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JOURNAL OF PALEOLITHIC ARCHAEOLOGY

SPRINGERNATURE · GB · Est. 2017

ISSN2520-8217eISSN2520-8217
✓ WOS ESCI
56
/ 100
Established
PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals
Score Breakdown
◆ WoS ESCI56
Total56
⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
264
days submission → published
measured · last 8 articles · accept 206d
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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

H-Indexi
26
Total Worksi
258
Total Citationsi
2,554
2yr Mean Citednessi
2.79
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Anthropology; Archaeology.

General Information

Country / RegionGB
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2017
Annual Volume~ 37 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications258
Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media
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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

6/12 · 50%
✅
Do you know the journal / publisher?
SPRINGERNATURE
✅
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
✅
Is the ISSN verified?
2520-8217 / 2520-8217
✅
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS
❌
Peer review process documented?
N/A
❌
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
❌
APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
✅
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
❌
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
❌
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
❌
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
✅
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
30
549
2019
27
617
2020
32
433
2021
26
224
2022
33
231
2023
37
226
2024
40
81
2025
22
8
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.

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

AnthropologyArchaeology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Pleistocene-Era Hominins and ArchaeologyArchaeology and ancient environmental studiesForensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology StudiesGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchEvolution and Paleontology StudiesArchaeology and Rock Art StudiesArchaeological and Geological StudiesPrimate Behavior and EcologyImage Processing and 3D ReconstructionLanguage and cultural evolution

Frequently asked questions about JOURNAL OF PALEOLITHIC ARCHAEOLOGY

Is JOURNAL OF PALEOLITHIC ARCHAEOLOGY a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for JOURNAL OF PALEOLITHIC ARCHAEOLOGY: it is indexed in Web of Science, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 56/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of JOURNAL OF PALEOLITHIC ARCHAEOLOGY?

JOURNAL OF PALEOLITHIC ARCHAEOLOGY 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 2.79.

Is JOURNAL OF PALEOLITHIC ARCHAEOLOGY indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

JOURNAL OF PALEOLITHIC ARCHAEOLOGY is indexed in Web of Science.

What is the aims and scope of JOURNAL OF PALEOLITHIC ARCHAEOLOGY?

Subject areas: Anthropology; Archaeology.

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Data updated: 2026-05-26 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref