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JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE-REPORTS

ELSEVIER · NL · Est. 2014

ISSN2352-409XeISSN2352-409X

SJR Q1✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

0.736

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.036

Total Worksi

5,360

Total Citationsi

46,672

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.87

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports is aimed at scholars, from anthropological archaeologists to scientific specialists, who apply scientific techniques and methods in archaeology. The journal focuses on the results of scientific investigations applied to archaeological research questions, problems, and debates.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionNL

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2014

Annual Volume~ 531 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications5,360

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

ELSEVIER

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2352-409X / 2352-409X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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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?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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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

Citations received

429

4.6k

2019

521

5.3k

2020

528

4.1k

2021

422

2.2k

2022

509

1.7k

2023

523

962

2024

562

263

2025

306

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

Archeology (arts and humanities)Q1

HistoryQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Archaeology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Archaeology and ancient environmental studiesPleistocene-Era Hominins and ArchaeologyCultural Heritage Materials AnalysisForensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology StudiesPacific and Southeast Asian StudiesGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchBuilding materials and conservationIsotope Analysis in EcologyMaritime and Coastal ArchaeologyArchaeological Research and Protection

Frequently asked questions about JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE-REPORTS

Is JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE-REPORTS a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE-REPORTS: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, 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 JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE-REPORTS?

JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE-REPORTS 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 0.87.

Is JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE-REPORTS indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE-REPORTS is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.