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Editors: Philippa Ascough, Tibor J. Dunai, Georgina King, Andreas Lang & Klaus Mezger

eISSN: GChron 2628-3719, GChronD 2628-3735

Geochronology (GChron) is a not-for-profit international scientific journal dedicated to the discussion and publication of high-quality research on the physical, chemical, and biological processes used to quantify time in all environmental and geological settings throughout Earth's history.

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27 Mar 2026

Analytical and modelling strategies for thermal histories from in situ (U-Th-Sm) ∕ He data of single apatites

Ann-Kathrin Maier, Christoph Glotzbach, and Sarah Falkowski

Geochronology, 8, 165–189, https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-8-165-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-8-165-2026, 2026

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26 Mar 2026

Technical Note: Cluster Analysis of Inverse Thermochronology Models

Tobias Stephan, Taís Fontes Pinto, and Eva Enkelmann

EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2026-1279,https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2026-1279, 2026

Preprint under review for GChron (discussion: open, 0 comments)

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26 Mar 2026

CoRSEER: The Calculator of Rock Surface Exposure Age and Erosion Rates for Rock Surface Luminescence dating

Arbaz N. Pathan, Rabiul H. Biswas, and Devender Kumar

EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2026-1303,https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2026-1303, 2026

Preprint under review for GChron (discussion: open, 0 comments)

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19 Mar 2026

Testing current estimates of the in situ cosmogenic ¹⁰Be production rate in the north-western British Isles, with implications for ice sheet behaviour during Termination 1

Gordon R. M. Bromley, Brenda L. Hall, Aaron E. Putnam, and Thomas V. Lowell

EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2026-1443,https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2026-1443, 2026

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16 Mar 2026

On some factors controlling fission-track etch rates in apatite

Raymond Jonckheere, Florian Trilsch, Jie Liu, Pengfei Zhai, and Thorsten Nagel

EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2026-889,https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2026-889, 2026

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11 Mar 2026

U-Pb dating of chrysocolla from supergene copper deposits in the Coastal Cordillera of northern Chile, Atacama Desert

Juan Ríos-Contesse, Richard Albert, Benedikt Ritter-Prinz, Axel Gerdes, Tibor Dunai, and Eduardo Campos

Geochronology, 8, 143–164, https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-8-143-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-8-143-2026, 2026

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03 Mar 2026

In situ cosmogenic ¹⁰Be and ²⁶Al reveal the complex exposure and erosion history of the landscape once covered by the Quebec-Labrador Ice Dome

Peyton M. Cavnar, Paul R. Bierman, Jeremy D. Shakun, Lee B. Corbett, Danielle LeBlanc, Gillian L. Galford, Pierre-Olivier Couette, Jean-Francois Ghienne, Patrick Lajeunesse, Jérôme van der Woerd, and Marc Caffee

Geochronology, 8, 119–141, https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-8-119-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-8-119-2026, 2026

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25 Feb 2026

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FAIR fission track analysis with geochron@home

Pieter Vermeesch, Tim Band, Jiangping He, Rex Galbraith, and Andrew Carter

Geochronology, 8, 109–118, https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-8-109-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-8-109-2026, 2026

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12 Feb 2026

Past the first date: Resolving successive lead-loss episodes in zircon

Lucy Margaret Mathieson and Christopher L. Kirkland

EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2026-280,https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2026-280, 2026

Preprint under review for GChron (discussion: final response, 2 comments)

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05 Feb 2026

Global and regional Pleistocene benthic δ¹⁸O stacks with a comparison of different age modeling strategies

Yuxin Zhou, Lorraine E. Lisiecki, Stephen R. Meyers, Taehee Lee, and Charles Lawrence

Geochronology, 8, 85–107, https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-8-85-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-8-85-2026, 2026

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25 Feb 2026

FAIR fission track analysis with geochron@home

Pieter Vermeesch, Tim Band, Jiangping He, Rex Galbraith, and Andrew Carter

Geochronology, 8, 109–118, https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-8-109-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-8-109-2026, 2026

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24 Oct 2025

Accuracy and validity of maximum depositional ages in light of tandem (laser ablation and isotope dilution) U–Pb detrital zircon geochronology, including results from northern Alaska

Trystan M. Herriott, James L. Crowley, Marwan A. Wartes, David L. LePain, and Mark D. Schmitz

Geochronology, 7, 513–543, https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-7-513-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-7-513-2025, 2025

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27 Mar 2024

Minimizing the effects of Pb loss in detrital and igneous U–Pb zircon geochronology by CA-LA-ICP-MS

Erin E. Donaghy, Michael P. Eddy, Federico Moreno, and Mauricio Ibañez-Mejia

Geochronology, 6, 89–106, https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-6-89-2024,https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-6-89-2024, 2024

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09 Jan 2024

Geochronological and geochemical effects of zircon chemical abrasion: insights from single-crystal stepwise dissolution experiments

Alyssa J. McKanna, Blair Schoene, and Dawid Szymanowski

Geochronology, 6, 1–20, https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-6-1-2024,https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-6-1-2024, 2024

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13 Feb 2026 University of Western Ontario partners with Copernicus Publications to support open-access publishing

Copernicus Publications has signed a new agreement with Western Libraries at the University of Western Ontario, providing a 50% APC reduction for eligible corresponding authors submitting from 1 January 2026. Please read more.

13 Feb 2026 University of Western Ontario partners with Copernicus Publications to support open-access publishing

Copernicus Publications has signed a new agreement with Western Libraries at the University of Western Ontario, providing a 50% APC reduction for eligible corresponding authors submitting from 1 January 2026. Please read more.

03 Dec 2025 New MS Word template available for manuscript preparation

The existing MS Word template for authors has been significantly expanded and now includes many important notes on the standard sections that must be included in the manuscript. Please visit the "Submission" page, section "Templates for your manuscript file" and download the new template before writing your next manuscript.

03 Dec 2025 New MS Word template available for manuscript preparation

The existing MS Word template for authors has been significantly expanded and now includes many important notes on the standard sections that must be included in the manuscript. Please visit the "Submission" page, section "Templates for your manuscript file" and download the new template before writing your next manuscript.

13 Mar 2025 New agreement between California Digital Library and Copernicus Publications

We are delighted to announce a new agreement between the California Digital Library and Copernicus Publications. The University of California will cover 50% of article processing charges (APCs) for manuscripts affiliated with any of their research units. Read more.

13 Mar 2025 New agreement between California Digital Library and Copernicus Publications

We are delighted to announce a new agreement between the California Digital Library and Copernicus Publications. The University of California will cover 50% of article processing charges (APCs) for manuscripts affiliated with any of their research units. Read more.

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