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Antiquity

Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 1897

ISSN1745-1744
SJR Q1WOS SSCIWOS A&HCIScopus / 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.
Q1
SJR · Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.871
H-Indexi
126
SNIPi
1.482
Total Worksi
14,589
Total Citationsi
126,725
2yr Mean Citednessi
1.33
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Antiquity is a leading international journal publishing high-quality, peer-reviewed research on all aspects of archaeology and the ancient world. It covers a broad chronological and geographical range, from the earliest human origins to the end of the classical period. The journal publishes original research articles, short reports, and book reviews, and is committed to making archaeological research accessible to a wide audience.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1897
FrequencyQuarterly
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications14,589
Publisher OrgCambridge University Press
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind peer review
OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND 4.0
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

8/11 · 73%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Cambridge University Press
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1745-1744
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind peer review
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
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
238
2.5k
2019
244
2k
2020
215
1.8k
2021
182
1.1k
2022
199
869
2023
228
669
2024
228
183
2025
160
32
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
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

AnthropologyArchaeology

Scopus Categories

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Archeology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Archaeology and ancient environmental studiesArchaeological Research and ProtectionPleistocene-Era Hominins and ArchaeologyAncient Mediterranean Archaeology and HistoryArchaeology and Historical StudiesAncient and Medieval Archaeology StudiesClassical Antiquity StudiesMaritime and Coastal ArchaeologyPacific and Southeast Asian StudiesHistorical and Archaeological Studies

Frequently asked questions about Antiquity

Is Antiquity a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Antiquity: 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 Antiquity?

Antiquity 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 1.33.

Is Antiquity indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Antiquity is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Antiquity?

Antiquity is a leading international journal publishing high-quality, peer-reviewed research on all aspects of archaeology and the ancient world. It covers a broad chronological and geographical range, from the earliest human origins to the end of the classical period. The journal publishes original research articles, short reports, and book reviews, and is committed to making archaeological research accessible to a wide audience.

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