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Ancient Mesoamerica

Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 1990

ISSN1469-1787

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.659

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.337

Total Worksi

1,114

Total Citationsi

18,214

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.89

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Ancient Mesoamerica is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes original research on the history and archaeology of Mesoamerica. It covers the period from the earliest human settlement to the present day, with a particular focus on the Maya, Aztec, and other indigenous cultures of the region. The journal publishes articles in English and Spanish, and welcomes submissions from scholars worldwide.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish, Spanish

1st Year Published1990

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,114

Publisher OrgCambridge University Press

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Submission Info

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?

1469-1787

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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, Spanish

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

431

2019

232

2020

307

2021

154

2022

277

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.

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q1

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Archaeology

Scopus Categories

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Geography, Planning and Development

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Archaeology and ancient environmental studiesLatin American history and culturePacific and Southeast Asian StudiesArchaeology and Natural HistoryDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHuman auditory perception and evaluationPleistocene-Era Hominins and ArchaeologyEnvironmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and BeyondHistorical and Cultural Archaeology StudiesArchaeology and Rock Art Studies

Frequently asked questions about Ancient Mesoamerica

Is Ancient Mesoamerica a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Ancient Mesoamerica: 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 Ancient Mesoamerica?

Ancient Mesoamerica 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 0.89.

Is Ancient Mesoamerica indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Ancient Mesoamerica is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.