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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.

News

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.

Recent articles

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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26 Jan 2026
Early–Middle Ordovician chitinozoans from the Dawan Formation, Yichang area, Central China
Yan Liang, Shouhan Wu, Xiaocong Luan, and Renbin Zhan
J. Micropalaeontol., 45, 73–93, https://doi.org/10.5194/jm-45-73-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/jm-45-73-2026, 2026
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15 Jan 2026
Seasonal dynamics of mudflat foraminifera linked to diatom species and traits
Constance Choquel, Emmanuelle Geslin, Edouard Metzger, Bruno Jesus, Antoine Prins, Emilie Houliez, Magali Schweizer, Thierry Jauffrais, Éric Bénéteau, and Aurélia Mouret
J. Micropalaeontol., 45, 51–72, https://doi.org/10.5194/jm-45-51-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/jm-45-51-2026, 2026
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Notice on the current situation in Ukraine

To show our support for Ukraine, all fees for papers from authors (first or corresponding authors) affiliated to Ukrainian institutions are automatically waived, regardless if these papers are co-authored by scientists affiliated to Russian and/or Belarusian institutions. The only exception will be if the corresponding author or first contact (contractual partner of Copernicus) are from a Russian and/or Belarusian institution, in that case the APCs are not waived.

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.