The Journal of Foraminiferal Research
Last updated ISSN 0096-1191
The Journal of Foraminiferal Research is published by Cushman Foundation for Foraminiferal Research in earth and planetary sciences. It is a subscription journal. Its article processing charge is not published.
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What it publishes
Recent work in The Journal of Foraminiferal Research concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research
- Isotope Analysis in Ecology
- Marine and environmental studies
- Geological formations and processes
- Evolution and Paleontology Studies
- Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
- Geological and Geochemical Analysis
- earthquake and tectonic studies
Key facts
| Publisher | Cushman Foundation for Foraminiferal Research |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 0096-1191, 1943-264X |
| Subject area | Earth and Planetary Sciences |
| Access | Subscription |
| Article processing charge | Not published |
| Indexed in | Web of Science — Science Citation Index Expanded · Scopus |
| Articles published | 1,928 |
| Publishing since | 1971 |
| Journal website | jfr.geoscienceworld.org |
Facts come from OpenAlex, DOAJ and Wikidata and may lag the journal’s own pages. Check the publisher’s site before submitting. Indexing shown here is what is recorded, not a complete picture — about a third of journals have no indexing recorded anywhere we can read, so “not recorded” does not mean a journal is absent from Scopus or Web of Science.
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