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Studia Quaternaria

Scientific Publishers OWN · Poland · Est. 2000

ISSN1641-5558eISSN2300-0384

SJR Q4✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS ESCI56

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

⚠ Withdrawn from DOAJ-15

Total47

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Removed from DOAJ (2020-05-04). DOAJ's stated reason: Journal not adhering to Best practice. A removal from the Directory of Open Access Journals is a quality/transparency signal — it can mean the journal became inactive or failed DOAJ's re-review criteria. This is not proof of predatory practice, but verify the journal's current status and policies before submitting. Check on DOAJ ↗

⚡ 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

Bottom 25%

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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

Find the journal’s official page ↗Open the official JCR record on Clarivate ↗

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q4. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.163

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.196

Total Worksi

219

Total Citationsi

1,402

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.12

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Geosciences, Multidisciplinary; Earth-Surface Processes; Geology.

General Information

Country / RegionPoland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2000

Annual Volume~ 8 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications219

Publisher OrgDe Gruyter Open

OA Since2013

Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Scientific Publishers OWN

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

1641-5558 / 2300-0384

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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

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

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.

Earth-Surface ProcessesQ4

GeologyQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geosciences, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Earth-Surface ProcessesGeology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Geology and Paleoclimatology ResearchBotany and Plant Ecology StudiesMarine and environmental studiesGeological Formations and Processes ExplorationAncient and Medieval Archaeology StudiesIntegrated Water Resources ManagementGeophysical Methods and ApplicationsHistorical and Archaeological StudiesAquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton DynamicsPleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology

Frequently asked questions about Studia Quaternaria

Is Studia Quaternaria a predatory journal?

Studia Quaternaria was withdrawn from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) — DOAJ's stated reason: "Journal not adhering to Best practice" (2020-05-04). Withdrawal is not a predatory verdict, but it is a material editorial signal; it remains indexed in Web of Science, Scopus. Verify the journal's current status on DOAJ and its official site before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Studia Quaternaria?

Studia Quaternaria 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 0.12.

Is Studia Quaternaria indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Studia Quaternaria is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Studia Quaternaria?