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Documenta Praehistorica

University of Ljubljana Press · Slovenia · Est. 2000

ISSN1854-2492
SJR Q1Scopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
Journal Impact Factor
Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗
📊 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
0.671
H-Indexi
34
SNIPi
0.846
Total Worksi
670
Total Citationsi
6,459
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.79
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Documenta Praehistorica is the only international journal to focus on interdisciplinary research based on Neolithic studies. The main strength of the journal is that it provides an opportunity for the publication of diverse approaches, theories and specific case studies, while maintaining a coherent editorial policy in addressing significant topics and studies relating to the Neolithic and Eurasian prehistory in general. Documenta Praehistorica has thus emerged as a central hub where the richness of different approaches, theories and ideas in contemporary Neolithic studies is easily recognisable. The papers in Documenta Praehistorica address studies that range from cultural and typological topics to archaeometry, from paleoclimate to paleoeconomy, from demography to archaeogenetics, and from symbolism to identity.

General Information

Country / RegionSlovenia
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2000
Frequencyone issue per year
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications670
Publisher OrgLjubljana University Press, Faculty of Arts
OA Since2002
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind
OA LicenseCC BY-SA
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

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

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

8/11 · 73%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
University of Ljubljana Press
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1854-2492
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Single-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
No
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
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
69
220
2019
34
209
2020
25
111
2021
25
69
2022
24
47
2023
27
48
2024
22
15
2025
18
89
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

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

AnthropologyArcheology (arts and humanities)Archeology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Archaeology and ancient environmental studiesAncient and Medieval Archaeology StudiesPleistocene-Era Hominins and ArchaeologyAncient Mediterranean Archaeology and HistoryMarine and environmental studiesAncient Near East HistoryMaritime and Coastal ArchaeologyForensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology StudiesHistorical and Archaeological StudiesArchaeological and Geological Studies

Frequently asked questions about Documenta Praehistorica

Is Documenta Praehistorica a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Documenta Praehistorica: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Documenta Praehistorica?

Documenta Praehistorica is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.671.

Is Documenta Praehistorica indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Documenta Praehistorica is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Documenta Praehistorica?

Documenta Praehistorica is the only international journal to focus on interdisciplinary research based on Neolithic studies. The main strength of the journal is that it provides an opportunity for the publication of diverse approaches, theories and specific case studies, while maintaining a coherent editorial policy in addressing significant topics and studies relating to the Neolithic and Eurasian prehistory in general. Documenta Praehistorica has thus emerged as a central hub where the richness of different approaches, theories and ideas in contemporary Neolithic studies is easily recognisab

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