Description
The Journal of Systematic Palaeontology publishes papers that present novel and impactful results in systematics and which use these results as a basis for rigorous analyses of functional morphology, evolution, palaeoecology, palaeobiogeography or biostratigraphy. Papers dealing with theoretical issues or molecular phylogenetics will be considered if they are of relevance to palaeontological systematists. Contributions that include major anatomical descriptions, descriptions of new taxa or taxonomic revisions are welcome, but must also make a substantial contribution to systematics (for the field), such as a revised higher-level classification or new phylogeny. Papers dealing primarily with alpha-taxonomic descriptions, reports of new faunal/floral records, or minor revisions to species- or genus-level classifications will not typically fall within the remit of the journal.
