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Journal of Material Culture

SAGE Publications Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1996

ISSN1359-1835eISSN1460-3586

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ 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 (SSCI · 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.496

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.009

Total Worksi

658

Total Citationsi

18,409

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.44

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Anthropology; Archaeology; Cultural Studies; Archeology; Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1996

FrequencyFour Times A Year, 2009-

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications658

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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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?

SAGE Publications Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1359-1835 / 1460-3586

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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

297

2019

170

2020

195

2021

182

2022

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.

AnthropologyQ1

ArcheologyQ1

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

AnthropologyArchaeologyCultural Studies

Scopus Categories

AnthropologyArts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Archeology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Anthropological Studies and InsightsGeographies of human-animal interactionsCultural Heritage Management and PreservationMuseums and Cultural HeritageFashion and Cultural TextilesArchaeology and ancient environmental studiesCrafts, Textile, and DesignMemory, Trauma, and CommemorationCulinary Culture and TourismHistorical and Cultural Archaeology Studies

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Material Culture

Is Journal of Material Culture a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Material Culture: 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 Material Culture?

Journal of Material Culture 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 0.44.

Is Journal of Material Culture indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Material Culture is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Material Culture?