Quaternary Geochronology

Aims & Scope

Quaternary Geochronology is an international journal devoted to the publication of the highest-quality, peer-reviewed articles on all aspects of dating methods applicable to the Quaternary Period - the last 2.6 million years of Earth history.

Reliable ages are fundamental to place changes in climates, landscapes, flora and fauna - including the evolution and ecological impact of humans - in their correct temporal sequence, and to understand the tempo and mode of geological and biological processes.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.5

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.894

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	83

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	5755

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	597

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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 Earth and Planetary Sciences, 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.

• Methods and code for ‘classical’ age-modelling of radiocarbon sequences

  Citation: 1892

  Authors: Maarten

• A complete and easily accessible means of calculating surface exposure ages or erosion rates from 10Be and 26Al measurements

  Citation: 1713

  Authors: Greg, John O., Nathaniel A., Tibor J.

• DRAC: Dose Rate and Age Calculator for trapped charge dating

  Citation: 629

  Authors: Julie A., Georgina E., Geoffrey A.T.

• Tephrochronology and its application: A review

  Citation: 620

  Authors: David J.

• Statistical aspects of equivalent dose and error calculation and display in OSL dating: An overview and some recommendations

  Citation: 609

  Authors: R.F., R.G.

• Geological calibration of spallation production rates in the CRONUS-Earth project

  Citation: 588

  Authors: Brian, Shasta, Greg, Marc, Brent, Nathaniel, Kunihiko, Fred, Joerg, John

• Stochastic modelling of multi-grain equivalent dose (De) distributions: Implications for OSL dating of sediment mixtures

  Citation: 339

  Authors: L.J., R.G.

• StalAge – An algorithm designed for construction of speleothem age models

  Citation: 331

  Authors: Denis, Dirk L.

• Luminescence dating of K-feldspar from sediments: A protocol without anomalous fading correction

  Citation: 317

  Authors: Bo, Sheng-Hua

• Regional beryllium-10 production rate calibration for late-glacial northeastern North America

  Citation: 313

  Authors: Greg, Jason, Robert C., John A., John C., Joerg M.

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