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American Antiquity

Cambridge University Press · United States

ISSN0002-7316eISSN2325-5064

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.872

H-Index

155

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.47

Total Works

11,212

Total Citations

158,586

2yr Mean Citedness

0.63

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on the archaeology of the Americas, focusing on Indigenous cultures, their practices, and interactions. Articles examine topics such as material culture, human dispersal, decolonization in zooarchaeology, and the interpretation of past communities and their social dynamics.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive

Total Publications11,212

Publisher OrgCambridge University Press

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

Review Time—

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OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Cambridge University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0002-7316 / 2325-5064

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

ArcheologyQ1

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q1

HistoryQ1

MuseologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

AnthropologyArchaeology

Scopus Categories

MuseologyHistoryArts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Archeology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Archaeology and ancient environmental studiesArchaeology and Natural HistoryPleistocene-Era Hominins and ArchaeologyHistorical and Cultural Archaeology StudiesDiverse Scientific and Economic Studies