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Quaternary International

Abbreviation (ISO):QUAT. INT
Country: England•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q3•Scopus SJR: 0.702•SCImago Rank: #8,229•Identifier (ISSN):1040-6182(Print)•Articles / Year: 477•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,162 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q3
2.2
↑ +0.4

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
93

93 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ3
Self-Citation Rate5.3%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
477articles/year
26.42% Gold OA•98.42% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

1.50pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q3(IF: 2.2)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 2.2)
🔵 Computed
20251.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.8)
🔵 Computed
20241.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.9)
🔵 Computed
20231.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 2.2)
🔵 Computed
20221.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 2.454)
🔵 Computed
20211.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 2.13)
🔵 Computed
20201.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 2.003)
🔵 Computed
20191.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.952)
🔵 Computed
20181.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 2.163)
🔵 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

Quaternary International is the official journal of the International Union for Quaternary Research. The objectives are to publish a high quality scientific journal under the auspices of the premier Quaternary association that reflects the interdisciplinary nature of INQUA and records recent advances in Quaternary science that appeal to a wide audience. This series will encompass all the full spectrum of the physical and natural sciences that are commonly employed in solving Quaternary problems. The policy is to publish peer refereed collected research papers from symposia, workshops and meetings sponsored by INQUA. In addition, other organizations may request publication of their collected works pertaining to the Quaternary.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Geology93%Geography86.7%Biology84.2%History73.3%Paleontology73%Archaeology72.3%Ecology52.1%Oceanography42.6%Geomorphology40.3%Physical geography37.3%Physics28.1%Holocene23.7%Engineering21.4%Pleistocene21.2%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #8,229Scopus Q2SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1989-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Earth and Planetary Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.702

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q2
Scopus H-Index (2025)
136

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
2.13

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,162 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations1,509
3-Year Documents779
Citable Documents728

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 Rate38.3%

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 ProcessesQ2

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
3区 (Zone 3)Earth Sciences
Minor Category (Specific Field):
4区GEOGRAPHY, PHYSICAL
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
18.3周
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
41.8周
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
Elsevier Ltd
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Monthly
Founding Year
1989
Editorial Address
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, THE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD, ENGLAND, OX5 1GB
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
GEOGRAPHY, PHYSICAL
JCRSCIE
42/71Q3
GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
JCRSCIE
140/259Q3
GEOGRAPHY, PHYSICAL
JCISCIE
38/71Q3
GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
JCISCIE
137/259Q3

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—19950
20251.8229310
20241.9193643
20232.22161,129
20222.4542291,655
20212.133883,642
20202.0036469,165
20191.9524567,131
20182.1635228,826
2017—86217,750
2016—82217,096
2015—98624,939
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Quaternary International

WoS Q3
1223201820192020202120222023202420251.80
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:1.8

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 5.3%

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: 76ada2ca-7242-4a7b-bcd1-fa7e88eb2f04
Database Updated: 2026-09-28