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OPal logo: a red-to-blue rainbow shaded simple rendering of a regular echinoid with lines of paired white dots representing the ambulacra and a central white circle representing the periproct. The OPal echinoid forms the "O" of the journal's abbreviation, "OPal", with the "Pal" written in light blue.

About the Journal

Open Palaeontology (ISSN: 3042-657X) is an international, diamond open access journal promoting open science in palaeontology. The journal accepts research on widely applicable advances within the field in knowledge or methodology, and regional case studies of broader interest to the palaeontological community. 

We welcome the submission of articles on any topic related to palaeontological research. This includes, but is not limited to, taxonomic descriptions of new fossil taxa, palaeobiology, palaeoecology, taphonomy, palaeontology database creation, biostratigraphy, micropalaeontology, palaeobotany, education in palaeontology, and the societal applications of palaeontological research.

Open to all authors:

Open Palaeontology is committed to openness and inclusivity in scholarly publishing without author-facing charges for reading or publishing. We welcome submissions from all authors, regardless of their institutional affiliation, geographical location, or academic status. Submissions only must align with the aims and scope of the journal and meet the required quality standards once the reviewing process is completed.

Community-owned:

Open Palaeontology is owned by Institute of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Geosciences and Environment, University of Lausanne, Switzerland, a public institution/organisation dedicated to advancing research and scholarship. The journal’s ownership and governance structure reflect its mission to support open and accessible academic publishing. We confirm that any commercial service providers involved in our operations only deal with service-related aspects of journal publishing. All content-related aspects of publishing, such as submission, peer review, acceptance, publication frequency, and scope of the journal, are controlled by the editors / the owners of the journal.