Quaternary (ISSN 2571-550X) is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal that covers all aspects of Quaternary Science, embracing the whole range of scientific fields related to geological, geographical, biological, physical, chemical, environmental and human sciences.

The Quaternary Editorial Team is pleased to announce this open call for Special Issue Proposals, which give a group of authors the opportunity to work on an interconnected set of papers on an innovative topic. We would like to solicit high-quality proposals that will be evaluated in a competitive procedure on a rolling basis throughout the year.

Proposals within the scope of the journal are welcome. For more details, please see: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/quaternary/about.

If you are interested in editing a Special Issue, please contact us before 31 December 2021. To propose or request further information, please contact the Quaternary Editorial Office ([email protected]).

Information to be provided in a proposal:

– A 200-word introduction to rationally explain the significance, novelty, technical advancement, and adherence to the scope of the journal of the proposed topic;

– A few keywords on the topic;

– A plan for obtaining quality papers or a list of at least three planned papers;

– A brief resume of the proposed Guest Editors together with their information (title, name, email, affiliation, personal website, keywords of interests);

– A proposed submission deadline (we normally run a Special Issue for 6–8 months).

The duties and benefits of acting as a Guest Editor are as follows:

– To re-define the title and scope of this Special Issue;

– To circulate the Call for Papers for the Special Issue and invite submissions;

– To make decisions on whether a manuscript can be accepted or not based on the reports we collect;

– To promote the Special Issue and increase its visibility at related academic conferences.

– If 5 or more papers are published in this Special Issue, we can make a Special Issue book and send a hard copy to each Guest Editor.

The Editorial Office will take care of setting up the Special Issue website; arrange the promotional materials; assist with invitations to contribute papers; take care of the rest of the administrative tasks associated with peer review, including inviting reviewers, collating reports, contacting authors, and professional production before publication.

Please do not hesitate to contact the Editorial Office for further details and clarifications.

We look forward to receiving your creative proposals.

Quaternary Editorial Office