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Inactive/Discontinued
Coverage
2012 (also 2008, 2005, 1999–2001, 1995, 1990, 1986–1988, 1984, 1977, 1974–1975)
Source type
Book Series
Open access
No
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Developments in Palaeontology and Stratigraphy
Developments in Palaeontology and Stratigraphy is not currently indexed in Scopus. Published by Elsevier B.V..
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ISSN 0920-5446Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Elsevier B.V.
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Quick answers
Is Developments in Palaeontology and Stratigraphy indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (2012 (also 2008, 2005, 1999–2001, 1995, 1990, 1986–1988, 1984, 1977, 1974–1975)).
What is the impact factor of Developments in Palaeontology and Stratigraphy?
Developments in Palaeontology and Stratigraphy has no Journal Impact Factor — JIF is published only for journals in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI and ESCI) — and Scopus has not published a current CiteScore for it either. Treat any "impact factor" quoted for this journal elsewhere as unofficial.
Who publishes Developments in Palaeontology and Stratigraphy and what is its ISSN?
Developments in Palaeontology and Stratigraphy is published by Elsevier B.V. Its ISSN is 0920-5446.
Is Developments in Palaeontology and Stratigraphy in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Developments in Palaeontology and Stratigraphy open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed Developments in Palaeontology and Stratigraphy for 15 years, between 1974 and 2012, with 24 years in that span missing. Coverage ended in 2012, 14 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
Is it still publishing? OpenAlex lists 629 works and 6,577 citations for the title. Its most recent paper is from 2012, in line with the end of Scopus coverage in 2012, which suggests the journal stopped publishing around then.
How well cited is Developments in Palaeontology and Stratigraphy? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Developments in Palaeontology and Stratigraphy has an h-index of 37 and a 2-year mean of 0 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
37
h-index
0
2-yr mean citations
168
i10-index
629
works indexed
6,577
total citations
Developments in Palaeontology and Stratigraphy published 11 papers in 2012; its busiest recent year was 1988 with 99. 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. Updated 2026-10-14.
Are there integrity warnings for Developments in Palaeontology and Stratigraphy? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 2012. 11 retracted papers are recorded (17.5 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusInactive — coverage ended 2012
- Retracted papers 11 · 17.5 per 1,000 papers
- 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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