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Journal of Mediterranean Archaeology

Equinox Publishing Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1988

ISSN1743-1700

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.362

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.593

Total Worksi

548

Total Citationsi

8,123

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.47

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Mediterranean Archaeology is the only journal currently published that deals with the entire multicultural world of Mediterranean archaeology. The journal publishes material that deals with, amongst others, the social, politicoeconomic and ideological aspects of local or regional production and development, and of social interaction and change in the Mediterranean.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1988

FrequencyBiannual

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications548

Publisher OrgSheffield Academic Press

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed

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?

Equinox Publishing Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1743-1700

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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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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

109

2019

111

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.

Archeology (arts and humanities)Q1

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q2

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Archaeology

Scopus Categories

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Geography, Planning and DevelopmentArcheology (arts and humanities)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Archaeology and ancient environmental studiesAncient Mediterranean Archaeology and HistoryArchaeology and Historical StudiesClassical Antiquity StudiesAncient Near East HistoryMaritime and Coastal ArchaeologyArchaeological Research and ProtectionPleistocene-Era Hominins and ArchaeologyArchaeological and Geological StudiesAncient Egypt and Archaeology

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Mediterranean Archaeology

Is Journal of Mediterranean Archaeology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Mediterranean Archaeology: 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 Journal of Mediterranean Archaeology?

Journal of Mediterranean Archaeology 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 0.47.

Is Journal of Mediterranean Archaeology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Mediterranean Archaeology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.