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World Archaeology

Routledge · United Kingdom · Est. 1969

ISSN1470-1375

SJR Q1✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total25

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.679

H-Index

122

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.894

Total Works

2,195

Total Citations

78,399

2yr Mean Citedness

0.65

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

World Archaeology publishes international, multiperiod research on all aspects of archaeology, with each issue following a specific theme. The journal publishes research related to Arts and Humanities; Earth and Planetary Sciences; and Social Sciences.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1969

Annual Volume~ 25 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,195

Publisher OrgRoutledge

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Routledge

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1470-1375

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

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

Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Archaeology

Scopus Categories

Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)Archeology (arts and humanities)Archeology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Archaeology and ancient environmental studiesPleistocene-Era Hominins and ArchaeologyPacific and Southeast Asian StudiesHistorical and Cultural Archaeology StudiesArchaeology and Rock Art StudiesArchaeological Research and ProtectionAnthropological Studies and InsightsMaritime and Coastal ArchaeologyCultural Heritage Management and PreservationForensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies