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African Archaeological Review

Springer International Publishing AG · Switzerland · Est. 1983

ISSN1572-9842

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

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 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

0.735

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.965

Total Worksi

903

Total Citationsi

17,773

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.79

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

African Archaeological Review is a scholarly journal highlighting the contributions of the African continent to global archaeological studies. Presents new field and laboratory data on all aspects of human experience. Applies anthropological, ethnohistorical, textual, and ethnoarchaeological data in archaeological interpretation. Provides theoretical analysis of the past, from human origins to early technology and the development of social complexity. Offers in-depth analysis of heritage issues and the relevance of archaeology to contemporary African affairs.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1983

FrequencyQuarterly, 1996-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications903

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

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

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer International Publishing AG

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1572-9842

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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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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

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

361

2019

428

2020

302

2021

211

2022

150

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.

ArcheologyQ1

Archeology (arts and humanities)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

AnthropologyArchaeology

Scopus Categories

Archeology (arts and humanities)Archeology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Archaeology and Rock Art StudiesPleistocene-Era Hominins and ArchaeologyArchaeology and ancient environmental studiesGlobal Maritime and Colonial HistoriesAfrican history and culture analysisAncient Egypt and ArchaeologyAnthropological Studies and InsightsColonialism, slavery, and tradeArchaeology and Historical StudiesAfrican Studies and Geopolitics

Frequently asked questions about African Archaeological Review

Is African Archaeological Review a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for African Archaeological Review: 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 African Archaeological Review?

African Archaeological Review 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 0.79.

Is African Archaeological Review indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

African Archaeological Review is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.