About the Journal

GFDQ publishes open access original research papers (research papers, thematic maps and data paper), review papers, short communications, news and book reviews of Physical Geography, Glaciology, Geomorphology and Quaternary Geology. The journal furthermore publishes the annual reports on Italian glaciers, the official transactions of the CGI and the Newsletters of the International Association of Geomorphologist (IAG).

Special issues, named “Geografia Fisica e Dinamica Quaternaria – Supplementi”, collecting papers on specific themes, proceedings of meetings or symposia, regional studies, and field guides are also published, starting from 1988.

GFDQ is a six-monthly journal published by the COMITATO GLACIOLOGICO ITALIANO. Founded in 1978, it is the continuation of the “Bollettino del Comitato Glaciologico Italiano“.

It publishes original papers, short communications, news, and book reviews of Physical Geography, Glaciology, Geomorphology, and Quaternary Geology. The journal furthermore publishes the annual reports on Italian glaciers, the official transactions of the Comitato Glaciologico Italiano, and the Newsletters of the International Association of Geomorphologist.

Special issues, named “Geografia Fisica e Dinamica Quaternaria – Supplementi“, collecting papers on specific themes, proceedings of meetings or symposia, and regional studies, are also published, starting from 1988.

TYPE OF PAPERS (OPEN ACCESS)

Research and review papers that meet the aims and scope of the journal, with typical text length between 25,000 and 50,000 characters including spaces. Publication of Geomorphological and other thematic maps, as well as datasets, are warmly encouraged, free of charge, as supplementary materials. GFDQ will furnish QR codes for downloading high quality files of maps.

Short communications that meet the aims and scope of the journal, with typical length of the text in the 10,000-20,000 characters range (spaces included). The print rules are the same as those for a normal paper.

News - Book reviews that meet the aims and scope of the journal with typical length of the text in the 5000–7000 characters range (space included).

Code of Conduct for Authors, Reviewers, and Editors
Geografia Fisica e Dinamica Quaternaria is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that adheres to the code of conduct for publications produced by COPE: Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors. It is mandatory that all parties involved – authors, editors, and reviewers – are aware of and agree to the following ethical requisites.

The language of the journal is English, but papers can be written in other main scientific languages.
The Journal is indexed/abstracted by: Bibliography & Index of Geology (Georef); Geoarchive (Geosystem); Geobase (Elsevier); Geographical Abstract: Physical Geography (Elsevier); Georef; Geotitles (Geosystem); Hydrotitle and Hydrology Infobase (Geosystem); Referativnyi Zhurnal.

Geografia Fisica e Dinamica Quaternaria has been included in the Thompson ISI database beginning with Volume 30 (1) 2007 and now appears in the Web of Science, including the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), as well as the ISI Alerting Services.