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Archaeologia Polona

Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology, Polish Academy of Sciences · Poland · Est. 1958

ISSN0066-5924eISSN2719-6542
SJR Q3Scopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
Journal Impact Factor
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📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q3
SJR · Scopus
Top 75% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.136
H-Indexi
8
SNIPi
0.57
Total Worksi
460
Total Citationsi
391
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.09
Open Impact Factor alternative

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

General Information

Country / RegionPoland
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1958
Frequencyannual
StatusActive
Total Publications460
Publisher OrgPolish Academy of Sciences
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Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access
Peer ReviewDouble-blind
OA LicenseCC BY
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

9/11 · 82%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology, Polish Academy of Sciences
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
0066-5924 / 2719-6542
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
Primary language documented?
English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
12
50
2018
19
38
2019
20
46
2020
13
8
2021
14
12
2022
16
5
2023
19
4
2024
15
4
2025

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.

ArcheologyQ3
Archeology (arts and humanities)Q3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Archeology (arts and humanities)Archeology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Ancient and Medieval Archaeology StudiesHistorical and Archaeological StudiesMedieval European History and ArchitectureAncient Mediterranean Archaeology and HistoryArchaeology and ancient environmental studies

Frequently asked questions about Archaeologia Polona

Is Archaeologia Polona a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Archaeologia Polona: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

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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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref