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Asian Perspectives

University of Hawaii Press · United States · Est. 1966

ISSN1535-8283

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.385

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.55

Total Worksi

628

Total Citationsi

6,742

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.27

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Asian Perspectives is the leading peer-reviewed archaeological journal devoted to the prehistory of Asia and the Pacific region. In addition to archaeology, it features articles and book reviews on ethnoarchaeology, palaeoanthropology, physical anthropology, and ethnography of interest and use to the prehistorian. International specialists contribute regional reports summarizing current research and fieldwork, and present topical reports of significant sites. Occasional special issues focus on single topics.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1966

FrequencySemiannual

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications628

Publisher OrgUniversity of Hawaii Press

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed

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

7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

University of Hawaii Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1535-8283

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

peer-reviewed

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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

2019

152

2020

2021

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

Archeology (arts and humanities)Q1

HistoryQ1

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Archaeology

Scopus Categories

AnthropologyHistoryEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsArcheology (arts and humanities)Archeology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Pacific and Southeast Asian StudiesArchaeology and ancient environmental studiesPleistocene-Era Hominins and ArchaeologyChinese history and philosophySoutheast Asian Sociopolitical StudiesForensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology StudiesVietnamese History and Culture StudiesIsland Studies and Pacific AffairsAsian Geopolitics and EthnographyEurasian Exchange Networks

Frequently asked questions about Asian Perspectives

Is Asian Perspectives a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Asian Perspectives: 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 Asian Perspectives?

Asian Perspectives 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 0.27.

Is Asian Perspectives indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Asian Perspectives is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.