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KIVA

Routledge · United States

ISSN0023-1940eISSN2051-6177

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

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How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.362

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.699

Total Worksi

1,680

Total Citationsi

10,415

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.40

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

KIVA: Journal of Southwestern Anthropology and History is a refereed serial publication focusing on the archaeology, anthropology, and history of the American Southwest and northern Mexico. It publishes work on the southwest United States and northwest Mexico, examining aspects such as political and ritual organization.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly <, Fall 1985->

StatusActive

Total Publications1,680

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

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?

Routledge

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0023-1940 / 2051-6177

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

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2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

ArcheologyQ1

Archeology (arts and humanities)Q1

HistoryQ1

AnthropologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Archaeology

Scopus Categories

AnthropologyHistoryArcheology (arts and humanities)Archeology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Archaeology and ancient environmental studiesArchaeology and Natural HistoryPleistocene-Era Hominins and ArchaeologyArchaeology and Rock Art StudiesHistorical and Cultural Archaeology Studies

Frequently asked questions about KIVA

Is KIVA a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for KIVA: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of KIVA?

KIVA is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.40.

Is KIVA indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

KIVA is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.