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Editors-in-chief: Luke Mander

eISSN: 2041-4978

The Journal of Micropalaeontology (JM) is an established international journal covering all aspects of microfossils and their application to both applied studies and basic research. In particular we welcome submissions relating to microfossils and their application to palaeoceanography, palaeoclimatology, palaeobiology, evolution, taxonomy, environmental change and molecular phylogeny. Owned by The Micropalaeontological Society, the scope of the journal is broad, demonstrating the application of microfossils to solving broad geoscience issues.

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13 Feb 2026 University of Western Ontario partners with Copernicus Publications to support open-access publishing

Copernicus Publications has signed a new agreement with Western Libraries at the University of Western Ontario, providing a 50% APC reduction for eligible corresponding authors submitting from 1 January 2026. Please read more.

13 Feb 2026 University of Western Ontario partners with Copernicus Publications to support open-access publishing

Copernicus Publications has signed a new agreement with Western Libraries at the University of Western Ontario, providing a 50% APC reduction for eligible corresponding authors submitting from 1 January 2026. Please read more.

03 Dec 2025 New MS Word template available for manuscript preparation

The existing MS Word template for authors has been significantly expanded and now includes many important notes on the standard sections that must be included in the manuscript. Please visit the "Submission" page, section "Templates for your manuscript file" and download the new template before writing your next manuscript.

03 Dec 2025 New MS Word template available for manuscript preparation

The existing MS Word template for authors has been significantly expanded and now includes many important notes on the standard sections that must be included in the manuscript. Please visit the "Submission" page, section "Templates for your manuscript file" and download the new template before writing your next manuscript.

21 Mar 2025 Get involved, become a referee, and help shape JM's community publication output

We are pleased to announce that a new referee application form is now available. This means that if you are interested in contributing to the peer-review process and supporting high-quality scientific publishing in your community then you can apply today to become a referee. Your expertise can make a difference. Visit the online form here to learn more and join our reviewer community.

21 Mar 2025 Get involved, become a referee, and help shape JM's community publication output

We are pleased to announce that a new referee application form is now available. This means that if you are interested in contributing to the peer-review process and supporting high-quality scientific publishing in your community then you can apply today to become a referee. Your expertise can make a difference. Visit the online form here to learn more and join our reviewer community.

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Recent articles

16 Mar 2026

Unraveling Southern Ocean diatom diversity across the Eocene–Oligocene transition

Volkan Özen, Johan Renaudie, and David Lazarus

J. Micropalaeontol., 45, 177–194, https://doi.org/10.5194/jm-45-177-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/jm-45-177-2026, 2026

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09 Mar 2026

Early Eocene evolutionary trajectories within the Toweius genus: insights from a newly identified species in the equatorial Atlantic

Joseph D. Asanbe and Jorijntje Henderiks

J. Micropalaeontol., 45, 159–175, https://doi.org/10.5194/jm-45-159-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/jm-45-159-2026, 2026

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11 Feb 2026

Developing a new species-level database of Cretaceous calcareous nannoplankton occurrences – Uneptune

Yi Zhang, Jeremy R. Young, Paul R. Bown, Chengshan Wang, and Xi Chen

J. Micropalaeontol., 45, 147–157, https://doi.org/10.5194/jm-45-147-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/jm-45-147-2026, 2026

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30 Jan 2026

Environmental changes at the seafloor of the Faro drift (Gulf of Cadiz) during the transition from the Early to the Middle Pleistocene

Giulia Silveira Molina, Gerhard Schmiedl, Francisco Jiménez-Espejo, Henning Kuhnert, Teresa Rodrigues, and Antje Helga Luise Voelker

J. Micropalaeontol., 45, 117–145, https://doi.org/10.5194/jm-45-117-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/jm-45-117-2026, 2026

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26 Jan 2026

Automated identification of fossil benthic foraminifera from the Peruvian margin using convolutional neural networks

Sikandar Hayat, Meryem Mojtahid, Mary Elliot, Jorge Cardich, Emmanuelle Geslin, Thibault de Garidel-Thoron, Matthieu Carré, and Christine Barras

J. Micropalaeontol., 45, 95–116, https://doi.org/10.5194/jm-45-95-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/jm-45-95-2026, 2026

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Notice on APC invoices

In accordance with current European restrictions, Copernicus Publications does not step into business relations with and issue APC invoices (articles processing charges) to Russian and Belarusian institutions. The peer-review process and scientific exchange of our journals including preprint posting is not affected. However, these restrictions require that the first contact (contractual partner of Copernicus) has an affiliation and invoice address outside Russia or Belarus.