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Quaternary Science Reviews

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom

ISSN0277-3791eISSN1873-457X

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

SJR Scorei

1.36

H-Indexi

269

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.364

Total Worksi

9,779

Total Citationsi

554,802

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.58

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Geography, Physical; Geosciences, Multidisciplinary; Archeology; Archeology (arts and humanities); Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Geology; Global and Planetary Change.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Frequency24 No. A Year, Vol. 23, Nos. 5-6 (Mar. 2004)-

StatusActive

Total Publications9,779

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0277-3791 / 1873-457X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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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?

N/A

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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

Citations received

462

15k

2019

476

13k

2020

421

8.5k

2021

428

6.8k

2022

375

3.8k

2023

504

2.6k

2024

451

927

2025

274

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.

ArcheologyQ1

Archeology (arts and humanities)Q1

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ1

GeologyQ1

Global and Planetary ChangeQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geography, PhysicalGeosciences, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

GeologyEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsArcheology (arts and humanities)Global and Planetary ChangeArcheology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Geology and Paleoclimatology ResearchPleistocene-Era Hominins and ArchaeologyGeological formations and processesArchaeology and ancient environmental studiesCryospheric studies and observations

Frequently asked questions about Quaternary Science Reviews

Is Quaternary Science Reviews a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Quaternary Science Reviews: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Quaternary Science Reviews?

Quaternary Science Reviews 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 2.58.

Is Quaternary Science Reviews indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Quaternary Science Reviews is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Quaternary Science Reviews?