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  • General Information

    Quarterly, first published in 1957

    Editor-in-Chief: Zhu Min

    Governed by: Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Sponsored by: Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Published by: Science Press


    Vertebrata PalAsiatica is the oldest journal of its kind internationally and the only academic journal in China and even Asia dedicated to publishing research papers in vertebrate paleontology and related fields. Its editorial board consists of renowned experts and scholars in the field of vertebrate paleontology from both China and abroad. The journal encompasses a wide range of topics within the field of paleovertebrate studies, such as the various classes of paleovertebrates and the origins and evolution of humans, systematic classification, morphology and functionality, isotopic dating, biostratigraphy and geological time scales, paleoecology, paleoenvironmental studies, paleobiogeography, methodologies for the collection and research of vertebrate fossils, and also includes revisiting and re-examining the literature on paleovertebrate studies. The main columns include Research Articles, News Reports, Academic Trends, Book and Journal Reviews, Discussions, Reviews, and Methodological Introductions. All research papers currently published in the journal are accompanied by detailed English abstracts, making it an essential reference for vertebrate paleontology researchers both in China and abroad. The journal has a significant international academic influence and has played an active role in bringing China's vertebrate paleontology research to the global stage.

    The journal’s readership includes researchers, professors, and students in the fields of paleontology, geology, biology, archaeology, and museology.


    Indexing

    Domestic databases: Chinese Core Journals (Peking University), China Science Citation Database (CSCD), China Journal Full-text Database, China Science and Technology Papers Citation Statistics Database, etc.

    International databases: Japan Science and Technology Agency Database (Japan).

     

    Awards and Recognition

    From 2016 to 2023, the journal was continuously rated as an Outstanding Academic Journal with International Impact in China.


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