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Bulletin of the History of Archaeology

Ubiquity Press · United Kingdom

ISSN2047-6930

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q3+12

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total37

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.115

H-Index

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.427

Total Works

636

Total Citations

1,212

2yr Mean Citedness

1.86

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

The Bulletin of the History of Archaeology publishes research on the history of archaeology, including its intersections with collecting, colonialism, exploration, fieldwork, heritage, and museums. It also focuses on interdisciplinary collaborations, drawing methodological cues from fields such as anthropology, art history, colonial and postcolonial studies, gender studies, global history, and the history, philosophy, and sociology of science. The journal has a global reach and an expansive definition of its subject matter within wider historical contexts.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 9 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications636

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~11 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

📦 Long-term Preservation

LOCKSSPKP PNCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Ubiquity Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2047-6930

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

LOCKSS, PKP PN, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Archeology (arts and humanities)Q3

ArcheologyQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Archaeology

Scopus Categories

Archeology (arts and humanities)Archeology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Archaeological Research and ProtectionArchaeology and ancient environmental studiesHistorical and Cultural Archaeology StudiesArchaeology and Cultural HeritageArchaeology and Natural HistoryCultural Heritage Management and PreservationDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesPleistocene-Era Hominins and ArchaeologyHuman auditory perception and evaluationAnthropology: Ethics, History, Culture