Geochronology
Geochronology
GChron
Open access Public peer review Article level metrics Moderate APCs
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Open access Public peer review Article level metrics Moderate APCs Financial support
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.
JIF
JIF2.7
JIF 5-year
JIF 5-year3.7
CiteScore
CiteScore6.6
Google h5-index
Google h5-index15

Recent papers

26 Jun 2024
Cosmogenic 21Ne exposure ages on late Pleistocene moraines in Lassen Volcanic National Park, California, USA
Joseph P. Tulenko, Greg Balco, Michael A. Clynne, and L. J. Patrick Muffler
Geochronology Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-2024-18,https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-2024-18, 2024
Preprint under review for GChron (discussion: open, 0 comments)
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25 Jun 2024
Technical note: „U-Th Analysis” – an open-source software dedicated to MCICPMS U-series-data treatment and evaluation
Inga Kristina Kerber, Fabian Kontor, Sophie Warken, and Norbert Frank
EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2024-1788,https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2024-1788, 2024
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17 Jun 2024
Navigating the complexity of detrital rutile provenance: methodological insights from the Neotethys Orogen in Anatolia
Megan A. Mueller, Alexis Licht, Andreas Möller, Cailey B. Condit, Julie C. Fosdick, Faruk Ocakoğlu, and Clay Campbell
Geochronology, 6, 265–290, https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-6-265-2024,https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-6-265-2024, 2024
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13 Jun 2024
A new multimethod approach for dating cave calcite: application to the cave of Trou du Renard (Soyons, France)
Loïc Martin, Julius Nouet, Arnaud Dapoigny, Gaëlle Barbotin, Fanny Claverie, Edwige Pons-Branchu, Jocelyn Barbarand, Christophe Pécheyran, Norbert Mercier, Fanny Derym, Bernard Gély, and Hélène Valladas
Geochronology, 6, 247–263, https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-6-247-2024,https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-6-247-2024, 2024
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12 Jun 2024
Solving crustal heat transfer for thermochronology using physics-informed neural networks
Ruohong Jiao, Shengze Cai, and Jean Braun
Geochronology, 6, 227–245, https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-6-227-2024,https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-6-227-2024, 2024
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10 Jun 2024
The Geometric Correction Method for zircon (U–Th) ∕ He chronology: correcting systematic error and assigning uncertainties to alpha-ejection corrections and eU concentrations
Spencer D. Zeigler, Morgan Baker, James R. Metcalf, and Rebecca M. Flowers
Geochronology, 6, 199–226, https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-6-199-2024,https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-6-199-2024, 2024
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10 Jun 2024
Interpreting cooling dates and histories from laser ablation in-situ (U-Th-Sm)/He thermochronometry
Christoph Glotzbach and Todd A. Ehlers
Geochronology Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-2024-12,https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-2024-12, 2024
Preprint under review for GChron (discussion: open, 0 comments)
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23 May 2024
A new method for amino acid geochronology of the shell of the bivalve mollusc Arctica islandica
Martina L. G. Conti, Paul G. Butler, David J. Reynolds, Tamara Trofimova, James D. Scourse, and Kirsty E. H. Penkman
Geochronology, 6, 175–198, https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-6-175-2024,https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-6-175-2024, 2024
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21 May 2024
New Developments in Incremental Heating Detrital 40Ar/39Ar Lithic (DARL) Geochronology using Icelandic River Sand
Odinaka Okwueze, Kevin Konrad, and Tomas Capaldi
EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2024-1299,https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2024-1299, 2024
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17 May 2024
Regional beryllium-10 production rate for the mid-elevation mountainous regions in central Europe, deduced from a multi-method study of moraines and lake sediments in the Black Forest
Felix Martin Hofmann, Claire Rambeau, Lukas Gegg, Melanie Schulz, Martin Steiner, Alexander Fülling, Laëtitia Léanni, Frank Preusser, and ASTER Team
Geochronology, 6, 147–174, https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-6-147-2024,https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-6-147-2024, 2024
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Highlight articles

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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20 Jun 2024 GChron receives its first Journal Impact Factor and CiteScore

GChron has now received its first Journal Impact Factor (JIF) and CiteScore. The JIF for 2023 is 2.7, and the 5-year Impact Factor is 3.7. Moreover, Scopus has awarded the journal a CiteScore of 6.6. Please read more.

20 Jun 2024 GChron receives its first Journal Impact Factor and CiteScore

GChron has now received its first Journal Impact Factor (JIF) and CiteScore. The JIF for 2023 is 2.7, and the 5-year Impact Factor is 3.7. Moreover, Scopus has awarded the journal a CiteScore of 6.6. Please read more.

30 May 2024 GChron introduces reduced article processing charges

GChron introduces reduced article processing charges (APCs) to be paid by the authors (or their institution) for any manuscripts submitted from 1 July 2024.

30 May 2024 GChron introduces reduced article processing charges

GChron introduces reduced article processing charges (APCs) to be paid by the authors (or their institution) for any manuscripts submitted from 1 July 2024.

19 Apr 2024 New agreement between Swedish Bibsam Consortium and Copernicus Publications

Copernicus Publications is delighted to announce a new agreement with the Swedish National Consortium, Bibsam. Through the agreement, authors affiliated with Bibsam member institutions benefit from the direct settlement of article-processing charges (APCs) in all journals published by Copernicus Publications. Read more.

19 Apr 2024 New agreement between Swedish Bibsam Consortium and Copernicus Publications

Copernicus Publications is delighted to announce a new agreement with the Swedish National Consortium, Bibsam. Through the agreement, authors affiliated with Bibsam member institutions benefit from the direct settlement of article-processing charges (APCs) in all journals published by Copernicus Publications. Read more.

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