Fastest Review Journals in Paleontology

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Quick answerAmong 13 journals in Paleontology that publish their review dates, Paleontological Journal has the shortest review time: a median of 34 days from submission to acceptance.
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#JournalMedian daysSpread of review timesImpact factor*Indexed inAccess
1Paleontological Journal34 21–670.82SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
2Swiss Journal of Palaeontology94 72–1462.36SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Open access · APC ~US$1,340
3Historical Biology104 63–1451.48SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
4Alcheringa An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology124 76–1862.29SCIEHybrid / subscription
5Facies155 89–2291.52SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
6Vegetation History and Archaeobotany156 110–2081.90SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
7Journal of Systematic Palaeontology156 114–2453.24SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
8Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology180 122–2462.15SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
9Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology187 128–2691.46SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
10Paläontologische Zeitschrift206 157–2561.40ScopusHybrid / subscription
11Papers in Palaeontology222 164–2861.92SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
12Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments231 179–2771.80SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
13Palaeontology231 170–3042.06SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription

The box shows the middle half of each journal's papers and the dark line its median. *Impact factor: 2-year citedness from OpenAlex open data, not the official Clarivate value.

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Source, method and date. Source: the received and accepted dates that publishers deposit with each article in Crossref. Method: for each journal, the days from received to accepted for its research articles of the last 24 months (at least 10 articles), then the median; journals whose publisher does not deposit these dates are not listed. Updated: 28 October 2026, refreshed about every 3 months. Only accepted papers carry these dates, so rejections are not counted, and a journal may count from a different date. ScholarsColab is not affiliated with these journals.

Frequently asked questions

Which Paleontology journals have the fastest review?

By median days from submission to acceptance: Paleontological Journal (34 days); Swiss Journal of Palaeontology (94 days); Historical Biology (104 days). Source: dates deposited by the publishers in Crossref, updated 28 October 2026.

Is a fast review journal in Paleontology a good choice?

Review time is one factor. Check the journal’s scope, indexing and impact factor too, and confirm it is not predatory: a very short review with no real reviewer comments is a warning sign. Journal pages on ScholarsColab show all of these together.

Where do these review times come from?

From the received and accepted dates that publishers deposit in Crossref, the scholarly publication registry. ScholarsColab takes the median for each journal over its research articles of the last 24 months. Updated 28 October 2026.

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