% | $3,550 | ||
31Netherlands Journal of Geosciences – Geologie en MijnbouwCambridge University Press · United Kingdom | 0.71Q2 | 0.75 0.04 down from 2007 | 113 | 95% | $1,725 | ||
32Carnets de géologie (Notebooks on geology)OASociety for Sedimentary Geology · France | 0.67Q3 | 1.22 0.36 up from 2007 | 46 | 100% | — | ||
33Paläontologische ZeitschriftSpringer Nature · Germany | 0.66Q3 | 0.46 0.59 down from 2007 | 94 | 28% | $3,190 | ||
34StratigraphyUnited States | 0.65Q3 | 0.72 0.28 up from 2007 | 63 | 8% | — | ||
35Cretaceous ResearchElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 0.65Q3 | 1.12 0.11 down from 2007 | 244 | 10% | $3,560 | ||
36Midcontinental Journal of ArchaeologyTaylor & Francis · United States | 0.64Q3 | 0.33 0.29 up from 2007 | 31 | 23% | — | ||
37GeobiosElsevier BV · France | 0.63Q3 | 0.94 0.19 up from 2007 | 202 | 10% | $3,030 | ||
38European Journal of ArchaeologyCambridge University Press · United Kingdom | 0.59Q3 | 0.26 0.09 up from 2007 | 61 | 2% | $3,550 | ||
39Proceedings of the Geologists AssociationElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 0.53Q3 | 0.63 0.17 down from 2007 | 97 | 4% | $3,300 | ||
40The Paleontological Society PapersCambridge University Press · United States | 0.47Q3 | 0.64 0.12 up from 2007 | 37 | 10% | — | ||
41Paleontological ResearchJapan | 0.47Q3 | 0.74 0.14 up from 2007 | 73 | 9% | — | ||
| 0.46Q3 | 1.13 0.36 up from 2007 | 34 | 0% | — | |||
43Scottish Journal of GeologyZoological Society of London · United Kingdom | 0.43Q3 | 0.53 0.17 down from 2007 | 55 | 6% | — | ||
44Revue de MicropaléontologieElsevier BV · France | 0.42Q3 | 0.47 0.14 down from 2007 | 108 | 0% | $2,470 | ||
45Bulletin of GeosciencesOACzechia | 0.42Q3 | 0.80 0.20 up from 2007 | 55 | 90% | — | ||
46Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of EdinburghCambridge University Press · United Kingdom | 0.41Q3 | 0.59 0.04 up from 2007 | 86 | 18% | $3,550 | ||
47American Museum NovitatesAmerican Museum of Natural History · United States | 0.39Q3 | 0.76 0.26 up from 2007 | 404 | 63% | — | ||
48Newsletters on StratigraphyGebrüder Borntraeger Verlagsbuchhandlung · Germany | 0.39Q4 | 0.49 0.30 up from 2007 | 35 | 0% | — | ||
49Alcheringa An Australasian Journal of PalaeontologyTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 0.38Q4 | 0.50 0.10 up from 2007 | 128 | 26% | — | ||
50Senckenbergiana lethaeaSpringer Nature · Germany | 0.38Q4 | 0.62 0.25 up from 2007 | 61 | 4% | — |
Subfields of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with Paleontology highlighted.
- Geophysics124
- Atmospheric Science71
- Paleontology62
- Oceanography47
- Earth-Surface Processes12
- Geology8
- Geochemistry and Petrology7
- Space and Planetary Science2
Journals
Citations made in 2008. Corpus-wide, 71.1% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
25 additional Paleontology journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2005–2007, 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: 2008. Publication window: 2005–2007. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 62
- Window papers (baseline)
- 11,640 +18.8% from indicator year 2005
- Median OJR
- 0.69 -2.8% from indicator year 2005
- Rising journals (2025)
- 5
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2005–2007 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.