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Journal of Pacific Archaeology

New Zealand Archaeology Association · New Zealand · Est. 2010

ISSN1179-4704eISSN1179-4712

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.403

H-Indexi

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Pacific Archaeology aims to publish promptly on research in the archaeology of the islands and continental margins of the Pacific Ocean, both northern and southern hemispheres. Contributions on relevant aspects of related subjects such as biological anthropology, historical linguistics, environmental sciences, material culture, ethnography, and history are also invited.

General Information

Country / RegionNew Zealand

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2010

Frequencycontinuous

StatusActive

Total Publications—

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewPeer review, Anonymous peer review, Double anonymous peer review

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PKP Preservation Network (PN)

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/11 · 82%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

New Zealand Archaeology Association

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1179-4704 / 1179-4712

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Peer review, Anonymous peer review, Double anonymous 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?

PKP Preservation Network (PN)

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

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Citations received

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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

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Archaeology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Pacific and Southeast Asian StudiesArchaeology and ancient environmental studiesPleistocene-Era Hominins and ArchaeologyIsland Studies and Pacific AffairsHistorical and Cultural Archaeology StudiesMaritime and Coastal ArchaeologyGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchAsian American and Pacific HistoriesIndigenous Studies and EcologyIsotope Analysis in Ecology

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Pacific Archaeology

Is Journal of Pacific Archaeology a predatory journal?

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

Journal of Pacific 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.

Is Journal of Pacific Archaeology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Pacific Archaeology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.