Open Quaternary

30/09/2024

Call for Social Media Editor

Open Quaternary is enthusiastic to maintain and develop further our social media platforms, to maximise the impact of our published content as well as build a community around the journal. We aim to foster debate and share news, becoming a central online space for information sharing within the Quaternary sciences.

The role of Social Media Editor will involve working with the Editors-in-Chief of Open Quaternary, as well as the publisher, Ubiquity Press, to create and implement an online social media strategy. The aims of the role will be to increase interest in publications within the journal, post journal news, provide general information around the subject area, and increase the followers of the social media accounts. The role includes the management of blog post submissions to Open Quaternary Discussions.

Applicants will be considered from all career stages, however, this may be particularly suited to an early career researcher.

Applicants must have a good working knowledge of Twitter, Facebook and preferably also WordPress and Telegram. Knowledge of other social media may also be an advantage.

It is expected that the role should take up to approximately 1-2 hours per week, either through daily social media interaction or weekly scheduling of posts. The role is shared with one of the current, experienced Social Media Editors. The successful applicant will be fully recognized as a member of the editorial team, have creative input into journal development, and will benefit from increased interaction with their subject area and colleagues in Quaternary science. Like other editorial board and the editor in chief positions, there is no salary attached to the role.

Application

Applications should be submitted no later than Monday 28th October 2024. We aim to have the person appointed by mid-January.

To apply, please send in a CV and short cover letter detailing your experience using social media and how it may be relevant for this role to [email protected] or complete the online application form.

Feel free to contact us should you wish to discuss the role prior to completing the application.

27/09/2024

A new paper has just been published in our current special collection, Human Environment Interactions in Ancient Arabia. Check it out!

"Karstic Aquifers and Climate Refugia: A Preliminary Outline History of Water-Management Strategy in Bronze and Iron Age Southeast Arabia"
https://openquaternary.com/articles/10.5334/oq.144

19/03/2024

We are looking for a new Social Media Editor to join our team!

Open Quaternary is enthusiastic to expand and reinvigorate our social media platform use to maximise the impact of our published content as well as maintain a community around the journal. We aim to foster debate and share news as a central online space for information sharing within the Quaternary sciences.

The role of Social Media Editor will involve working with the Editors-in-Chief of Open Quaternary, as well as the publisher, Ubiquity Press, to create and implement an online social media strategy. The aims of the role will be to increase interest in publications within the journal, post journal news, provide general information around the subject area, and increase the followers of the social media accounts.

Applicants will be considered from all career stages, however, this may be particularly suited to an early career researcher.
Applicants should have a good working knowledge of X, Facebook and preferably also WordPress. Knowledge of other social media such as BlueSky and Mastodon is an advantage.

It is expected that the role should take up to approximately 1-2 hours per week, either through daily social media interaction or weekly scheduling of posts. The successful applicant will be fully recognized as a member of the editorial team, have creative input into journal development, and will benefit from increased interaction with their subject area and colleagues in Quaternary science. Like other editorial board and the editor in chief positions, there is no salary attached to the role.

Application

Applications should be submitted no later than Monday 15th April 2024.

We aim to have the person appointed by the end of April.

To apply, please send in a CV and short cover letter detailing your experience using social media and how it may be relevant for this role to [email protected].

Feel free to contact us should you wish to discuss the role prior to completing the application.

17/08/2022

🚨New Paper! "From 20,000 Years Ago to Near Present Climate Classification of North America" authored by Brice B. Hanberry (U.S. Forest Service).

🔗https://www.openquaternary.com/articles/10.5334/oq.116/

14/08/2022

We have another exciting new paper out today! 😁
"Orbital, the Box – an Interactive Educational Tool for In-depth Understanding of Astronomical Climate Forcing" authored by Bryan C. Lougheed (Uppsala University).

Check it out here 👉 https://tinyurl.com/2fffkkmk

14/08/2022

New Discussion blogpost "Extant caribou to reconstruct Paleo mobility during the Magdalenian in Southwestern France" by
Ana Galán López (Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès) is now online!
🔗https://tinyurl.com/yckr9yzu

Lay summary written by Ana Galán López. Read the full paper here: The importance of the reindeer (known as caribou in America) as a resource through the ages is indubitable. It was the primary prey…

01/06/2022

"Open science means inclusivity. Open access gives more visibility to research findings".

"Open science means inclusivity. Open access gives more visibility to research findings".
Read the full interview to Dr Canan Çakirlar ( University of Groningen ), member of the Open Quaternary Editorial Board.
👉 http://bit.ly/2x1eC9a

01/06/2022

🚨🆕 paper: "A Simplified Palaeoceanography Archiving System (PARIS) and GUI for Storage and Visualisation of Marine Sediment Core Proxy Data vs Age and Depth".

🔗 http://doi.org/10.5334/oq.101

Authors: Bryan Lougheed (Uppsala University);Claire Waelbroeck (Sorbonne Université & Université Paris-Saclay); Nicolas Smialkowski (Université Paris-Saclay); Natalia Vazquez Riveiros (Université Paris-Saclay); Stephen P. Obrochta (Akita University).

20/05/2022

Working in the and attending ? Consider publishing your research in with low APCs (waivers possible). We publish research, data, outreach papers as well as special collections!

Open Quaternary is a fully open access, double-blind peer-reviewed journal, publishing contributions that consider the changing environment of the Quaternary as well as the development of humanity.The journal focuses on all aspects of the Quaternary. This scope is intentionally broad, and covers a r...

18/05/2022

🆕 A new paper is out:
"Osteometric Study of Metapodial Bones and Phalanges as Indicators of the Behavioural of Modern (Rangifer tarandus) and Implications for Reconstruction of Paleo Mobility."

👉 http://doi.org/10.5334/oq.106

Paper authored by: Ana Galán López (Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès); Sandrine Costamagno (Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès); Ariane Burke (Université de Montréal).

16/05/2022

Brand new OpenQuaternary Discussions blogpost by Susan Crockford on her latest paper is now available! 😎

▶️ https://tinyurl.com/ypd5avrv

14/05/2022

We have another exciting new paper out today! 😁

"Polar Bear and Archaeological Records from the and Holocene in Relation to Sea Ice Extent and Open Water Polynyas". ❄️

🔗 http://doi.org/10.5334/oq.107

Author: Susan J. Crockford (Pacific Identifications Inc.)