Aims & Scope
Anthropocene is an interdisciplinary peer-reviewed journal answering questions about the nature, scale and extent of interactions between people and Earth processes and systems.
The scope of the journal includes the significance of human activities in altering Earth's landscapes, oceans, the atmosphere, cryosphere, and ecosystems over a range of time and space scales - from global phenomena over geologic eras to single isolated events - including the linkages, couplings, and feedbacks among physical, chemical, and biological components of Earth systems.
The journal also addresses how such alterations can have profound effects on, and implications for, human society.
As the scale and pace of human interactions with Earth systems have intensified in recent decades, understanding human-induced alterations in the past and present is critical to our ability to anticipate, mitigate, and adapt to changes in the future.
The journal aims to provide a venue to focus research findings, discussions, and debates toward advancing predictive understanding of human interactions with Earth systems - one of the grand challenges of our time.
View Aims & ScopeMetrics & Ranking
Impact Factor
| Year | Value |
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| 2025 | 3.9 |
SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)
| Year | Value |
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| 2024 | 0.995 |
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| 2024 | Q1 |
Journal Rank
| Year | Value |
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| 2024 | 4860 |
Journal Citation Indicator
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| 2024 | 466 |
Impact Factor Trend
Abstracting & Indexing
Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.
Subjects & Keywords
Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.
Most Cited Articles
The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.
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The geological cycle of plastics and their use as a stratigraphic indicator of the Anthropocene
Citation: 683
Authors: Jan, Colin N., Juliana A., Patricia L., Anthony D., Alejandro, Matt, Agnieszka, Catherine, Reinhold, J.R., Will, Colin, Michael, Mark, Alexander P., Yasmin
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Land system science and sustainable development of the earth system: A global land project perspective
Citation: 433
Authors: Peter H., Neville, Erle C., Andreas, Patrick, Ole, Harini, Thomas, Karl-Heinz, Nancy, Ricardo, Morgan, Souleymane, Patrick, Dawn C., Rinku Roy, Hideaki, Allison, Lin
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Terraced landscapes: From an old best practice to a potential hazard for soil degradation due to land abandonment
Citation: 365
Authors: Paolo, Federico, Nunzio
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The Working Group on the Anthropocene: Summary of evidence and interim recommendations
Citation: 295
Authors: Jan, Colin N., Colin P., Alexander P., Anthony D., Alejandro, Paul, Erle, Ian J., Agnieszka, Peter, Irka, Martin J., Juliana A., Catherine, Reinhold, John R., Cath, Eric, Naomi, Will, James, Davor, Michael, Mark
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Assessing the impacts of oil-associated marine snow formation and sedimentation during and after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill
Citation: 223
Authors: Kendra L., Uta, Jeffrey, David
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Legacy sediment: Definitions and processes of episodically produced anthropogenic sediment
Citation: 201
Authors: L. Allan
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Impact of historical land use and soil management change on soil erosion and agricultural sustainability during the Anthropocene
Citation: 191
Authors: T., J.A., J., M., K., G., A., J.V.
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The Palaeoanthropocene – The beginnings of anthropogenic environmental change
Citation: 175
Authors: Stephen F., Detlef, Meinrat O., Joachim W., Jan, Denis, Ulrich, Dorrit E., Bernd R., Rainer, Andreas, David, Jos, Christine G., Kurt W., Sabine, Kai-Christian, Holger, Frank, Paul J.
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Land–Ocean Interactions in the Coastal Zone: Past, present & future
Citation: 167
Authors: R., Z., V., J., C., B., D.L., B., M., B., H., M., J.N., M., A., M., R., E.