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Chief editor: Christopher Lüthgens
eISSN: 2199-9090

E&G Quaternary Science Journal (EGQSJ) is an interdisciplinary open-access journal, which publishes peer-reviewed articles and express reports, as well as thesis abstracts related to Quaternary geology, paleo-environments, paleo-ecology, soil science, paleo-climatology, geomorphology, geochronology, archaeology, geoarchaeology, and now also encompassing methodological advances and aspects of the societal relevance of Quaternary research. EGQSJ is a non-profit, community-based effort: It is run by Quaternary scientists, financed by Quaternary scientists, and supporting Quaternary scientists, because any revenue generated is only used to support publications in the journal.

EGQSJ was established under the name "Eiszeitalter & Gegenwart" (i.e. "ice age and present" in German) in 1951 and has since then covered the broad range of Quaternary research. By linking insights from the past (i.e. the ice age) with the present, our publications provide an interdisciplinary understanding and knowledge that becomes even more important in the context of the current challenges of global climate change. Please take your chance to join us in shaping the future of the journal by considering EGQSJ as a reputable, worthwhile alternative for publication of scientific papers, innovative express reports, and thesis abstracts dealing with Quaternary research.

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JIF1.3
JIF 5-year
JIF 5-year1.5
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CiteScore3.5

Recent articles

08 Oct 2024
Millennial-scale erosion rates in the Harz Mountains (Germany) from cosmogenic 10Be: implications for landscape evolution of basement highs in Central Europe
Ralf Hetzel, Henrik Rother, Reinhard Wolff, and Kyra Hölzer
E&G Quaternary Sci. J., 73, 161–178, https://doi.org/10.5194/egqsj-73-161-2024,https://doi.org/10.5194/egqsj-73-161-2024, 2024
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22 Aug 2024
Preface: Subglacial erosional landforms and their relevance for the long-term safety of a radioactive waste repository
Jörg Lang, Anke Bebiolka, Sonja Breuer, and Maximilian Pfaff
E&G Quaternary Sci. J., 73, 159–160, https://doi.org/10.5194/egqsj-73-159-2024,https://doi.org/10.5194/egqsj-73-159-2024, 2024
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07 Aug 2024
New insights into complex social organization in the southern Caucasus – Late Bronze Age–Early Iron Age settlement patterns in the Shiraki Plain (southeast Georgia)
Levan Losaberidze, Giorgi Kirkitadze, Mate Akhalaia, Mikheil Lobjanidze, Michael Zimmerman, and Mikheil Elashvili
E&G Quaternary Sci. J., 73, 145–158, https://doi.org/10.5194/egqsj-73-145-2024,https://doi.org/10.5194/egqsj-73-145-2024, 2024
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18 Jul 2024
Older than expected: fluvial aggradation of the Rhine's main terrace at Kärlich dated around 1.5 Ma by electron spin resonance
Melanie Bartz, Mathieu Duval, María Jesús Alonso Escarza, and Gilles Rixhon
E&G Quaternary Sci. J., 73, 139–144, https://doi.org/10.5194/egqsj-73-139-2024,https://doi.org/10.5194/egqsj-73-139-2024, 2024
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01 Jul 2024
Paleoclimate reconstruction using biomarker and stable isotope analyses of lake sediments in the Bale Mountains, Ethiopia
Lucas Bittner
E&G Quaternary Sci. J., 73, 135–137, https://doi.org/10.5194/egqsj-73-135-2024,https://doi.org/10.5194/egqsj-73-135-2024, 2024

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19 Apr 2024 New agreement between Swedish Bibsam Consortium and Copernicus Publications

Copernicus Publications is delighted to announce a new agreement with the Swedish National Consortium, Bibsam. Through the agreement, authors affiliated with Bibsam member institutions benefit from the direct settlement of article-processing charges (APCs) in all journals published by Copernicus Publications. Read more.

19 Apr 2024 New agreement between Swedish Bibsam Consortium and Copernicus Publications

Copernicus Publications is delighted to announce a new agreement with the Swedish National Consortium, Bibsam. Through the agreement, authors affiliated with Bibsam member institutions benefit from the direct settlement of article-processing charges (APCs) in all journals published by Copernicus Publications. Read more.

11 Mar 2024 Special issue "Floodplain architecture of fluvial anthropospheres" DFG Priority Programme 2361

In this E&G Quaternary Science Journal special issue, we aim to highlight challenges and propose research strategies for identifying and quantifying anthropogenic impacts on floodplain architectures. We call for interdisciplinary contributions from near-surface geophysics, fluvial geomorphology, remote sensing, history, and archaeology that provide sweet spots for uncovering human impacts on fluvial architectures and chemostratigraphies. Read more.

11 Mar 2024 Special issue "Floodplain architecture of fluvial anthropospheres" DFG Priority Programme 2361

In this E&G Quaternary Science Journal special issue, we aim to highlight challenges and propose research strategies for identifying and quantifying anthropogenic impacts on floodplain architectures. We call for interdisciplinary contributions from near-surface geophysics, fluvial geomorphology, remote sensing, history, and archaeology that provide sweet spots for uncovering human impacts on fluvial architectures and chemostratigraphies. Read more.

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