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Vegetation History and Archaeobotany

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH · Germany · Est. 1992

ISSN1617-6278
SJR Q1WOS SCIEScopus / SJR
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q1
SJR · Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.898
H-Indexi
94
SNIPi
1.421
Total Worksi
1,436
Total Citationsi
46,378
2yr Mean Citednessi
1.74
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Aims & Scope

Vegetation History and Archaeobotany is a global journal focused on exploring flora and vegetation development during the Holocene and Pleistocene eras. Emphasizes on the human impact on the natural environment in prehistoric and medieval times. Pollen diagrams as well as in plant macroremains from archaeological contexts and also considers related subjects such as palaeoecology. Recent topics have covered vegetation, fire and climate dynamics, dendroecological studies, and more. Publishes research papers, review articles and short contributions of high quality from around the world.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1992
FrequencyFour No. A Year.
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications1,436
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

6/11 · 55%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1617-6278
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
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
55
1.3k
2019
48
857
2020
53
699
2021
39
335
2022
74
595
2023
50
181
2024
50
91
2025
59
12
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.

Archeology (arts and humanities)Q1
PaleontologyQ1
Plant ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

PaleontologyPlant Sciences

Scopus Categories

PaleontologyPlant ScienceArcheology (arts and humanities)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Archaeology and ancient environmental studiesGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchPleistocene-Era Hominins and ArchaeologyTree-ring climate responsesPacific and Southeast Asian StudiesAncient Mediterranean Archaeology and HistoryLichen and fungal ecologyIsotope Analysis in EcologyBotany and Plant Ecology StudiesAncient and Medieval Archaeology Studies

Frequently asked questions about Vegetation History and Archaeobotany

Is Vegetation History and Archaeobotany a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Vegetation History and Archaeobotany: 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 Vegetation History and Archaeobotany?

Vegetation History and Archaeobotany 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 1.74.

Is Vegetation History and Archaeobotany indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Vegetation History and Archaeobotany is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Vegetation History and Archaeobotany?

Vegetation History and Archaeobotany is a global journal focused on exploring flora and vegetation development during the Holocene and Pleistocene eras. Emphasizes on the human impact on the natural environment in prehistoric and medieval times. Pollen diagrams as well as in plant macroremains from archaeological contexts and also considers related subjects such as palaeoecology. Recent topics have covered vegetation, fire and climate dynamics, dendroecological studies, and more. Publishes research papers, review articles and short contributions of high quality from around the world.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref