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Quaternary Research

Cambridge University Press · United States

ISSN0033-5894eISSN1096-0287

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.677

H-Index

190

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.803

Total Works

4,838

Total Citations

246,467

2yr Mean Citedness

1.23

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Aims & Scope

Quaternary Research publishes original research articles, reviews, and commentaries on all aspects of Quaternary science. The journal covers topics such as paleoclimatology, paleontology, archaeology, geochronology, and paleoecology. It aims to provide a forum for interdisciplinary research and to promote the understanding of the Quaternary period.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyBimonthly, <1993->

StatusActive

Total Publications4,838

Publisher OrgCambridge University Press

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

APC Cost$2,000Above median

Peer Reviewdouble-blind peer review

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND 4.0

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Cambridge University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0033-5894 / 1096-0287

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

double-blind peer review

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

$2,000

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q1

Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)Q2

Earth-Surface ProcessesQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geography, PhysicalGeosciences, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Earth-Surface ProcessesArts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Geology and Paleoclimatology ResearchPleistocene-Era Hominins and ArchaeologyGeological formations and processesIsotope Analysis in EcologyArchaeology and ancient environmental studies