The Holocene

This article is about the journal. For the geological epoch, see Holocene.
The Holocene
DisciplineEnvironmental studies
LanguageEnglish
Edited byJohn A. Matthews
Publication details
History1991-present
Publisher
Frequency8/year
2.595 (2011)
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4Holocene
Indexing
CODENHOLOE6
ISSN0959-6836 (print)
1477-0911 (web)
LCCN91640904
OCLC no.300872570
Links

The Holocene is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that covers research in the field of environmental studies, in particular environmental change over the last c. 11,500 years, particularly the interface between the long Quaternary record and the natural and human-induced environmental processes operating at the Earth's surface today. It is published eight times a year by SAGE Publications. The editor-in-chief is John A. Matthews (University of Wales, Swansea).

Scope

Included within the scope of The Holocene, according to the journal's website, are articles related to:

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in Academic Search Premier, Current Contents, the British and Irish Archaeological Bibliography, Scopus, and the Science Citation Index. According to the Journal Citation Reports, its 2011 impact factor is 2.595, ranking it 9th out of 44 journals in the category "Geography, Physical"[2] and 26th out of 170 journals in the category "Geosciences, Multidisciplinary".[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "About the Title," SagePub.com. Accessed: February 5, 2013.
  2. ^ "Journals Ranked by Impact: 'Geography'". 2011 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Social Sciences ed.). Thomson Reuters. 2012.
  3. ^ "Journals Ranked by Impact: Geosciences, Multidisciplinary". 2011 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Social Sciences ed.). Thomson Reuters. 2012.