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WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #15,089Diamond OA

Open Quaternary

Country: United Kingdom•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 0.367•SCImago Rank: #15,089•Identifier (ISSN):2055-298X(Print)•Articles / Year: 3•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,942 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Not Indexed in Latest JCR
Clarivate Impact Factor (IF 2024)Q1
N/A

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

H-Index (Hirsch Index)
17

17 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ1
Self-Citation RateN/A
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessDiamond OA
3articles/year
0% Gold OA•0% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Open Quaternary is a leading international peer-reviewed journal publishing original research, clinical updates, and reviews indexed in Clarivate Web of Science (SCIE) with Q1 quartile ranking.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Biology89.9%Geography88.6%Geology83.5%History77.2%Archaeology74.7%Paleontology69.6%Ecology64.6%Oceanography44.3%Physics34.2%Computer science31.6%Engineering30.4%Sociology27.8%Holocene22.8%Fishery21.5%Physical geography21.5%Medicine21.5%Botany21.5%Mathematics20.3%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #15,089Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2015-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Environmental ScienceSocial Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.367

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
17

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
1.55

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,942 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations29
3-Year Documents25
Citable Documents25

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 Rate53.9%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

ArcheologyQ1
AnthropologyQ2
EcologyQ3
Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Q3
Global and Planetary ChangeQ4

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
Updating
Minor Category (Specific Field):
Updating
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
Diamond OA
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Ubiquity Press
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
ScopusDOAJPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR

No WoS category details available for this journal.

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—30
20250109
2024—810
2023—311
2022—1443
2021—1276
2020—13144
2019—13168
2018—8116
2017—577
2016—7234
2015—10268
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Open Quaternary

WoS Q1
000020250.00
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:0

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: N/A

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

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

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01