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Status
Active
Coverage
2020–2025 (also 1986)
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
1
SJR · SCImago
0.216
Q4 SJR quartile
H-index
8
Best quartile
Q4 · 17th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paleontology | 100 / 121 | 17th | Q4 |
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Acta Palaeontologica Sinica
Acta Palaeontologica Sinica is Scopus-indexed (Q4, CiteScore 1). Published by Chinese Academy of Sciences.
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Publisher: Chinese Academy of Sciences
Scopus · Q4
1
CiteScore 2025
Q4
Best quartile
1
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Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher
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Quick answers
Is Acta Palaeontologica Sinica indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2020–2025 (also 1986), best quartile Q4, CiteScore 1.
What quartile is Acta Palaeontologica Sinica in Scopus?
Acta Palaeontologica Sinica is Q4 in Paleontology (rank 100 of 121), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Acta Palaeontologica Sinica?
Acta Palaeontologica Sinica is not in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI), so Clarivate publishes no Journal Impact Factor for it. Its Scopus CiteScore is 1, quartile Q4, 17th percentile. Any "impact factor" quoted elsewhere is not the Clarivate metric. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.216, quartile Q4, with an H-index of 8.
Who publishes Acta Palaeontologica Sinica and what is its ISSN?
Acta Palaeontologica Sinica is published by Chinese Academy of Sciences. Its ISSN is 0001-6616.
Is Acta Palaeontologica Sinica in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Acta Palaeontologica Sinica open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Acta Palaeontologica Sinica? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Acta Palaeontologica Sinica has an h-index of 22 and a 2-year mean of 0 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 1, quartile Q4. On 2-year citations it ranks #102 of 113 Scopus journals in Paleontology.
22
h-index
0
2-yr mean citations
92
i10-index
579
works indexed
3,066
total citations
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#102 of 113 Bottom 10% Paleontology
Acta Palaeontologica Sinica published 1 papers in 2017; its busiest recent year was 2009 with 44. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
Are there integrity warnings for Acta Palaeontologica Sinica? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers None recorded
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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