Holocene

Aims & Scope

he Holocene is a high impact, peer reviewed journal dedicated to fundamental scientific research at the interface between the long Quaternary record and the natural and human-induced environmental processes operating at the Earth's surface today.

The Holocene emphasizes environmental change over the last ca 11 700 years - the most recent geological epoch and the most relevant time-span for understanding the future environments of the human species.

The journal reflects the wide range of important and exciting interdisciplinary research being carried out in this field, and its coverage is worldwide.

No other journal caters for the specific interdisciplinary needs of the large international community of scientists working on The Holocene.

The Holocene is the first journal dedicated to fundamental scientific research on environmental change over the Holocene epoch, i.e. the last ~11,700 years.

It is an interdisciplinary journal that invites contributions from any discipline and aims to attract the best research of international interest from anywhere in the world.

The Holocene covers: Palaeo-environmental research of all types including, for example, the results of palaeoclimatic, palaeoecological, palaeohydrological, palaeopedological and palaeoceanographic investigations; Climatic and other environmental changes on annual, decadal, centennial and millennial timescales; Geological, biological and archaeological evidence of recent environmental change; The nature, processes, mechanisms and causes of natural and human-induced environmental change; Techniques for reconstructing, dating, monitoring and modelling environmental change; Use of modern analogues to elucidate the palaeo-environmental record in terrestrial and marine environments; Palaeo-environmental and geo-archaeological perspectives on regional to global environmental changes and their effects; The development of natural and cultural landscapes and ecosystems;...etc.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.8
2024	1.60

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.757

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	136

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	7292

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	827

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Arts and Humanities, Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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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.

• High-resolution palaeoclimatic records for the last millennium: interpretation, integration and comparison with General Circulation Model control-run temperatures

  Citation: 638

  Authors: P. D., K. R., T. P., S. F. B.

• Estimating carbon accumulation rates of undrained mires in Finland–application to boreal and subarctic regions

  Citation: 594

  Authors: Jukka, Erkki, Kimmo, Antti

• Theory of quantitative reconstruction of vegetation I: pollen from large sites REVEALS regional vegetation composition

  Citation: 585

  Authors: Shinya

• Calculating unbiased tree-ring indices for the study of climatic and environmental change

  Citation: 579

  Authors: Edward R., Kenneth

• The 'segment length curse' in long tree-ring chronology development for palaeoclimatic studies

  Citation: 577

  Authors: Edward R., Keith R., David M., Donald A., Gary

• 'Little Ice Age' summer temperature variations: their nature and relevance to recent global warming trends

  Citation: 561

  Authors: Raymond S., Philip D.

• High-resolution palaeoclimatology of the last millennium: a review of current status and future prospects

  Citation: 560

  Authors: P.D., K.R., T.J., J.M., T.D., B.M., J., E.R., F.W., M.E., G.A., C.M., B.M., K.M., J., H., N., E., T., C., M., E., J.T., N., M., A.W., R., H., E., E.

• Sun, ocean, climate and atmospheric 14CO2 : an evaluation of causal and spectral relationships

  Citation: 538

  Authors: Minze, Thomas F.

• The use of Rarefaction Analysis for Estimating Palynological Richness from Quaternary Pollen-Analytical Data

  Citation: 532

  Authors: H. J.B., J. M.

• Glacier and lake-level variations in west-central Europe over the last 3500 years

  Citation: 521

  Authors: Hanspeter, Michel, Heinz J.

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