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WoS SCIE Q4Scopus Q4SCImago #25,545CAS 4区Hybrid

Quaternaire

Abbreviation (ISO):QUATERNAIRE
Country: France•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q4•Scopus SJR: 0.148•SCImago Rank: #25,545•Identifier (ISSN):1142-2904(Print)•Articles / Year: 16•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,591 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q4
0.5
↓ -0.2

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
28

28 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ4
Self-Citation Rate60%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
16articles/year
21.43% Gold OA•93.75% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

1.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q4(IF: 0.5)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.5)
🔵 Computed
20251.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.7)
🔵 Computed
20241.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 1)
🔵 Computed
20231.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.4)
🔵 Computed
20221.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 1)
🔵 Computed
20211.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.625)
🔵 Computed
20201.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.412)
🔵 Computed
20191.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.443)
🔵 Computed
20181.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.707)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

La revue Quaternaire créée dès 1964 par l"AFEQ sous le nom de Bulletin de l"AFEQ est devenue Quaternaire en 1990. Ce journal scientifique paraît au rythme de quatre numéros par an. La revue publie des numéros d"auteurs (par ordre d"arrivée des manuscrits après acceptation) ou des numéros thématiques sur proposition ou invitation par le comité de rédaction. Les articles (en langue française, anglaise ou allemande) traitant de tous les aspects du Quaternaire sont acceptés. La revue est publiée avec le concours du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
GeologyGeographyPhilosophyArts & HumanitiesBiologyPaleontologyHistoryArchaeologyGeomorphologyEcology
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #25,545Scopus Q4SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1990-1994, 1996-2025
Scopus Broad Areas:Earth and Planetary Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q4
0.148

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q4
Scopus H-Index (2025)
37

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
0.38

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,591 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations23
3-Year Documents62
Citable Documents60

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate56.0%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Earth-Surface ProcessesQ4
GeologyQ4

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
4区 (Zone 4)Earth Sciences
Minor Category (Specific Field):
4区GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Association francaise pour l'etude du quaternaire
Publication Language
French
Frequency
Quarterly
Editorial Address
ASSOC FRANCE ETUD QUATERNAIRE, MAISON DE LA GEOLOGIE, 79, RUE CLAUDE BERN, PARIS, FRANCE, F-75005
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
JCRSCIE
240/259Q4
GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
JCISCIE
234/259Q4

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—278
20250.7164
202412510
20230.42124
202213284
20210.6252234
20200.4122682
20190.44330143
20180.70735163
2017—47264
2016—28208
2015—25175
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Quaternaire

WoS Q4
0112201820192020202120222023202420250.70
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:0.7

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 60%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

Record UUID: 3c2c60b9-0339-4ad7-9e25-6c31127ea667
Database Updated: 2026-09-28