Lithics

Lithic Studies Society · United Kingdom

ISSN0262-7817

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.123

H-Indexi

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Lithics is the Lithic Studies Society's peer-reviewed journal devoted to publishing research which enhances our understanding of past societies through the study of stone tools. It contains research articles, shorter communications, book reviews, and a bibliography of recent publications relevant to the field. The journal also publishes articles related to Arts and Humanities and Social Sciences.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

StatusActive

Total Publications—

Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

4/11 · 36%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Lithic Studies Society

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

0262-7817

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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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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?

N/A

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.

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

Frequently asked questions about Lithics

Is Lithics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Lithics: it is indexed in Scopus, 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 Lithics?

Lithics is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.123.

Is Lithics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Lithics is indexed in Scopus.