About the journal
Quaternary is an open-access journal published by MDPI AG in Switzerland, publishing in english. It is listed in DOAJ according to the sources read. Declared publication charge: 1,600 CHF. Declared review time at DOAJ: 6 weeks. Facts are reproduced as recorded at their sources with their capture dates; PublishLens indicators are available after sign-in.
Basic facts
- Publisher
- MDPI AG
- ISSN
- 2571-550X
- Country
- Switzerland
- Languages
- english
- Access
- Open access
- Declared publication charge
- 1,600 CHF
- Articles in DOAJ
- 416
- Declared review time
- 6 weeks
- Declared peer-review model
- peer_review
- Official website
- https://www.mdpi.com/journal/quaternary
Index listings
- DOAJ · 2019-02-19
- Indexing
- DOAJ
- APC
- 1,600 CHF
- Declared review time (DOAJ)
- 6 weeks — journal-declared only (not measured)
- Activity (OpenAlex)
- Active — latest works 2026
- PublishLens list status
- Shown after sign-in
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Articles in DOAJ
416
Most recent article
last month
Average review time (journal-declared via DOAJ)
6weeks
Works in OpenAlex
442
Last recorded publication year
2026
h-index
28
i10-index
122
From OpenAlex open data (CC0).
Editorial & policy13
- Last DOAJ review date
- 2024-04-10
- Added to DOAJ
- 2019-02-19
- Declared plagiarism screening
- Declared
- Other fees beyond APC
- No
- Declared digital preservation
- CLOCKSS
- Observed digital preservation (Keepers registry)— snapshot 2026-09-21
- CLOCKSS
- Editorial board
- Official page ↗
- Norwegian register (HK-dir)— 2026
- Level 1 — approved scholarly channel
- Open references deposited at Crossref
- 99%
- ORCID iDs in current deposits
- 91%
- Enrolled in Crossref Similarity Check
- ✓
- Deposits licence metadata at Crossref
- ✓
- APC waiver policy
- View policy
- Peer-review policy
- View policy
Identity & continuity1
- Source type
- journal
Classification4
Subjects (DOAJ)
LCC codes
Subject areas
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
- Evolution and Paleontology Studies
- Evolution and Paleontology Studies
Show all subjects (50)
- Geological formations and processes
- Geological formations and processes
- Marine and environmental studies
- Marine and environmental studies
- Maritime and Coastal Archaeology
- Maritime and Coastal Archaeology
- Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies
- Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies
- Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies
- Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies
- Tree-ring climate responses
- Isotope Analysis in Ecology
- Tree-ring climate responses
- Isotope Analysis in Ecology
- Primate Behavior and Ecology
- Primate Behavior and Ecology
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Landslides and related hazards
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Landslides and related hazards
- Karst Systems and Hydrogeology
- Aeolian processes and effects
- earthquake and tectonic studies
- Aeolian processes and effects
- Karst Systems and Hydrogeology
- Climate change and permafrost
- Cryospheric studies and observations
- Climate change and permafrost
- Cryospheric studies and observations
- Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide
- earthquake and tectonic studies
- Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies
- Paleopathology and ancient diseases
- Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies
- Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide
- Amazonian Archaeology and Ethnohistory
- Amazonian Archaeology and Ethnohistory
- Paleopathology and ancient diseases
- Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
- Archaeological Research and Protection
- Archaeological Research and Protection
- Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
Keywords (DOAJ)
- stratigraphy
- sequence stratigraphy
- geomorphology
- sedimentology
- human evolution (genus homo)
- palaeoclimatic reconstruction
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