Journal metric profile

Swiss Journal of Palaeontology

Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor, five-year Impact Factor, quartile, category rank, publisher, identifiers and citation profile for the 2025 metric year.

JCR-based Impact Factor 2.200 2025 metric year
5-Year Impact Factor 2.300 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q1 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank Jun-56 Recorded category rank

Swiss Journal of Palaeontology JCR impact factor overview

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Page reviewed August 6, 2026

Clarivate JCR impact factor overview

Swiss Journal of Palaeontology is listed in this directory with bibliometric information for 2025. It is published by SPRINGER INT PUBL AG. The database records a Journal Impact Factor of 2.200, presented as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based metric. Its listed JCR Impact Factor quartile is Q1.

Ranking and quartile

The database records the JCR category rank as “Jun-56”. Because some imported rank values may require manual verification, readers should confirm the category rank with the official Clarivate Journal Citation Reports. A Q1 designation describes the journal’s position within its subject category; it should not be used as a direct measure of the quality of an individual article.

Citation profile

The record contains 443 total citations, 39 total articles, 40 citable items. The five-year Impact Factor is 2.300, which is 0.100 points above the listed standard Journal Impact Factor. These values use different citation windows and should be interpreted together rather than as a direct trend. The Journal Impact Factor without journal self-citations is recorded as 1.600. The Journal Citation Indicator is listed as 1.620.

Citation half-life

The cited half-life is recorded as 3.7 years, describing the median age of articles cited in the reporting year. The citing half-life is 18.6 years, reflecting the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Journal identifiers and verification

Swiss Journal of Palaeontology is identified in this record by print ISSN 1664-2376 and electronic ISSN 1664-2384. Use the ISSN when checking library catalogues, publisher records, indexing databases, or the official Clarivate Journal Citation Reports entry.

Complete journal information

All values below come directly from the database record.

Journal nameSwiss Journal of Palaeontology
Abbreviated journalSWISS J PALAEONTOL
PublisherSPRINGER INT PUBL AG
Metric year2025
Overall rank7,420
ISSN1664-2376
eISSN1664-2384
Total cites443
Total articles39
Citable items40
Cited half-life3.7 years
Citing half-life18.6 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor2.200
5-Year Impact Factor2.300
Impact Factor without journal self-cites1.600
Journal Citation Indicator1.620
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ1
JCR category rankJun-56
Database record updated

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of Swiss Journal of Palaeontology?

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for Swiss Journal of Palaeontology is 2.200 for the 2025 metric year.

What quartile is Swiss Journal of Palaeontology?

Swiss Journal of Palaeontology is listed in quartile Q1. Quartiles describe a journal’s position within a subject category and should be interpreted within that field.

Who publishes Swiss Journal of Palaeontology?

Swiss Journal of Palaeontology is listed as being published by SPRINGER INT PUBL AG.

Can a JCR Journal Impact Factor be used to judge an individual article?

No. The Journal Impact Factor is a journal-level citation measure reported in Clarivate Journal Citation Reports. It does not measure the quality, reliability or influence of every individual article published by that journal.

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