SVP and Taylor & Francis are pleased to announce their partnership to publish the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology
The Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology is the flagship publication of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology. The first issue of the journal appeared in 1981 and had 422 published pages. The total pages published yearly has increased steadily since then, but recent increases have been dramatic, leading to an all time high of 1245 published pages in 2008. Read more...
Frequently Asked Questions about the JVP's transition to publisher Taylor & Francis.
History and Coverage
The Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology (or JVP) was founded in 1980 at the
University of Oklahoma by Dr. Jiri Zidek, with financial support from the
University of Oklahoma Presidential Associates Fund; publication of the JVP was continued in 1984 by
the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology. It publishes original contributions
on all aspects of the subject, including vertebrate origins, evolution, functional
morphology, taxonomy, phylogeny, biostratigraphy, paleoecology, taphonomy, paleobiogeography, and
paleoanthropology.
Journal Contents
This site contains the tables of contents for all issues from Volume 1 (1981) to the present and the abstracts of individual papers from Volume 14 (1994) to the present. Go to contents...
Information for Authors
The Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology publishes original contributions on all aspects of the subject, including vertebrate origins, evolution, functional morphology, taxonomy, biostratigraphy, paleoecology, paleobiogeography, and paleoanthropology. Go to Information for Authors...
Editorial Staff
The Editorial Staff of the JVP is appointed by the Publications Committee and includes the Senior Editor, Managing Editor, Technical Editor, Memoirs Editor, Managing Editor, Book Reviews Editor, and Advertising Editor, working with an Editorial Board consisting of respected specialists in the various sub-disciplines of vertebrate paleontology.
Journal Advertising
Advertising space is available in the JVP and the book of annual meeting abstracts. The book of abstracts is made available electronically, with hard copy at extra cost, to all members and meeting attendees and generally available via the SVP Web site after the annual meeting. Download the Advertisement Rates Form for complete information about placing an ad. For specific information about ad specifications, download the Guidelines for Advertising Submissions Form.
Address and Ordering
The Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology is published bimonthly by the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology (SVP) in partnership with the Taylor & Francis Group, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, UK. The print JVP ISSN is 0272-4634; the online JVP ISSN is 1937-2809.
Order back issues of the journal or subscribe to the journal (institutions) online, or get a subscription by becoming an SVP member (individuals only).
Claims for Non-receipt
If you are a journal subscriber and did not receive an issue of the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology (JVP), send an e-mail with the volume and issue number that you did not receive to the JVP's claims representative at Taylor & Francis at labelfiles@taylorandfrancis.com.
Note: Claims MUST be made within:
Deliveries within the US: 60 days from the date of the mailing of the issue that is being claimed
Deliveries outside of the US: 90 days from
the date of the mailing of the issue that is being claimed
Citations and Impact Factors
The Journal is included in the ISI Science Citation Index. In 2008 the Journal had an Impact Factor of 1.548, an Immediacy Index of 0.205, and a Cited Half-Life of 7.4. The JVP is ranked 10th out of 40 journals in the Paleontology category at ISI.