Journal profile · Social Sciences-Archeology
Open Quaternary
ISSN 2055-298X · Ubiquity Press · United Kingdom
Open Quaternary: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 19 weeks (community reports); 10 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Open Quaternary is published by Ubiquity Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Archaeology and ancient environmental studies, Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, together about 46.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Archeology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Open Quaternary is an international peer-reviewed venue for contributions that consider the changing environment of the Quaternary, as well as the development of humanity. This scope is intentionally broad, and covers a range of specialisms such as geomorphology, palaeoclimatology, palaeobotany, palynology, vertebrate and invertebrate palaeontology, zooarchaeology, geoarchaeology, biological anthropology and Palaeolithic archaeology.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Archeology
Editor-in-chief Jeremy BellerPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 2%); most named United Kingdom 26, United States 5, Spain 3, France 2, Italy 2 (52 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studiesEarth and Planetary Sciences19.7%
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and ArchaeologySocial Sciences14.2%
- Geology and Paleoclimatology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences12.6%
- Soil and Environmental StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.1%
- Marine and environmental studiesEarth and Planetary Sciences5.1%
- Archaeological and Geological StudiesArts and Humanities4.7%
- Maritime and Coastal ArchaeologyArts and Humanities3.5%
- Archaeology and Historical StudiesArts and Humanities3.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archeology | Q1 | 66/388 | 83rd |
| Anthropology | Q2 | 151/536 | 71st |
| Ecology | Q3 | 310/491 | 36th |
| General Environmental Science | Q3 | 166/249 | 33rd |
| Global and Planetary Change | Q4 | 108/134 | 19th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, CNKI, J-Gate, OCLC, CLOCKSS, Crossref
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.37LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.43LetPub ·
- h-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 39OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.41OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 107 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 4 | 96 |
| 2025 | 10 | 10 | 140 |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | 146 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 | 147 |
| 2022 | 14 | 14 | 145 |
| 2021 | 12 | 12 | 162 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 19 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication
- 140 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 19 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | GBP 1,040 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | GBP 400 | — | — | |
| LetPub | GBP 400 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | GBP 1,072 | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare9 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 5
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,500 words
- Reference style
- Harvard
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Optional
Article types accepted5
- data paperSubmitting a data paper is quick and easy. If you are submitting a paper about data that is already public, you can start from step 3. Please note that the natu…Length not stated
- engagement paperEngagement papers that critically evaluate case studies or emerging themes in public engagement related to Quaternary sciences.Length not stated
- methodsMethods papers that outline and test new techniques and discuss potential applications and significance of the technique.Length not stated
- research paperResearch papers that describe the outcomes and application of unpublished original research.Length not stated
- reviewReview papers that cover topics such as current controversies or the historical development of Quaternary studies as well as issues of regional or temporal focu…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- AI use
AI use must comply with publisher guidelines. Model summary
Authors should refer to the publisher's guidelines on acceptable use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools. All submissions must comply with these guidelines.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship
Original, unpublished work only. Model summary
The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Competing interests
If any of the authors have any competing interests then these must be declared. A short paragraph should be placed before the references. See our guidelines for competing interests.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Availability
Data availability statement required; open data encouraged. Model summary
If data, structured methods or code used in the research project have been made openly available, a statement should be added to inform the reader how/where to access these files. This should include the repository location and the DOI linking to it. Read our reproducibility guide for more information on best practice and maximising the impact of your open data. If it is not possible to use a repo…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Ethics: Declaration of Helsinki, ethics committee approval, informed consent. Model summary
Research involving human subjects, human material, or human data, must have been performed in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Copyright retained by authors; Creative Commons Attribution License. Model summary
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.Authors are able to enter into separate, additiona…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. There is no embargo on the journal’s publications. Submission and acceptance dates, along with publication dates, are made available on the PDF format for each paper. Authors of articles published remain the copyright holde…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Blind peer review optional; author info removed by author, not journal. Model summary
If you wish to ensure blind peer review, please only list the title and abstract on the submitted manuscript title page.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Ubiquity Press
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2055-298X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 12 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Open Quaternary
How long does peer review take at Open Quaternary?
Authors report an average review time of about 19 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What are the manuscript requirements of Open Quaternary?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≥ 5; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,500 words; Reference style: Harvard; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Required; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: Optional. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Open Quaternary based?
Of the 52 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 2%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (26), United States (5) and Spain (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Open Quaternary?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Open Quaternary is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Open Quaternary open access, and what is the APC?
Open Quaternary is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .