JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC PALAEONTOLOGY

《系统古生物学杂志》发表的论文在系统发生学和系统学方面提供了新颖和有影响力的结果，并利用这些结果大大促进了我们对古地理、古生物学、功能形态学、古生态学或生物地层学的理解。如果论文涉及理论问题或分子系统发育，也将考虑它们是否与古系统学家有关。贡献包括大量的解剖学描述，新的分类单元的描述或分类修订是受欢迎的，但也必须包括一个实质性的系统学组成部分，如一个新的系统发育或修订的分类。主要涉及字母分类学描述或介绍新的动物群/植物区系记录的论文不属于该期刊的职权范围。

The Journal of Systematic Palaeontology publishes papers that provide novel and impactful results in phylogenetics and systematics and that use these results in ways that significantly advance our understanding of palaeogeography, palaeobiology, functional morphology, palaeoecology or biostratigraphy. Papers dealing with theoretical issues or molecular phylogenetics are also considered if they are of relevance to palaeo-systematists. Contributions that include substantial anatomical descriptions, descriptions of new taxa or taxonomic revisions are welcome, but must also include a substantial systematics component, such as a new phylogeny or revised classification. Papers dealing primarily with alpha-taxonomic descriptions or the presentation of new faunal/floristic records do not fall within the remit of the journal.