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Radiocarbon

Cambridge University Press · United States · Est. 1959

ISSN0033-8222eISSN1945-5755

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

1.07

H-Indexi

140

SNIPi

1.395

Total Worksi

5,852

Total Citationsi

192,899

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.15

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Radiocarbon is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes research on radiocarbon dating. It covers a wide range of topics related to the application of radiocarbon dating in archaeology, geology, paleoclimatology, and other fields. The journal publishes original research articles, short communications, and review articles. It also features a section on new techniques and methodologies in radiocarbon dating.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1959

Frequency3 No. A Year, 1973-

StatusActive

Total Publications5,852

Publisher OrgCambridge University Press

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer ReviewDouble-blind peer review

OA LicenseCC BY 4.0

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/11 · 82%

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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?

0033-8222 / 1945-5755

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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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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Portico, CLOCKSS

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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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

158

1.7k

2019

143

13k

2020

118

1.3k

2021

108

616

2022

131

572

2023

125

318

2024

109

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Archeology (arts and humanities)Q1

Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geochemistry & Geophysics

Scopus Categories

Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)Archeology (arts and humanities)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Archaeology and ancient environmental studiesGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchIsotope Analysis in EcologyPleistocene-Era Hominins and ArchaeologyPacific and Southeast Asian Studies

Frequently asked questions about Radiocarbon

Is Radiocarbon a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Radiocarbon: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Radiocarbon?

Radiocarbon is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 1.15.

Is Radiocarbon indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Radiocarbon is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.