The Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology publishes original contributions on all aspects of vertebrate paleobiology, including vertebrate origins, evolution, functional morphology, taxonomy, biostratigraphy, phylogenetics, paleoecology, paleobiogeography, and paleoanthropology. JVP publishes high quality peer-reviewed original articles, occasional reviews, and interdisciplinary papers. It is international in scope, and emphasizes both specimen- and field-based based research and the use of high-quality illustrations. Priority is given to articles dealing with topics of broad interest to the entire vertebrate paleontology community and to high-impact specialist studies. Articles dealing with narrower topics, including notes on taxonomic name changes (unless these deal with errors published in JVP), preliminary site reports, and documentation of new specimens of well-known taxa, are afforded lower priority.
ATTENTION: NEW EDITORIAL POLICY
Due to the ethical issues surrounding the so-called 'Burmese amber' from the Cretaceous of northern Myanmar, the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology (SVP) has taken an initiative to call for a moratorium on publishing on fossils from Burmese amber to editors of more than 300 professional scientific journals and publishers that publish paleontological articles (click HERE to see the letter). Effective immediately, SVP also places a moratorium on publication in its Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology (JVP) of any fossil specimens purchased from sources in Myanmar after June 2017 at least until the situation in the country stabilizes. Authors who wish to publish on fossils in amber from Myanmar are expected to supply the JVP Senior Editors with adequate proof to satisfy any and all editorial concerns regarding the provenance of the fossil specimens, in the form of certification or other demonstrable evidence, that they were acquired before the date both legally and ethically. Any manuscript submitted that fails to meet these criteria will not receive further consideration by JVP.

Why Publish with JVP?

    JVP reaches thousands of readers across the globe
    Papers published within 3 months of acceptance, utilizing T&F iFirst mechanism to rapidly publish an official version of record (VoR) for taxonomic works
    No mandatory page charges (except for color pages outside of color budget)
    Free-of-charge publication of all color figures for PDF versions of manuscripts
    50 free high quality reprints
    Large manuscript submissions are accepted (max 70 manuscript pp.)
    Support provided to authors throughout the publication process, from the Editorial team and Publisher
    24 free color pages published annually (subject to Senior Editors' approval)
    Best Student Paper award (USD $1,000 awarded annually)
    Preferential Open Access fee of USD $2,000 for JVP authors
    All supplementary data is free to view online, with new options for a variety of supplementary data types (e.g., nexus files, 3D PDFs, etc.)

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