Ancient TL

Ancient TL
DisciplineLuminescence Dating, Electron Spin Resonance Dating
LanguageEnglish
Edited byChristoph Schmidt
Publication details
History1977–present
Publisher
Institute of Earth Surface Dynamics, University of Lausanne, Géopolis, 1015 Lausanne (Switzerland)
FrequencyBiannually
Yes
LicenseCC BY 4.0
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4Anc. TL
Indexing
CODENANTLFM
ISSN0735-1348 (print)
2693-0935 (web)
LCCN2015233460
OCLC no.85448412
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Ancient TL (also Ancient thermoluminescence[1]) is a peer-reviewed open-access scientific journal covering luminescence and electron spin resonance dating. It is published by the Institute of Earth Surface Dynamics, University of Lausanne.[2][3]

The journal was founded in 1977 by David W. Zimmerman[4], a pioneer in the field of thermoluminescence dating. Initially an informal newsletter circulated within the community of luminescence dating researchers, it eventually grew into a journal with a broader scope.[5][6][7] Since 2015 the journal has been available online only. The journal is community maintained and articles can be published and downloaded free of charge. Since 2020, articles are published under the Creative Commons licence CC BY 4.0.

The publisher usually becomes the journal's editor's affiliation.

  1. ^ https://portal.issn.org/resource/ISSN/2693-0935
  2. ^ https://search.library.wisc.edu/catalog/9911027808202121
  3. ^ http://ancienttl.org
  4. ^ Duller, Geoff (2007). "Editorial: 30 years of Ancient TL". Ancient TL. 25 (2): 47–48.
  5. ^ Fremlin, John H. (1979). "Obituary: David Zimmerman". Nature. 279: 660.
  6. ^ "Physicist Zimmerman Dies; Devised New Archaeological Dating Method". Washington University Record. 1978-11-30. Retrieved 2024-10-17.
  7. ^ Duller, Geoff (2007). "Editorial: 30 years of Ancient TL". Ancient TL. 25 (2): 47–48.