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Journal of Cultural Heritage

Elsevier Masson s.r.l. · France · Est. 2000

ISSN1296-2074eISSN1778-3674

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

0.673

H-Indexi

105

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.584

Total Worksi

3,274

Total Citationsi

80,727

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.16

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Archaeology; Art; Chemistry, Analytical; Geosciences, Multidisciplinary; Materials Science, Multidisciplinary; Spectroscopy; Anthropology; Archeology (arts and humanities); Conservation; Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous); History; Chemistry (miscellaneous); Computer Science Applications; Materials Science (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionFrance

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2000

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,274

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Masson s.r.l.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1296-2074 / 1778-3674

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

186

4.9k

2019

179

4.5k

2020

136

2.7k

2021

172

2.4k

2022

212

2.4k

2023

217

1.5k

2024

254

549

2025

109

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.

AnthropologyQ1

Archeology (arts and humanities)Q1

ConservationQ1

Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)Q1

HistoryQ1

Chemistry (miscellaneous)Q2

Computer Science ApplicationsQ2

Materials Science (miscellaneous)Q2

SpectroscopyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

ArchaeologyArtChemistry, AnalyticalGeosciences, MultidisciplinaryMaterials Science, MultidisciplinarySpectroscopy

Scopus Categories

SpectroscopyAnthropologyComputer Science ApplicationsHistoryEconomics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)Archeology (arts and humanities)Materials Science (miscellaneous)Chemistry (miscellaneous)Conservation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cultural Heritage Materials AnalysisBuilding materials and conservationConservation Techniques and Studies3D Surveying and Cultural HeritageArchaeological Research and ProtectionCultural Heritage Management and PreservationHuman auditory perception and evaluationDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEducational Robotics and EngineeringArchaeology and ancient environmental studies

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Cultural Heritage

Is Journal of Cultural Heritage a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Cultural Heritage: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Cultural Heritage?

Journal of Cultural Heritage 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 3.16.

Is Journal of Cultural Heritage indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Cultural Heritage is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.