Reg. Charity No. 1168330
ISSN 1475-493 (online) | ISSN 0031-0239 (print)
The journal Palaeontology is devoted to the publication of innovative and timely hypothesis-driven research that significantly advances our understanding of the history of life on Earth. Its scope includes palaeozoology, palaeobotany, systematic studies, palaeoecology, micropalaeontology, palaeobiogeography, functional morphology, stratigraphy, taxonomy, taphonomy, palaeoenvironmental reconstruction, palaeoclimate analysis and biomineralization studies. Synthetic papers that span several of these areas are particularly welcome.
In addition to the articles hosted by the Association and Wiley (see Archive) many can also be found on the Biodiversity Heritage Library: Palaeontology@BHL.
Original Article: Reports of original research that advance our understanding of palaeontology in significant ways, either by the application of innovative approaches, or by addressing current issues in palaeontology with new empirical data. Usually 10–25 printed pages in length.
Review: Authoritative overviews of topics where there has been notable recent progress and it would be helpful to summarize the advances to a general audience. Typically 10–25 printed pages in length.
Rapid Communication: Short reports of original research that are of high calibre and represent a significant increase in our understanding of issues of wide topical interest to the palaeontological community. Typically 4–6 printed pages, including references, with no more than four figures.
Discussion: We welcome discussion of any paper published recently in Palaeontology. Comments are shared with the corresponding author of the original article who may append a response. Both will be published together.
Technical Report: Reports of significant new techniques or software packages.
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