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Quaternary Science Advances

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2020

ISSN2666-0334eISSN2666-0334

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total43

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

0.654

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.109

Total Works

296

Total Citations

2,283

2yr Mean Citedness

3.71

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

Quaternary Science Advances publishes research on Quaternary environmental change, including paleoclimate, paleoecology, and geomorphology. Articles focus on reconstructing past climate variability, sea-level changes, and landscape evolution across various regions. The journal also features studies on human adaptation to past environmental conditions and the application of geochronological and geomorphological methods for dating and analysis.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2020

Annual Volume~ 76 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications296

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

OA Since2019

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~18 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Koninklijke BibliotheekPorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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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?

2666-0334 / 2666-0334

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Portico, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

Times cited

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

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.

Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)Q2

Earth-Surface ProcessesQ2

GeologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geography, PhysicalGeosciences, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Earth-Surface ProcessesEarth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)Geology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Geology and Paleoclimatology ResearchLandslides and related hazardsPleistocene-Era Hominins and ArchaeologyArchaeology and ancient environmental studiesGeological formations and processesCryospheric studies and observationsearthquake and tectonic studiesFlood Risk Assessment and ManagementDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHuman auditory perception and evaluation