Quaternary Australasia (formerly Australian Quaternary Newsletter) is the official journal and newsletter of the Australasian Quaternary Association. QA is published twice a year and publishes:

  • Peer-reviewed research articles
  • Conference and workshop reports
  • News items, including information about upcoming conferences
  • Editorials and President’s reports
  • Book reviews
  • Thesis abstracts
  • Recent publications

All AQUA members automatically receive a copy of QA. Since 2009, QA has been published online through the Australian ePrinter, Informit. Most Australasian institutional libraries hold a subscription to this online publisher. Recent issues can be found following this link.

For older issues please see the QA archive page.

For all enquiries and submissions please contact the Editors directly.

Research articles – QA publishes short papers of local significance to Australasia. These papers are reviewed by a referee and the editor. Instructions to authors.

Other reports – QA publishes reports on conferences, meetings and workshops of interest to the Australasian Quaternary community. For formatting, please follow the instructions to authors.

Recent Publications – Please follow the format for QA research papers for submitted lists of recent publications. Instructions to authors.

QA accepts limited advertising at reasonable rates. Please contact the Editors (editor@aqua.org.au) and Treasurer (treasurer@aqua.org.au) for further information.