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Quaternary Science Advances

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2020

ISSN2666-0334eISSN2666-0334

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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.

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.755

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.109

Total Worksi

296

Total Citationsi

2,283

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.71

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Geography, Physical; Geosciences, Multidisciplinary; Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous); Earth-Surface Processes; Geology.

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?

WoS, 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

Citations received

300

2020

500

2021

213

2022

818

2023

568

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 and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1

Earth-Surface ProcessesQ1

GeologyQ1

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

Frequently asked questions about Quaternary Science Advances

Is Quaternary Science Advances a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Quaternary Science Advances: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Quaternary Science Advances?

Quaternary Science Advances 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 3.71.

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

Quaternary Science Advances is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Quaternary Science Advances?