Acta Palaeontologica Polonica is a peer-reviewed open access

Open access journal

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 journal

Scientific journal

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 of paleontology

Paleontology

Paleontology "old, ancient", ὄν, ὀντ- "being, creature", and λόγος "speech, thought") is the study of prehistoric life. It includes the study of fossils to determine organisms' evolution and interactions with each other and their environments...

 and paleobiology

Paleobiology

Paleobiology is a growing and comparatively new discipline which combines the methods and findings of the natural science biology with the methods and findings of the earth science paleontology...

, founded by Roman Kozłowski

Roman Kozłowski

Roman Kozłowski was a Polish palaeontologist, best known for his work on graptolites.Kozłowski was born in Włocławek. He was a member of the Polish Academy of Sciences and founder of Acta Palaeontologica Polonica...

 in 1956. It is published by the Institute of Paleobiology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Polish Academy of Sciences

The Polish Academy of Sciences, headquartered in Warsaw, is one of two Polish institutions having the nature of an academy of sciences.-History:...

 and edited by Richard L. Cifelli and Jarosław Stolarski.

Abstracting and indexing

Acta Palaeontologica Polonica is abstracted and indexed in:

According to the Journal Citation Reports

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, the journal has a 2010 impact factor

Impact factor

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of 1.128, ranking it 11th out of 48 journals in the category "Paleontology".