Quaternary Geochronology

Quaternary Geochronology

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Publisher: Elsevier B.V.

Quaternary Geochronology is an international journal 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.

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, and to understand the tempo and mode of
geological and biological processes. There is growing scientific
appreciation of the complexity of the Quaternary Period. This has increased
the demand on geochronological techniques to deliver increasingly more
accurate and precise ages, which underpin attempts to determine the causes
and consequences of events at a variety of temporal and spatial scales. Some
Quaternary dating methods are well established, while others are in the
early stages of development.

Quaternary Geochronology will provide a readily accessible platform to
rapidly communicate the latest developments and applications in these
emerging fields, as well as improvements made to more traditional methods of
age determination. New technological capabilities are providing a greater
understanding of the underlying principles of age estimation and are
stimulating innovative applications. Quaternary Geochronology will report
the latest insights and discoveries to an inter-disciplinary audience
concerned with events in the Quaternary Period.

Quaternary Geochronology will publish research in the following areas:

* Principles of geochronological methods
* Advances in methodology, analytical procedures and instrumentation
* Methodological standardisations and inter-laboratory comparisons
* Calibrations and comparisons of different methods
* Novel and groundbreaking applications in all fields of Quaternary research

We particularly encourage the submission of:

* systematic and comprehensive studies in pure and applied contexts
* integrated and inter-disciplinary applications of geochronological data
* provocative and topical papers of immediate interest to a wide audience

The following contributions will be accepted:

* Original research papers and case studies
* Review papers
* Special thematic issues
* Viewpoint articles
* Letters to the Editors (including comments on papers published in
Quaternary Geochronology)
* Book reviews

ISSN: 1871-1014

Manuscript submission via online system at:
http://ees.elsevier.com/quageo.

Editor-in-Chief:

R. Grün
The Australian National University
Research School of Earth Sciences
Earth Environment Group
Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia

Tel: +61 2 6125 3122
Fax: +61 2 6125 0315
Email: rainer.grun@anu.edu.au

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Current Issue: Volume 2, Issues 1-4 (2007)

Date: 8 August 2007