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Quaternary Science Reviews

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom

ISSN0277-3791eISSN1873-457X

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

1.334

H-Index

269

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.364

Total Works

9,779

Total Citations

554,802

2yr Mean Citedness

2.58

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

Quaternary Science Reviews publishes research on late Quaternary environmental and climate change, focusing on reconstructing past landscapes, sea-level fluctuations, and ecosystem dynamics. Studies analyze geomorphological processes, including deltaic progradation and riverine landscape evolution, and investigate the impact of climate and human activities on past environments. The journal also covers paleoenvironmental reconstructions using multi-proxy analyses and the preservation of ancient DNA in fossils.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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

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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

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Publication & Citation Trend

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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.

ArcheologyQ1

Archeology (arts and humanities)Q1

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ1

GeologyQ1

Global and Planetary ChangeQ1

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