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International Journal of Nautical Archaeology

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 1972

ISSN1095-9270

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.356

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.949

Total Worksi

3,759

Total Citationsi

18,423

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.49

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The International Journal of Nautical Archaeology covers all aspects of nautical and maritime archaeology. It explores the use and development of water transport, maritime trade, coastal and offshore resource use, and the infrastructures that supported these activities from prehistory to the recent past.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1972

Annual Volume~ 48 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,759

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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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

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1095-9270

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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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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

262

2019

120

2020

152

2021

103

2022

2023

405

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.

HistoryQ1

ArcheologyQ2

OceanographyQ3

PaleontologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Archaeology

Scopus Categories

OceanographyPaleontologyHistoryArcheology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Maritime and Coastal ArchaeologyLaw, logistics, and international tradeArchaeology and ancient environmental studiesGlobal Maritime and Colonial HistoriesArchaeological Research and ProtectionArchaeology and Historical StudiesAncient Mediterranean Archaeology and HistoryHistorical and Cultural Archaeology StudiesPacific and Southeast Asian StudiesConservation Techniques and Studies

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Nautical Archaeology

Is International Journal of Nautical Archaeology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Nautical Archaeology: 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 International Journal of Nautical Archaeology?

International Journal of Nautical Archaeology 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 4.49.

Is International Journal of Nautical Archaeology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Nautical Archaeology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.