Ancient Asia
ARF India · India · Est. 2006
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Aims & Scope
The scope of the Ancient Asia is vast - from Stone Age to the Modern times, including archaeology, history, anthropology, art, architecture, numismatics, iconography, ethnography, various scientific aspects including archaeobotany and archaeozoology, and theoretical and methodological issues. Amongst its goals are to bring forth the research being conducted in areas that are not often well published such as the North Eastern States of India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Central Asia, Iran, etc. Topics that are encouraged for submission are (but not exclusively): Prehistory Physical Anthropology Environmental Archaeology Proto and Early History Settlement Archaeology Maritime Archaeology Industrial Archaeology Art History Ancient Architecture Epigraphy Heritage Management and Conservation Ancient Technology and Computer Application Museum Studies and Development Religion Trade Folklore and Ethnology.
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Frequently asked questions about Ancient Asia
Is Ancient Asia a predatory journal?
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What is the impact factor of Ancient Asia?
Ancient Asia 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 PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. As an open alternative, its Scopus CiteScore is 0.4.
Is Ancient Asia indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?
Ancient Asia is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.
What is the aims and scope of Ancient Asia?
The scope of the Ancient Asia is vast - from Stone Age to the Modern times, including archaeology, history, anthropology, art, architecture, numismatics, iconography, ethnography, various scientific aspects including archaeobotany and archaeozoology, and theoretical and methodological issues. Amongst its goals are to bring forth the research being conducted in areas that are not often well published such as the North Eastern States of India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Central Asia, Iran, etc. Topics that are encouraged for submission are (but not exclusively): Prehistory Physical An
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