Quaternary Geochronology

Quaternary Geochronology is a peer-reviewed international research and review journal published by Elsevier that was founded in 2006 and covers all aspects of dating methods applicable to the Quaternary Period, with an impact factor of 2.1 and a CiteScore of 5.2（Quaternary Geochronology）是 Elsevier 出版的同行评审国际研究与综述期刊，2006 年创刊，刊载适用于第四纪的各种定年方法研究，影响因子 2.1，CiteScore 5.2。

Scope

• It is devoted to the publication of the highest-quality, peer-reviewed articles on all aspects of dating methods applicable to the Quaternary Period, the last 2.6 million years of Earth history该刊致力于刊载关于适用于第四纪（地球历史最近 260 万年）各类定年方法的高质量同行评审文章。
• Reliable ages are fundamental to place changes in climates, landscapes, flora and fauna, including the evolution and ecological impact of humans, in their correct temporal sequence可靠的年龄数据是把气候、景观、动植物（含人类的演化与生态影响）之变化置于正确时间序列的基础。
• It also helps understand the tempo and mode of geological and biological processes该刊亦有助于理解地质与生物过程的速率与方式。
• The journal publishes work on the principles of geochronological methods and on advances in methodology, analytical procedures and instrumentation刊载年代学方法的原理，以及方法、分析流程与仪器方面的进展。
• It covers methodological standardisations, inter-laboratory comparisons, and the calibration and comparison of methods such as luminescence and ESR dating, cosmogenic nuclides, uranium-series, radiocarbon and argon-argon dating涵盖方法标准化、实验室间比对，以及释光与 ESR 定年、宇宙成因核素、铀系、放射性碳与氩氩等方法的标定与比对。^[1]
• Novel and groundbreaking applications in all fields of Quaternary research are welcomed, and article types include original research papers and case studies, review papers, special thematic issues, viewpoint articles, letters to the editors and book reviews欢迎第四纪各领域的创新性突破应用，文章类型包括原创研究与案例研究、综述、主题专刊、观点文章、致编辑信与书评。^[2]

History

• It was founded by Elsevier in 2006, with volume 1, number 1 appearing in February 2006该刊由 Elsevier 于 2006 年创办，第一卷第一期于 2006 年二月出版。^[3]
• It was launched to fill a gap for a Quaternary journal centred on dating techniques themselves, and the first two papers of volume 1 were editorials by Rainer Grün and John Gosse该刊的创办填补了缺少以定年技术本身为核心的第四纪期刊的空白，第一卷前两篇为 Rainer Grün 与 John Gosse 撰写的社论。
• It has never changed its title and has been published by Elsevier throughout, with no transfer of ownership, and the National Library of Medicine records it as a quarterly该刊刊名从未变更，自创刊起一直由 Elsevier 出版，无所有权易主，美国国家医学图书馆记其为季刊。
• It is a subscription journal with an open access option, so only some articles are published open access, at an article publishing charge of 3,310 US dollars该刊为订阅制期刊并设开放获取选项，故仅部分文章以开放获取出版，文章处理费为 3,310 美元。
• It is indexed by Scopus, SCIE, SJR and SNIP but is not currently indexed for MEDLINE该刊被 Scopus、SCIE、SJR 与 SNIP 收录，但现未纳入 MEDLINE。
• Its impact factor is 2.1 and its CiteScore is 5.2, with a first decision in 3 days after submission and acceptance in 208 days其影响因子为 2.1，CiteScore 为 5.2，投稿至首次决定 3 天，投稿至接收 208 天。

Editors

• The editor-in-chief is Frank Preusser of the Department of Geosciences and Environmental Sciences at the University of Freiburg in Germany, whose field is luminescence and ESR dating现任主编为德国弗莱堡大学地球与环境科学系的 Frank Preusser，方向为释光与 ESR 定年。
• The associate editors are Elizabeth Niespolo of Princeton University, Robyn Pickering of the University of Cape Town, Guaciara Macedo dos Santos of the University of California Irvine, Christian Zeeden of the Leibniz Institute for Applied Geophysics and Hui Zhao of the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources副编辑共五位，即普林斯顿大学（Elizabeth Niespolo）、开普敦大学（Robyn Pickering）、加州大学欧文分校（Guaciara Macedo dos Santos）、莱布尼茨应用地球物理研究所（Christian Zeeden）与中科院西北生态环境资源研究院（Hui Zhao）。
• The editors and editorial board number thirty-one people from fourteen countries and regions, with six from the United States, four from the United Kingdom and three from China编辑与编委共 31 人，分布于 14 个国家与地区，其中美国 6 人、英国 4 人、中国 3 人。
• Board members include Lorena Becerra-Valdivia and Simon Blockley of the United Kingdom, Hai Cheng of China, Irka Hajdas of Switzerland, Wim Z. Hoek of the Netherlands and Chris Bronk Ramsey of the United Kingdom编委包括英国的 Lorena Becerra-Valdivia 与 Simon Blockley、中国的程海、瑞士的 Irka Hajdas、荷兰的 Wim Z. Hoek 与英国的 Chris Bronk Ramsey。
• Submissions are made through the Editorial Manager system and all articles are peer reviewed, and the journal welcomes work supporting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals投稿经 Editorial Manager 系统提交，全部文章均经同行评审，该刊欢迎支持联合国可持续发展目标的研究。
• Its distinctive policy is to place dating methods at the centre while also carrying reviews and themed collections, with past special issues on luminescence dating, ESR dating and cosmogenic nuclides其特有方针是以定年方法为核心，同时刊载综述与主题集，曾组织释光定年、ESR 定年与宇宙成因核素等专刊。