The Holocene Impact Factor 2026: 2.07, Quartile

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At a glanceThe Holocene is listed in SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024. Published by SAGE Publishing, it has 4,438 published works, cited 165,873 times (h-index 164). Its impact factor* of 2.07 ranks it 149 of 281 in Geosciences, Multidisciplinary. 60% of its recent research articles name a funder, most often national natural science foundation of china. Papers by ScholarsColab mentors and the researchers we track appear here as soon as they publish in it. Data updated 22 October 2026.

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Impact factor*2.07Rank 149 of 281 in Geosciences, Multidisciplinary IndexingSCIEScopusJCR 2024Confirm on the official lists before you submit Article fee (APC)US$3,650See if your author team can get a waiver

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01Impact factor

Impact factor of The Holocene (2026)

Impact factor (2-year)2.07calculated by ScholarsColab

Rank in category#149of 281 by citedness

APC (listed)US$3,650article charge

h-index164

Papers published4,438cited 165,873 times

The impact factor shown here is the 2-year mean citedness: citations received in a year by the papers The Holocene published in the two previous years, divided by the number of those papers. That is the same formula as the Journal Impact Factor, calculated by ScholarsColab. The journal is listed in JCR 2024, so it also has an official Journal Impact Factor published by Clarivate, which can differ because it counts citations from Web of Science journals only.

Rank in its subject categories

Geosciences, Multidisciplinaryrank 149 of 281 journals
Geography, Physicalrank 41 of 71 journals

Ranks here compare journals of the same Web of Science category in our data by 2-year citedness; they are not the official JCR rank.

Quartile of The Holocene

A journal's quartile (Q1 to Q4) is its position within a subject category: Q1 is the top quarter. The official quartiles are published by Clarivate in Journal Citation Reports (by Journal Impact Factor, in Web of Science categories) and by Scimago as the SJR quartile (in Scopus categories). The Holocene is listed in JCR 2024, so its JCR quartile is in Journal Citation Reports. It is indexed in Scopus, so Scimago shows its SJR quartile. ScholarsColab does not show a quartile until it can show the official one; the impact factor and rank above are calculated from open data.

Citations and papers per year

Citations per year

Papers per year

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02Funders

Who funds research published in The Holocene

Articles naming a funder60%of 200 recent articles

Funders named most often

national natural science foundation of china11

Narodowe Centrum Nauki10

Russian Science Foundation6

european research council5

Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas5

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Based on up to 200 research articles this journal published in the last 24 months. Not every article lists its funders, so the share can be lower than the real one. Updated: 29 October 2026.

03Indexing

Indexing of The Holocene

List	Status
Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE)	✓ Listed
Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI)	Not listed
Arts & Humanities Citation Index (AHCI)	Not listed
Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)	Not listed
Scopus	✓ Listed
Journal Citation Reports 2024	✓ Listed

ISSN: 0959-6836
eISSN: 1477-0911
Publisher: SAGE Publishing all its journals →
Subjects: Geography, Physical, Geosciences, Multidisciplinary

From the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab, updated 1 March 2026. Indexing can change: confirm on the Web of Science Master Journal List or the Scopus source list before submitting. Official Journal Impact Factors and JCR quartiles are published by Clarivate; the impact factor on this page is calculated by ScholarsColab (see how the impact factor works).

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04How to submit

How to submit to The Holocene

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05Reviewer comments

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06Same subject

Geosciences, Multidisciplinary journals with a similar impact factor*

The journals next to The Holocene when the 263 journals of Geosciences, Multidisciplinary in our data are ranked by impact factor*:

Rank	Journal	Impact factor*	Indexing	Open access
145	JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association	2.12	SCIE	Subscription
146	Australian Journal of Earth Sciences	2.12	SCIE	Subscription
147	Hydrogeology Journal	2.10	SCIE	Subscription
148	Annals of Glaciology	2.07	SCIE	Fully open access
150	Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing	2.05	SCIE	Subscription
151	Solid Earth Sciences	2.03	ESCI	Fully open access
152	Annales Geophysicae	2.02	SCIE	Fully open access
153	Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France	2.01	SCIE	Fully open access

*Impact factor calculated by ScholarsColab (2-year citedness), not the official Clarivate value.

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07Questions

Frequently asked questions

What is the impact factor of The Holocene?

Based on ScholarsColab citation data (October 2026), the 2-year impact factor of The Holocene is 2.07: papers it published in the two previous years were cited 2.07 times on average in a year. The journal is listed in JCR 2024, so Clarivate also publishes an official Journal Impact Factor, which can differ.

What is the h-index of The Holocene?

The h-index of The Holocene is 164 (October 2026): 164 of its papers have each been cited at least 164 times. Its i10-index is 2,840.

What is the APC of The Holocene?

The listed article processing charge (APC) is about US$3,650 for The Holocene (data from October 2026). APCs change and can differ by article type, country or discounts, so confirm the current charge on the journal’s website before submitting.

What is the quartile of The Holocene?

Is The Holocene indexed in Scopus?

Yes. The Holocene appears in the Scopus list, according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.

Is The Holocene an SCIE journal?

Yes. The Holocene is listed in the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.

Is The Holocene in Journal Citation Reports (JCR)?

Yes. The Holocene is listed in JCR 2024, so it has a Journal Impact Factor. For the current impact factor and quartile, check Journal Citation Reports.

Does The Holocene offer an APC waiver?

The Holocene follows the policy of SAGE: automatic full waiver for Research4Life Group A and a discount for Group B, by the corresponding author's affiliation. Only the corresponding author's affiliation counts. Co-authors from other countries do not change the waiver. Rules verified 27 October 2026; confirm on the publisher's page.

Who funds research published in The Holocene?

60% of 200 recent research articles in The Holocene name a funder; the funders named most often are national natural science foundation of china, Narodowe Centrum Nauki, Russian Science Foundation.