The Depositional Record

The leading open access journal from the IAS

The Depositional Record is a fully open access journal publishing high quality articles from across the field of sedimentology. The journal covers all timescales, from Ancient to Recent and welcomes articles that emphasise the application of sedimentary processes to the study of paleoclimate, changes in the chemical environment, ocean acidification, extra-terrestrial sedimentology, and the application of genetic methods to understanding sedimentological processes.



Each article is made publicly available under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.

Author guidelines can be found on the Wiley website.

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2.0

Impact Factor 2025

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75%

Acceptance Rate 2025

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63 days

Submission to First Decision 2025

Current Issue

The Depositional Record

Volume 12 Issue 2

April 2026