Dear Emmanuel,

It is good to see so many open access journals for the field. I would like to add Open Quaternary to the list here as well. OQ publishes on all aspects of the Quaternary. The scope is intentionally broad, and covers a range of specialisms such as zooarchaeology, palaeontology geoarchaeology, biological anthropology and Palaeolithic archaeology as well as palaeoclimatology, palaeobotany, and palynology. All submissions are peer reviewed by at least two reviewers and editorial decisions are made based on sound scholarship and not potential 'impact' (i.e. we don't just publish the 'sexy' research). Articles are published fully open access as soon as they are ready, post-editorial acceptance, thus ensuring authors do not experience unnecessary delay to their publication.

Especially of interest for researchers in zooarchaeology is the fact that Open Quaternary is especially suited for publication of large datasets. We encourage open research and publish Data Papers which only detail datasets and their use/reuse potential (for example see http://doi.org/10.5334/oq.55 ). This ensures that research is not lost in closed archives and also that researchers receive citations/credit for making the data open. Although Open Quaternary is a young journal, it is currently cited highly and is sitting prominently in the citation rankings in Scopus. Article Processing Charges (APCs) have been kept to a minimum at £400 ($550).

For examples of the latest papers, please have a look at www.OpenQuaternary.com . Alternatively, please contact me or the other journal editors at [log in to unmask] for more information.

All the best, Hanneke Meijer