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SPAL

Seville University Press · Spain · Est. 1992

ISSN2255-3924

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Fast · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

SJR Scorei

0.361

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.835

Total Worksi

622

Total Citationsi

2,852

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.81

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

La revista Spal -topónimo más antiguo atribuido a Hispalis , Isbilya o Sevilla- fue fundada en 1992 por el Departamento de Prehistoria y Arqueología de la Universidad de Sevilla con el propósito básico de servir de vehículo para la difusión de trabajos inéditos realizados en el campo de la Arqueología desde esta institución. Aunque nunca ha perdido ese especial interés por las investigaciones relativas a la Prehistoria y la Arqueología regional andaluza, progresivamente ha ido abriéndose a toda la comunidad científica nacional e internacional y ampliando los objetivos temáticos. En la actualidad se pretende que sea cauce prioritario para la publicación de investigaciones arqueológicas del ámbito del suroeste de Europa y del Mediterráneo occidental, aunque también de la Arqueología histórica de América y de estudios sobre la historiografía, las teorías, la metodología y las técnicas aplicadas en Arqueología o sobre el patrimonio arqueológico. Desde este espíritu, se postula como foro abierto a la comunidad científica y a la sociedad. Spal se ofrece a resultados de la investigación y la actividad profesional en Prehistoria, Arqueología y Patrimonio como instrumento para difundir los avances científicos y la discusión teórico-metodológica.

General Information

Country / RegionSpain

Primary LanguagePortuguese, Italian, French, English, Spanish

1st Year Published1992

Frequencybianual

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications622

Publisher OrgEditorial Universidad de Sevilla

OA Since2004

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~6 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-SA

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Seville University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2255-3924

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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?

No APC (Free)

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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?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

Portuguese, Italian, French, English, Spanish

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

111

2019

105

2020

121

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

HistoryQ1

ArcheologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Archaeology

Scopus Categories

HistoryArcheology (arts and humanities)Archeology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Archaeological and Historical StudiesArchaeological and Geological StudiesMedieval Architecture and ArchaeologyAncient Mediterranean Archaeology and HistoryHistorical Studies of Medieval IberiaClassical Antiquity StudiesArchaeology and Cultural HeritageMaritime and Coastal ArchaeologyGeological and Geophysical Studies WorldwidePleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology

Frequently asked questions about SPAL

Is SPAL a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for SPAL: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of SPAL?

SPAL 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 0.81.

Is SPAL indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

SPAL is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of SPAL?

How much does it cost to publish in SPAL?

SPAL is a Diamond open-access journal — there is no article processing charge (APC) to publish.