Journal profile · ARCHAEOLOGY
Archaeofauna
ISSN 1132-6891 · Asociacion Espanola de Arqueozoologia
Archaeofauna: CAS Zone 4 · History (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; 24 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Archaeofauna is published by Asociacion Espanola de Arqueozoologia and is in Zone 4 of History in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Archaeology and ancient environmental studies, Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology and Maritime and Coastal Archaeology, together about 38.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Archeology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): ARCHAEOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studiesEarth and Planetary Sciences15.6%
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and ArchaeologySocial Sciences14.5%
- Maritime and Coastal ArchaeologyArts and Humanities8.8%
- Archaeological and Geological StudiesArts and Humanities8.8%
- Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology StudiesArts and Humanities6.6%
- Archaeological and Historical StudiesArts and Humanities6%
- Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and HistoryArts and Humanities5.3%
- Evolution and Paleontology StudiesEarth and Planetary Sciences4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)History Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Archaeology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)History Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Archaeology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)History Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Archaeology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
AHCIScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.77LetPub ·
- h-index
- 26OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 115OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.26OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 58.67%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 51LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 526 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 56 | 56 | 1 |
| 2025 | 24 | 24 | 1 |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | 21 |
| 2023 | 25 | 25 | 161 |
| 2021 | 13 | 13 | 58 |
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Asociacion Espanola de Arqueozoologia
- ISSN
- 1132-6891
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Archaeofauna
What CAS zone is Archaeofauna in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Archaeofauna is in Zone 4 of History, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Archaeology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of History. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Archaeofauna?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Archaeofauna is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Archaeofauna open access, and what is the APC?
Archaeofauna is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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: .