Journal profile · Multiple
American Antiquity
ISSN 0002-7316 · eISSN 2325-5064 · Cambridge University Press
American Antiquity: CAS Zone 1 · History (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 1.67; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,550; 99 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI, AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
American Antiquity is published by Cambridge University Press and is in Zone 1 of History in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Archaeology and ancient environmental studies, Archaeology and Natural History and Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology, together about 43.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Anthropology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studiesEarth and Planetary Sciences22.9%
- Archaeology and Natural HistorySocial Sciences12.4%
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and ArchaeologySocial Sciences7.8%
- Historical and Cultural Archaeology StudiesSocial Sciences6.2%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.2%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering4.6%
- Archaeological Research and ProtectionEarth and Planetary Sciences4.4%
- Latin American history and cultureArts and Humanities4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)History Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Anthropology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Archaeology | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)History Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Anthropology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Archaeology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)History Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Archaeology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Anthropology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIAHCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 1.67LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.73LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.35LetPub ·
- h-index
- 157OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,760OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.9OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 15.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 69.49%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 57LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 11,274 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 91 | 35 | 13 |
| 2025 | 99 | 56 | 101 |
| 2024 | 62 | 38 | 113 |
| 2023 | 117 | 38 | 231 |
| 2022 | 113 | 23 | 318 |
| 2021 | 156 | 41 | 771 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,550 / GBP 2,460 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- ISSN
- 0002-7316
- Electronic ISSN
- 2325-5064
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about American Antiquity
What CAS zone is American Antiquity in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, American Antiquity is in Zone 1 of History, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Anthropology / Archaeology; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of History. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of American Antiquity?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.67; CiteScore 3.7, h-index 157.
Which databases index American Antiquity?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, American Antiquity is indexed in SSCI, AHCI and Scopus.
Is American Antiquity open access, and what is the APC?
American Antiquity is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,550.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .