Archaeologia Polona
Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology, Polish Academy of Sciences · Poland · Est. 1958
Aims & Scope
Archaeologia Polonais a peer-reviewed (Double-Blind Peer Reviews) journal edited and annually published in the English language by the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences, intended for an international audience. Its primary purpose is to present a wide range of various approaches to the most critical problems of contemporary archaeology.Authors are not charged any APCs (Article Processing Charges) or other publication fees.Each issue is dedicated to one theme of current interest. The members of the editorial board and the theme editors represent a wide range of interests and expertise, and this ensures that the papers published in Archaeologia Polona cover a wide variety of subject areas.Recent issues illustrate the variety of material published in Archaeologia Polona. The last volumes were dedicated to Neolithic in Polish Lands, research and views from fifty years ago until today, and to characteristics and distribution of siliceous rocks in prehistory. The latest volume, 59: 2021, concerns post-medieval and modern ceramic vessels. The next one, for the year 2022, will be dedicated to the topic of siliceous rock mining, as well as to all issues related to this theme (i.e., workshop places, lithothecas, history of the archaeology of siliceous rock mining, etc.). Future issues will range just as widely. Archaeologia Polonawas established in 1958 with the intention to popularize Polish archaeology abroad by publishing translations of the most essential papers which previously were published in Polish in journals edited by the Institute, mostly in "Archeologia Polski". Until 1990 the journal was published by the Ossolineum Publishing House.Editors in this first period of the existence of the journal were:• 1958-1962 (vol. I-V) - Aleksander Gieysztor, Witold Hensel and Kazimierz Majewski• 1964 (vol. VI) - Aleksander Gieysztor and Witold Hensel• 1964-1968 (vol. VII-X) - Aleksander Gieysztor, Witold Hensel and Kazimierz Majewski• 1969
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Frequently asked questions about Archaeologia Polona
Is Archaeologia Polona a predatory journal?
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What is the impact factor of Archaeologia Polona?
Archaeologia Polona is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.136.
Is Archaeologia Polona indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?
Archaeologia Polona is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.
What is the aims and scope of Archaeologia Polona?
Archaeologia Polonais a peer-reviewed (Double-Blind Peer Reviews) journal edited and annually published in the English language by the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences, intended for an international audience. Its primary purpose is to present a wide range of various approaches to the most critical problems of contemporary archaeology.Authors are not charged any APCs (Article Processing Charges) or other publication fees.Each issue is dedicated to one theme of current interest. The members of the editorial board and the theme editors represent a wide rang
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