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Quaternary Template

Write in a clean editor, then format for Quaternary in one click — DocuGuru applies the official MDPI template with numbered references and exports a submission-ready PDF plus the editable LaTeX source. Free to start.

About the Quaternary format

Quaternary is a peer-reviewed journal published by MDPI, covering Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology, Archaeology and ancient environmental studies. Over its lifetime it has published 447 papers, which have received 4,135 citations.

PublisherMDPI
Reference styleNumbered (MDPI)
Numbered — [1], [2] in the text
1. Smith, A.; Jones, B.; Lee, C. A Representative Article Title. Quaternary 2023, 12, 45–58.

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Publishes research inGeology and Paleoclimatology Research Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology Archaeology and ancient environmental studies Evolution and Paleontology Studies Geological formations and processes
ISSN2571-550X
Citation impact (2-yr)1.68
h-index29
i10-index123
Article processing charge$1,732
Open accessYes — indexed in DOAJ
Top institutions publishing hereCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Journal websitewww.mdpi.com
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Papers published in Quaternary per year

1
2017
32
2018
37
2019
32
2020
46
2021
53
2022
61
2023
59
2024
76
2025

Citation impact of Quaternary by publication year

5
2017
813
2018
788
2019
352
2020
864
2021
613
2022
342
2023
225
2024
63
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Quaternary

Lake Sedimentary DNA Research on Past Terrestrial and Aquatic Biodiversity: Overview and Recommendations

Éric Capo, Charline Giguet‐Covex, Alexandra Rouillard et al. · 13 Feb 2021

The use of lake sedimentary DNA to track the long-term changes in both terrestrial and aquatic biota is a rapidly advancing field in paleoecological research. Although largely applied nowadays, knowledge gaps remain in this field and there is therefore still research to be conducted to ensure the reliability of the sedimentary DNA signal. Building on…

Disentangling Domestication from Food Production Systems in the Neotropics

Charles R. Clément, Alejandro Casas, Fabiola Parra et al. · 28 Jan 2021

The Neolithic Revolution narrative associates early-mid Holocene domestications with the development of agriculture that fueled the rise of late Holocene civilizations. This narrative continues to be influential, even though it has been deconstructed by archaeologists and geneticists in its homeland. To further disentangle domestication from reliance on food production systems, such as agriculture, we revisit…

A Review of Event Deposits in Lake Sediments

Pierre Sabatier, Jasper Moernaut, Sébastien Bertrand et al. · 3 Aug 2022

Event deposits in lake sediments provide invaluable chronicles of geodynamic and climatic natural hazards on multi-millennial timescales. Sediment archives are particularly useful for reconstructing high-impact, low-frequency events, which are rarely observed in instrumental or historical data. However, attributing a trigger mechanism to event deposits observed in lake sediments can be particularly challenging as different types…

The Asian Summer Monsoon: Teleconnections and Forcing Mechanisms—A Review from Chinese Speleothem δ18O Records

Zhang, Brahim, Li et al. · 23 Jul 2019

Asian summer monsoon (ASM) variability significantly affects hydro-climate, and thus socio-economics, in the East Asian region, where nearly one-third of the global population resides. Over the last two decades, speleothem δ18O records from China have been utilized to reconstruct ASM variability and its underlying forcing mechanisms on orbital to seasonal timescales. Here, we use the…

Elephant and Mammoth Hunting during the Paleolithic: A Review of the Relevant Archaeological, Ethnographic and Ethno-Historical Records

Aviad Agam, Ran Barkai · 8 Feb 2018

Proboscideans and humans have shared habitats across the Old and New Worlds for hundreds of thousands of years. Proboscideans were included in the human diet starting from the Lower Paleolithic period and until the final stages of the Pleistocene. However, the question of how prehistoric people acquired proboscideans remains unresolved. Moreover, the effect of proboscidean…

Quaternary template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Quaternary format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Quaternary template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official MDPI format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Quaternary use?
Quaternary uses Numbered (MDPI) references, shown as numbered [1], [2] markers in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: 1. Smith, A.; Jones, B.; Lee, C. A Representative Article Title. Quaternary 2023, 12, 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Quaternary?
No. DocuGuru generates the mdpi LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a MDPI-ready Quaternary document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
Can I import an existing draft into the Quaternary template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the Quaternary format with correct headings, figures, tables, and numbered citations.
What is Quaternary?
Quaternary - MDPI Journal. It is a multidisciplinary journal, published by MDPI.
Can I export a submission-ready Quaternary PDF?
Yes — DocuGuru produces a PDF built with the official Quaternary template (the mdpi class) that is ready to submit to MDPI, together with the matching LaTeX source files.
How much does the Quaternary template cost?
You can start writing in the Quaternary template for free. Exporting the final submission-ready Quaternary PDF and LaTeX source is part of DocuGuru's paid plans — see the app for current pricing.
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