Quaternary

Quaternary publishes Special Issues to create collections of papers on specific topics, with the aim of building a community of authors and readers to discuss the latest research and develop new ideas and research directions. Special Issues are led by Guest Editors, who are experts on the topic and all Special Issue submissions follow MDPI's standard editorial process. The journal’s Editor-in-Chief and/or designated Editorial Board Member will oversee Guest Editor appointments and Special Issue proposals, checking their content for relevance and ensuring the suitability of the material for the journal. The papers published in a Special Issue will be collected and displayed on a dedicated page of the journal’s website. Further information on MDPI's Special Issue policies and Guest Editor responsibilities can be found here. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

Search by Title/Keyword

Order results

Display

Results per page

Volcanic, Hydrothermal, and Tectonic Outgassing: Physical, Chemical and Isotopic Signatures

edited by

Sebastiano Ettore Spoto

submission deadline 10 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 339 | Submission Open

Keywords: gas geochemistry; tectonic outgassing; volcanic outgassing; radon; carbon dioxide; soil– gas flux and turbulence; noble gas; isotope geochemistry; remote sensing of gas emissions; effect of wind on soil– atmosphere gas exchange

Geoheritage and Geoconservation of Quaternary Geosites

edited by

Sebastiano Ettore Spoto

submission deadline 30 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 276 | Submission Open

Keywords: geoheritage; geological and geomorphological sites; geoconservation; quaternary geology; quaternary palaeontology collections; gemmology; quaternary volcanism; fluvial and landscape evolution; archaeological stratigraphy

Environmental Changes and Their Significance for Sustainability

edited by

Jef Vandenberghe

and

Slobodan B. Marković

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2921 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental change; hazard risk; sustainable land surface evolution; sustainable land surface processes

Past Practice and Future Prospects in Coastal Environmental Reconstructions

edited by

Gemma Aiello

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5606 | Submission Open

Keywords: coastal environments; marine depositional systems; facies analysis; seismic and sequence stratigraphy; sedimentary record; human settlements; geoarcheology; coastal hazard; GIS studies in coastal areas; micropaleontology; sedimentology; tephrostratigraphy

Best Practices in Luminescence Dating of Challenging Sedimentary Archives

edited by

Daniele Sechi

Stefano Andreucci

and

Giulia Cossu

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 117 | Submission Open

Keywords: luminescence dating; challenging sedimentary contexts; best practices; age modeling; methodological innovation

Archaeology in the Late Quaternary: Emerging Materials, Methods, Issues and Perspectives

edited by Yong Ge

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1391 | Submission Open

Keywords: archaeology; archaeobotany; archaeometry; stone tools; artefacts

Advances in Paleopathology and Paleohistology in Quaternary Vertebrates

edited by

Maria Rita Palombo

Marco Zedda

Ramona Babosova

and Vijay Sathé

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 231 | Submission Open

Keywords: Quaternary; pathology; bone tissues; histology; mammals; reptiles; Aves; life history; extinction

Quaternary Birds of the Planet of First, Ancient and Modern Humans

edited by

Zlatozar Boev

submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 650 | Submission Open

Keywords: diversity; extinction; utilization; art; resource; ranges; domestication; decline

From Source to Sink: Sedimentary Archives and Its Palaeo-Environmental Implications During Quaternary

edited by Yan Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1032 | Submission Open

Keywords: sedimentology; seismic and sequence stratigraphy; chronology; facies analysis; sedimentary record; catastrophic sedimentation; micropaleontology sedimentology

Paleoecology, Evolution, Biogeography and Systematics of Quaternary Mammals

edited by

H. Gregory McDonald

and Joaquín Arroyo-Cabrales

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3967 | Submission Open

Keywords: paleoecology; mammals; stable isotopes; extinction; biogeography; paleoclimate; morphology; trace fossils

Interdisciplinary Research into Cultural and Biological Transformations in the Paleolithic Period: 2nd Edition

edited by

Ran Barkai

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 328 | Submission Open

Keywords: paleolithic; transformations; adaptation; cultural and biological evolution; lithic technologies; human evolution; faunal turnovers; symbolic behavior

Journal Menu

Journal Browser

Special Issues

Further Information

Guidelines

MDPI Initiatives

Follow MDPI