Journal profile · ARCHAEOLOGY
Archaeology International
ISSN 1463-1725 · eISSN 2048-4194 · UCL Press · United Kingdom
Archaeology International: CAS Zone 4 · History (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 11 weeks (community reports); 44 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Archaeology International is published by UCL Press 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, Archaeological Research and Protection and Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies, together about 41.5% 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 Sciences19.5%
- Archaeological Research and ProtectionEarth and Planetary Sciences14%
- Historical and Cultural Archaeology StudiesSocial Sciences8.1%
- Cultural Heritage Management and PreservationArts and Humanities6.2%
- Maritime and Coastal ArchaeologyArts and Humanities4.7%
- Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and HistoryArts and Humanities4.5%
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and ArchaeologySocial Sciences3.9%
- Archaeology and Historical StudiesArts and Humanities3.9%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIDOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 42OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.48OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 2LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 659 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 44 | 44 | 21 |
| 2023 | 21 | 21 | 15 |
| 2022 | 12 | 12 | 22 |
| 2021 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 11 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 11 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, Preprints
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- UCL Press
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1463-1725
- Electronic ISSN
- 2048-4194
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Archaeology International
What CAS zone is Archaeology International in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Archaeology International 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.
How long does peer review take at Archaeology International?
Authors report an average review time of about 11 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Archaeology International?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Archaeology International is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Archaeology International open access, and what is the APC?
Archaeology International is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .