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Cambridge Archaeological Journal

Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom

ISSN0959-7743eISSN1474-0540

SJR Q1✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (AHCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

1.007

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.259

Total Worksi

1,651

Total Citationsi

29,193

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.04

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Cambridge Archaeological Journal publishes original research articles on all aspects of archaeology in the Cambridge region, and on the archaeology of the Near East and Mediterranean.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive

Total Publications1,651

Publisher OrgCambridge University Press

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer ReviewDouble-blind 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

7/11 · 64%

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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?

0959-7743 / 1474-0540

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind peer review

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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?

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

416

2019

362

2020

589

2021

284

2022

304

2023

2024

2025

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

Cultural StudiesQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Archaeology

Scopus Categories

Cultural StudiesArcheology (arts and humanities)Archeology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Archaeology and ancient environmental studiesPleistocene-Era Hominins and ArchaeologyArchaeology and Rock Art StudiesDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHistorical and Cultural Archaeology Studies

Frequently asked questions about Cambridge Archaeological Journal

Is Cambridge Archaeological Journal a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Cambridge Archaeological Journal: it is indexed in Web of Science, 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 Cambridge Archaeological Journal?

Cambridge Archaeological Journal 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 1.04.

Is Cambridge Archaeological Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Cambridge Archaeological Journal is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Cambridge Archaeological Journal?