About the Journal

Ancient TL (ISSN 2693-0935) is a community-based, not-for-profit, peer-reviewed, diamond open access journal with bi-annual issues in June and December. It is devoted to theoretical and experimental luminescence and electron spin resonance (ESR) research. This includes methods aimed at quantifying the environmental dose rate, code and software for processing, managing and archiving data as well as applications of luminescence and ESR techniques for dating in Earth Sciences and Archaeology and for determining rates of geomorphological/geological processes, rock thermal histories and provenance. Ancient TL also publishes interlaboratory comparisons and standardisation procedures. Following Ancient TL’s tradition, contributions covering practical aspects of laboratory routines and field work and developments in instrumentation are explicitly welcome.

Periodically, Ancient TL publishes an up-to-date bibliography, thesis abstracts, and miscellaneous information for the community.

All submissions are handled by the editor-in-chief. At his discretion, submissions are sent out for expert review and/or passed on to a member of the Editorial Board for further handling or reviewing.

Founded by D.W. Zimmerman in 1977, this journal has a rich history and has evolved with the times to reach a wider audience. In 2004, it became freely accessible online, allowing readers to choose between digital access or a hard copy subscription. Embracing the digital era, since 2015, the journal has been exclusively available online, ensuring easy and free access from anywhere in the world. Today, it is published by the Institute of Earth Surface Dynamics at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland. Previously, Ancient TL has been edited by:

Open to all authors:

Ancient TL is committed to openness and inclusivity in scholarly publishing without author-facing charges for reading or publishing. We welcome submissions from all authors, regardless of their institutional affiliation, geographical location, or academic status. Submissions only must align with the aims and scope of the journal and meet the required quality standards once the reviewing process is completed.

Community-owned:

Ancient TL is owned by University of Lausanne, a public institution/organisation dedicated to advancing research and scholarship. The journal’s ownership and governance structure reflect its mission to support open and accessible academic publishing. We confirm that any commercial service providers involved in our operations only deal with service-related aspects of journal publishing. All content-related aspects of publishing, such as submission, peer review, acceptance, publication frequency, and scope of the journal, are controlled by the editors / the owners of the journal.