Journal metric profile

VEGETATION HISTORY AND ARCHAEOBOTANY

Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor, five-year Impact Factor, quartile, category rank, publisher, identifiers and citation profile for the 2025 metric year.

JCR-based Impact Factor 1.900 2025 metric year
5-Year Impact Factor 2.300 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q1 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank Dec-56 Recorded category rank

VEGETATION HISTORY AND ARCHAEOBOTANY JCR impact factor overview

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Page reviewed August 6, 2026

Clarivate JCR impact factor overview

VEGETATION HISTORY AND ARCHAEOBOTANY is listed in this directory with bibliometric information for 2025. It is published by SPRINGER. The database records a Journal Impact Factor of 1.900, presented as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based metric. Its listed JCR Impact Factor quartile is Q1.

Ranking and quartile

The database records the JCR category rank as “Dec-56”. Because some imported rank values may require manual verification, readers should confirm the category rank with the official Clarivate Journal Citation Reports. A Q1 designation describes the journal’s position within its subject category; it should not be used as a direct measure of the quality of an individual article.

Citation profile

The record contains 2,362 total citations, 37 total articles, 42 citable items. The five-year Impact Factor is 2.300, which is 0.400 points above the listed standard Journal Impact Factor. These values use different citation windows and should be interpreted together rather than as a direct trend. The Journal Impact Factor without journal self-citations is recorded as 1.600. The Journal Citation Indicator is listed as 0.790.

Citation half-life

The cited half-life is recorded as 10.2 years, describing the median age of articles cited in the reporting year. The citing half-life is 15 years, reflecting the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Journal identifiers and verification

VEGETATION HISTORY AND ARCHAEOBOTANY is identified in this record by print ISSN 0939-6314 and electronic ISSN 1617-6278. Use the ISSN when checking library catalogues, publisher records, indexing databases, or the official Clarivate Journal Citation Reports entry.

Complete journal information

All values below come directly from the database record.

Journal nameVEGETATION HISTORY AND ARCHAEOBOTANY
Abbreviated journalVEG HIST ARCHAEOBOT
PublisherSPRINGER
Metric year2025
Overall rank8,733
ISSN0939-6314
eISSN1617-6278
Total cites2,362
Total articles37
Citable items42
Cited half-life10.2 years
Citing half-life15 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor1.900
5-Year Impact Factor2.300
Impact Factor without journal self-cites1.600
Journal Citation Indicator0.790
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ1
JCR category rankDec-56
Database record updated

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of VEGETATION HISTORY AND ARCHAEOBOTANY?

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for VEGETATION HISTORY AND ARCHAEOBOTANY is 1.900 for the 2025 metric year.

What quartile is VEGETATION HISTORY AND ARCHAEOBOTANY?

VEGETATION HISTORY AND ARCHAEOBOTANY is listed in quartile Q1. Quartiles describe a journal’s position within a subject category and should be interpreted within that field.

Who publishes VEGETATION HISTORY AND ARCHAEOBOTANY?

VEGETATION HISTORY AND ARCHAEOBOTANY is listed as being published by SPRINGER.

Can a JCR Journal Impact Factor be used to judge an individual article?

No. The Journal Impact Factor is a journal-level citation measure reported in Clarivate Journal Citation Reports. It does not measure the quality, reliability or influence of every individual article published by that journal.

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