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Quaternary International

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom

ISSN1040-6182eISSN1873-4553

SJR Q2✓ 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.

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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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.702

H-Indexi

153

SNIPi

0.988

Total Worksi

13,591

Total Citationsi

297,187

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.32

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Aims & Scope

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Frequency13 No. A Year, <2003->

StatusActive

Total Publications13,591

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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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?

1040-6182 / 1873-4553

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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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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

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

456

7.1k

2019

646

9.1k

2020

388

3.6k

2021

229

1.6k

2022

216

1.1k

2023

193

631

2024

229

289

2025

179

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.

Earth-Surface ProcessesQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geography, PhysicalGeosciences, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Earth-Surface Processes

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Geology and Paleoclimatology ResearchPleistocene-Era Hominins and ArchaeologyArchaeology and ancient environmental studiesGeological formations and processesMarine and environmental studies

Frequently asked questions about Quaternary International

Is Quaternary International a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Quaternary International: 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 Quaternary International?

Quaternary International 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 1.32.

Is Quaternary International indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Quaternary International is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Quaternary International?