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Swiss Journal of Palaeontology
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Preparing your manuscript

Swiss Journal of Palaeontology publishes the following article types:

Click the relevant link to find style and formatting information for the article you are going to submit.

Manuscripts should conform to the following reporting guidelines:

  • Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses: PRISMA
  • Randomized Clinical Trials: CONSORT
  • Observational studies: STROBE
  • Studies of diagnostic accuracy: STARD
  • Animal pre-clinical studies: ARRIVE
  • Other types of health-related research: Consult the EQUATOR web site for appropriate reporting guidelines.


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Swiss Journal of Palaeontology transitioned to fully Open Access in January 2020, access the content published before then here

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Annual Journal Metrics

  • 2022 Citation Impact
    3.0 - 2-year Impact Factor
    1.6 - 5-year Impact Factor
    0.913 - SNIP (Source Normalized Impact per Paper)
    0.743 - SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

    2022 Speed
    9 days submission to first editorial decision for all manuscripts (Median)
    81 days submission to accept (Median)

    2022 Usage 
    104,330 downloads
    3,679 Altmetric mentions 

  • ISSN: 1664-2384 (electronic)
  • ISSN: 1664-2376 (print)